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Marchers on Saturday gathered in Center City to demand housing for all and an end to fossil fuels
Close to 2,000 members of the Center for Popular Democracy as well as Philadelphia based affiliates CASA, Make the Road PA, OnePA and other allies gathered on Saturday to march on City Hall to call for a significant investment in nationwide green social housing that’d...
Last week’s shooting during an eviction in Philadelphia has a state senator renewing his call for change
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The city’s Landlord-Tenant Office has agreed to temporarily suspend evictions, following a shooting in Port Richmond last week. But a Pennsylvania senator wants to permanently bar private entities from handling evictions.
Google partners with Black Tech Founders in Philadelphia to expose 200 Students to opportunities in STEM
Speaker Joanna McClinton, Senator Nikil Saval, and PA Representative Donna Bullock joined Google to help teach kids how to stay safe and secure online at the Xtreme 5 Teen Tech Summit Google’s Online Safety Roadshow was presented to students at the 3rd Annual Xtreme5...
Protesters rallied for affordable housing as Philadelphia grapples with eviction-related shootings
Lowell Faison has seen the housing affordability crisis push poor renters to the brink. Some renters, the 75-year-old said Saturday outside of City Hall, have been forced tens of miles outside city limits in search of cheaper rents. Others, Faison said, lost their...
“Abbott Elementary” stars rally with SAG-AFTRA in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Striking actors belonging to the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists brought their case to Philadelphia and held a rally at LOVE Park Thursday morning. The rally comes as members of SAG and the Writers Guild of...
‘Enough is enough’: ‘Abbott Elementary’ stars join Philly rally in solidarity with striking SAG-AFTRA workers
Actors and writers in SAG-AFTRA and the Writers Guild are on strike together for the first time since the 1960s. Thursday, union members from Philadelphia held a lunchtime rally at LOVE Park to explain their demands. SAG-AFTRA officials say the studios are unwilling...
Philly’s landlord-tenant office suspends evictions after third shooting since March
Philadelphia's landlord-tenant office agreed Wednesday to halt evictions until its employees and contractors have received up-to-date trainings on de-escalation and use of force procedures. Since March, three deputy officers have opened fire during eviction lockouts,...
Philly landlord-tenant office suspends evictions following recent shootings by officers
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia’s controversial landlord-tenant office has agreed to suspend evictions. The move comes after a second shooting by one of its officers.
Philly landlord-tenant officer agrees to pause evictions after shooting in Kensington
Philadelphia’s landlord-tenant officer has agreed to temporarily stop performing evictions, according to a spokesperson for the First Judicial District. The decision comes less than 24 hours after a deputy landlord-tenant officer allegedly shot a 33-year-old woman in...
Philly Halts Landlord-Tenant Officer Evictions After Third Shooting In 4 Months
After another violent incident during an eviction in Philadelphia, the city's controversial landlord-tenant officer has agreed to stop carrying out lockouts — for now.
After decades of sketchy evictions, legal and housing advocates hope Philly’s recent LTO shootings might lead to real change
Evictions in Philadelphia have surprisingly little to do with the Sheriff’s Office. Though the sheriff has the power to serve evictions, the task is usually handled by a private force hired by a court-appointed attorney known as the landlord-tenant officer. These...
Senator Nikil Saval Praises State Commitment to Whole-Home Repairs
State Senator Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) expressed support for increased investments in housing, labor, schools, and public spaces in Pennsylvania. He highlighted the successful funding of the Whole-Home Repairs program and opposed the creation of a voucher program...
Gov. Shapiro, Pennsylvania counties, and ‘crisis pregnancy centers’: Who won and lost in the budget battle so far
HARRISBURG — It was a dramatic week in Pennsylvania’s state Capitol, with some elected leaders claiming they’ve been backstabbed and others taking a victory lap. The House and Senate are now out of session for the foreseeable future — likely for the rest of the...
Shapiro chastises Senate Republican leadership for not compromising with House Democratic leaders
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Facing criticism over a last-minute budget compromise, Gov. Josh Shapiro chastised Senate Republican leadership for passing a budget without reaching a consensus with House Democratic leaders. “It’s now the responsibility of the House and Senate to...
Moms for Liberty Came to Philly. Philly Came for Them.
None of this should have come as a surprise to anyone. The barricades, the protests, the arrests, the drab counterterrorism units bobbing in and out of the powder-blue sea of police—it was all to be expected, and could have easily been prevented weeks ago. A couple of...
Protesters speak out against anti-LGBTQ+ group Moms for Liberty
Protests were out in full force against a far right-wing advocacy group holding their national summit in Philadelphia June 29-July 2. Self-proclaimed parental-rights group Moms for Liberty (M4L) held their “Joyful Warriors” summit at the Philadelphia Marriott...
Here’s what critics of the Supreme Court’s decision about race-conscious admissions at colleges are saying
The Supreme Court on Thursday overturned more than 40 years of policy at many of the nation’s college campuses by making it illegal to use race alone as a factor in admissions.
How Philly is responding to the Moms for Liberty conference
This week’s Moms for Liberty national summit in Philadelphia has provoked a storm of protests and denunciations, as well as supportive responses and possible counter-protests by the group’s members. Also known as M4L, the conservative nonprofit pushes for school book...
PA Lawmakers Respond To Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision
Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court ruled against Harvard College and the University of North Carolina. In a 6-3 decision, the justices rejected the colleges’ race-conscious admissions systems, finding that the programs violate the equal protection clause...
Moms for Liberty summit in Philly meets backlash
Conservative group Moms for Liberty is kicking off a four-day summit Thursday in Philadelphia that has sparked weeks-long protests and drawn heavy criticism from elected officials. Why it matters: The self-labeled "parental rights" group's event is bringing school...
