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Here’s How We Can Making Housing More Affordable
L ast month, President Biden released the Housing Supply Action Plan to “to ease the burden of housing costs over time, by boosting the supply of quality housing in every community.” The plan aims to close the nation’s housing shortfall in five years through the...
Pa. Senate committee creates bipartisan plan to combat blight statewide
A proposal to use part of the state’s approximate $5 billion budget surplus to fund a program against statewide blight received rare bipartisan support in Harrisburg on Monday. The bill creating a Whole-Home Repairs and Homeownership Affordability Fund to provide...
Pa. Senate committee creates bipartisan plan to combat blight statewide
A proposal to use part of the state’s approximate $5 billion budget surplus to fund a program against statewide blight received rare bipartisan support in Harrisburg on Monday. The bill creating a Whole-Home Repairs and Homeownership Affordability Fund to provide...
Bipartisan Pa. legislation would provide home repair grants, loans for homeowners, small landlords
Bipartisan legislation pending in Harrisburg could help homeowners and small landlords across Pennsylvania make much-needed repairs to their properties. The bill would establish the Whole-Home Repairs program and provide grants of up to $50,000 to homeowners, as well...
Pa. House Republicans initiate impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia DA
Four House Republicans have initiated impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, saying he has shown an “absolute and willful dereliction of duty” that has contributed to lives lost and property destroyed in the state’s largest city....
The 2022 Philadelphia Forty Under 40
In this year’s edition of City & State’s Forty Under 40, you may notice a few motifs: For one, each honoree is from Philadelphia and there are a number of immigrants and first-generation Americans. Spending time working for the City of Philadelphia is a line on many...
Pa. House Republicans initiate impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia DA
our House Republicans have initiated impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, saying he has shown an “absolute and willful dereliction of duty” that has contributed to lives lost and property destroyed in the state’s largest city....
Second-graders rally against climate change
Second-grade students from Fanny Jackson Coppin School carried signs and marched the streets on June 8 to raise awareness for the dangers of climate change. “We want fossil fuels to go away,” said second-grade student Rohith Palaiyanur. “The heat gets trapped on the...
Many state homeowners can’t afford key repairs
Almost half of Pennsylvania voters who are homeowners, including many in Philadelphia, couldn’t afford to pay for critical repairs on their homes if they needed them, according to a poll by Data for Progress of the People’s Action Institute. The issue of home repairs...
Pennsylvania is sitting on billions in stimulus money. Lawmakers may actually agree on a plan to spend some of it.
HARRISBURG — As the June 30 deadline for the Pennsylvania legislature to pass a new budget approaches, support for spending some of the state’s billions in remaining stimulus money and surplus tax revenue is gaining bipartisan traction. Discussions are preliminary,...
Kenyatta Johnson stands firm on Washington Avenue plan
Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson has shown no indication of reversing course and supporting a city plan to repave Washington Avenue with fewer lanes — leaving the future of the South Philadelphia thoroughfare in jeopardy. Johnson is not alone. Community leaders,...
Philly Pride march captures the politics of the moment
Nearly three years since its last in-person Pride celebration and knee deep in the nationwide legislative attacks on the LGBTQ community, Philadelphia Pride began this year with a march. Participants gathered June 5 in front of the Constitution Center at 5th and Arch...
After the South Street shooting, frustration mounts over the Pennsylvania law that keeps Philly from passing its own gun control
Calls for new laws to prevent gun violence, spurred nationwide in recent weeks by mass shootings, echoed in Philadelphia following Saturday’s mass shooting on South Street. But a state law prohibits the city from passing gun-control measures. The preemption law, which...
Organizations, including the Bicycle Coalition of Philadelphia, call on Mayor Kenney to revamp Washington Ave.
Double parking, potholes, and car accidents are what makes up Washington Avenue in South Philly right now. Residents are calling on public officials to change that concept. On Thursday, June 2, 2022, local residents and group organizations in South Philadelphia called...
Chaos and terror on South Street: Multiple gunmen fired into crowds on ‘a dark day for Philadelphia’
Multiple gunmen shot into crowds gathered on South Street late Saturday night, killing three people, wounding 11, and bringing chaos and terror to one of Philadelphia’s most popular nightlife districts. Police were still piecing together on Sunday what had happened...
Senators Collett & Saval Unveil Legislation to Fight Anti-Asian Discrimination with More Robust Education
Harrisburg, Pa. − May 31, 2022 − In an effort to improve education and fight the recent rise in bias crimes against people of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) descent in the Commonwealth, State Senators Maria Collett (D12-Montgomery/Bucks) and Nikil...
Advocates Call For AAPI Curriculum In Pennsylvania Classrooms
HARRISBURG, PA — Advocates from the Asian American and Pacific Islander community descended upon the Pennsylvania capitol recently to call for greater AAPI education in schools as a counter to a growing rise in anti-Asian sentiment in the nation. The Pennsylvania...
Senator Nikil Saval to Hold Rally Calling for Passage of Bipartisan Whole-Home Repairs Act
Philadelphia, PA − May 24, 2022 − Today, Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia County) held a rally attended by more than 200 housing and energy advocates, community leaders, Pennsylvania residents, and Democrat and Republican legislators from the General Assembly to...
Fight blight with Whole Home Repairs | Editorial
Among Pennsylvania’s many distinctions, the commonwealth has one of the nation’s oldest housing stocks — half of all homes in the state were built before 1959. These old buildings are brimming with architectural character, but redbrick rowhomes and majestic Victorians...
Senate Democrats Call on Republicans to Immediately Prioritize Gun Violence Prevention Legislation and Appropriations
HARRISBURG – May 25, 2022 – Today, Pennsylvania Senate Democrats wrote the following letter to Republican leaders in response to rampant gun violence and mass shootings that have become too common in the United States. Just this year, 215 mass shootings have...