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On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a bill that might add an official holiday for the Keystone State: Diwali. Senate Bill 402, headed by Sen. Greg Rothman and co-endorsed by Sen. Nikil Saval, was initially proposed in January 2023.

Four Pennsylvania Senate Democrats filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to block their Republican counterparts’ efforts to force Gov. Josh Shapiro’s revenue secretary to turn over tax records for the Allentown downtown revitalization program. Senate Democratic Leader Jay...

Legislation that would make Diwali an official holiday in Pennsylvania passed the state General Assembly. Senate Bill 402 was introduced by state Sen. Greg Rothman, R-Cumberland, Dauphin and Perry, co-sponsored by Nikil Saval, D-Philadelphia, and would not require...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Earlier today, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed a bill that would create a new official holiday here in the Keystone State. Senate Bill 402, introduced by State Sen. Greg Rothman and co-sponsored by Sen. Nikil Saval, would make Diwali...

HARRISBURG, Oct. 9 – Legislation that would make Diwali an official holiday in Pennsylvania passed the General Assembly with a bipartisan majority today and will soon become law. Senate Bill 402 was introduced by state Sens. Greg Rothman, R-Cumberland/Dauphin/Perry,...

A state funding plan to close SEPTA’s budget deficit is swimming into view — but very, very slowly, legislators and transit advocates say. A complicated, contentious deal involving new gambling taxes is still being negotiated. Some lawmakers may not want to take a...

Homesickness led a group of teenagers to create a festival in a church parking lot. On Saturday, 28 years later, Chinatown celebrated another edition of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and also with complicated feelings: the dismay, disappointment, and anger that greeted...

It’s not every day you see a baby chilling on its back in the middle of Walnut Street, and for very good reason — babies are squishy and generally well-liked. But during Open Streets: West Walnut on Sunday, I saw just that, a baby on an area rug in the center of the...

WILKES-BARRE — State Sen. Katie Muth (D-Chester/Montgomery/Berks), chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, joined Sen. Nikil Saval (D-Philadelphia) and state Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El (D-Lancaster) to host a joint policy hearing on homelessness...

The University of the Arts has filed for bankruptcy after a plan to merge the shuttered school with Temple University fell through. UArts abruptly announced its closure in June, shocking students, faculty, city officials, higher education experts and the community....

Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a new priority for his administration Thursday when he signed an executive order directing officials under his purview to develop a statewide housing action plan to address housing shortages and homelessness across the commonwealth. Shapiro...

PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has signed an executive order that has created the state’s first housing action plan to increase affordable housing and address homelessness. Governor Shapiro signed Executive Order 2024-03 in Wynnefield Thursday.

Philadelphia, PA – Today, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Executive Order 2024-03(opens in a new tab), directing his Administration to create Pennsylvania’s first comprehensive Housing Action Plan to address the state's housing shortage, address homelessness, and expand...

The Camden 76ers? Has a nice ring to it, if you’re from New Jersey. In response to massive grassroots protests against plans by Gensler to build 76 Place—a speculative $1.3 billion basketball stadium in Philadelphia’s Chinatown—76 DevCo. is now eying sites in Camden,...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Save Chinatown Coalition held a rally and march in Philadelphia on Saturday against the proposed new 76ers arena, 76 Place. The Sixers, who currently play at Wells Fargo Center in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, have proposed building...