Deputy landlord-tenant officer fires weapon while serving an eviction in Philadelphia
For the second time in three months, a deputy landlord-tenant officer in Philadelphia has fired a gun on the job, according to law enforcement. The incident occurred Wednesday morning while the officer was serving an eviction on the 5500 block of North American Street...
The City of Brotherly Love Will Greet Moms for Liberty Conference With Demonstrations
Philadelphia residents and activists get ready for a weekend of actions outside the Moms for Liberty Conference. Events include banned book giveaways, LGBTQ dance parties and more. A weekend of demonstrations and actions are planned in Center City Philadelphia as the...
What Can Happen When Young Socialist Elected Officials Gather for a Weekend of Lessons and Solidarity?
The more I’m in government, the more I realize how corrupt it is.” Janeese Lewis George is sitting in the lobby of the Kellogg Conference Hotel at Washington, D.C.’s Gallaudet University, telling me about the last three years. It hasn’t been easy for the 35-year-old...
Moms for Liberty counter protests scheduled in Philly this weekend
In response to the Moms for Liberty (M4L) national summit taking place at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown from June 30-July 2, numerous progressive civil-rights and pro-democracy organizations will be holding protests in Philly. M4L’s raison d’être is steeped in...
What to know about Moms for Liberty, the book-ban backers hosting a summit in Philly this week
Former president Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other prominent Republican figures will all be in Philadelphia this week. What’s the draw? The annual conference of conservative nonprofit Moms for Liberty. LGBTQ and anti-censorship groups are planning to...
Senators urge MOAR to cancel Moms for Liberty event
Last week, several Philadelphia area state senators sent a letter to the CEO of the Museum of the American Revolution, requesting that the museum cancel an event scheduled to be held at their venue by far right-wing advocacy organization, Moms for Liberty. M4L has...
How Pennsylvania has (and hasn’t) spent billions of COVID-19 stimulus dollars
HARRISBURG — Almost a year ago, Pennsylvania lawmakers hashed out a plan to spend billions in COVID-19 stimulus money on housing, conservation, and public health. Since then, the state has succeeded in getting millions of dollars out the door to nursing homes, child...
Demand is set to swamp Pa.’s Whole-Home Repairs Program as some rural counties are left out
HARRISBURG — As a new $125 million Pennsylvania grant program for home repairs gets underway, demand is expected to be overwhelming and supporters are calling for the state legislature to make the one-time funding permanent. Homeowners in three rural counties,...
On Daniel Ellsberg
DANIEL ELLSBERG LIVED A LIFE defined by the accumulation of high-level knowledge and punctuated by famous acts of political courage. Many people act courageously; fewer people have high-level knowledge, and fewer of these display any courage at all. The connection...
Pennsylvania’s LGBTQ+ Community Demands a State Senate Vote on Non-Discrimination Protections
It’s been seven weeks since House Democrats passed the Fairness Act, and LGBTQ+ activists and allies are tired of waiting. On Wednesday, they held a lobby day in Harrisburg demanding a vote on the non-discrimination bill. LGBTQ+ activists visited the Pennsylvania...
Shooting leads lawmakers, judges to reconsider Philadelphia’s eviction process
Before he was evicted, Mark Person thought he and his landlord could work out what he described as a dispute over the timing of an exterminator visit. Then, one day in February, he heard from neighbors that a deputy landlord-tenant officer was in his apartment...
PA Democrats Push for Permanent Funding for Home Repair Program Amid Huge Demand
The program, which allows low-income residents and small-scale landlords to apply for government-funded grants to weatherize and make the necessary repairs to their homes, has received so many applications that housing advocates are calling for recurring permanent...
Protests set for Moms for Liberty convention in Philadelphia
As the date for Moms for Liberty’s national summit approaches, organizations opposed to the far-right extremist group’s policies are planning protests for when the group is in town. Moms for Liberty will hold its second annual convention, the Joyous Warriors National...
Moms For Liberty: Who Are They? What Do They Want?
It was January, 2021. COVID-19 was entering its second calendar year and the country had yet to re-open. A pair of former Florida school board members, Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich, had reached a boiling point. They were outraged by pandemic restrictions and...
Whole Home Repair, Sen. N. Saval & RGGI, Maya Domeshek and Angela Pachon
tate Senator Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) talks about the new bipartisan Whole Home Repair program he introduced and was passed by the state legislature. Also on this show, Maya Domeshek and Angela Pachon discuss a new study from the Kleinman Center showing the...
Moms for Liberty: What it is and who’s behind the group
The Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia later this month is expected to convene hundreds of conservative women and spotlight GOP presidential hopefuls Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. It also will feature its share...
Lawmakers Push Legislation to Prohibit Safe Injection Sites in Pa
HARRISBURG, Pa. (ErieNewsNow) - As the nation continues to struggle with an overdose crisis that reached a record-high in 2021, more states are exploring ways to prevent fatal drug overdoses. Some states are considering safe injection, or overdose prevention sites,...
Home repair program to open applications in Allegheny County
A new state program to assist homeowners and small landlords in making repairs to their properties will open applications Tuesday in Allegheny County. Grants of up to $50,000 are available for homeowners, as well as forgivable loans of the same amount for landlords...
Mercy and compassion are antidotes to fear and hatred | Opinion
Coal Township is located deep in the hills of Northumberland County. It takes it name from the once-thriving anthracite industry that built the hard-scrabble community and others like it in the north central part of the state. Today, it is tucked away between green...
What are Penn graduate workers’ thoughts about unionizing?
GETUP — a group of graduate student workers at the University of Pennsylvania — reunited over 200 people and rallied on campus on April 26 for safe, fair, and transparent working conditions. AL DÍA heard from some students about their thoughts on the movement. For...