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Indiaspora Unveils List of Indian Americans, Other Diaspora Members Holding Highest Positions Across Globe
WASHINGTON – A list of more than 200 leaders of Indian heritage who have ascended to the highest echelons of public service in 15 countries across the globe, with more than 60 of these leaders holding Cabinet positions, was unveiled Feb. 15, according to an ANI...
Three years after fire, Bridget Foy’s makes triumphant return to indoor dining
Between a raging fire and a crippling global pandemic, it wouldn't have been hard to imagine that South Street mainstay Bridget Foy's was possibly down for the count. But more than three years after a fire devastated the beloved restaurant, Friday will mark the grand...
PA lawmakers urge Gov. Wolf to reprieve at-risk inmates as COVID-19 prison deaths spike
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WJAC) — Nearly three dozen state senators and representatives issued a joint letter to Gov. Tom Wolf urging him to use his power of reprieve to release incarcerated people who are elderly or medically vulnerable. The move comes as the death rate from...
State Legislators Issue Joint Letter to Governor Wolf Urging Use of Reprieve
HARRISBURG − February 8, 2021 — In response to soaring rates of COVID-19 infection and death among incarcerated people and throughout the Pennsylvania prison system, nearly three dozen State Senators and State Representatives have issued a joint letter to Pennsylvania...
Philly teachers union president tells members not to go to school Monday, setting up a showdown
The gulf between the Philadelphia School District and its teachers widened Friday, with the union president telling members not to report to work Monday amid concerns over COVID-19 and building safety. “There is absolutely no reason, other than sheer cruelty, to bring...
Senator Nikil Saval Responds to Governor Wolf’s 2021–2022 Budget Proposal
PHILADELPHIA − February 3, 2021 — State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia), who serves on the Senate Appropriations Committee, has issued the following statement in response to the 2021–2022 budget proposed by Governor Tom Wolf: “Millions of...
Members of Pa. Senate Dems urge U.S. House Majority Leader Pelosi to investigate, expel Rep. Scott Perry for seditious acts
HARRISBURG – January 29, 2021 – Members of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus wrote U.S. House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging an investigation into the “traitorous and seditious acts” against the U.S. Constitution by U.S. Rep. Scott Perry. “This is not a...
Can Nikil Saval cancel rent during a pandemic and keep landlords whole?
Nikil Saval hasn’t had a lot of free time since November when Philadelphia voters elected him to state Senate. The time dwindled further this week when he began his first Senate session as the Democratic chair of the Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee. The...
Senator Saval and Team Host Virtual Open House
Senator Nikil Saval Begins 2021–22 Session as Democratic Chair of Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee
PHILADELPHIA, PA − Monday, January 25, 2021 − Senator Nikil Saval (D–Senate District 1) begins the 2021–2022 Senate Session as Democratic Chair of the Senate Urban Affairs & Housing Committee. This is a significant appointment for the first-year lawmaker,...
Coronavirus death counts exceed one per day in Pa. prisons. Gov. Wolf needs to use all the tools he has. | Editorial
Coronavirus is raging in Pennsylvania’s state prisons. In the first 20 days of 2020, at least 27 people incarcerated in Pennsylvania’s state prisons and two staffers died of coronavirus — more than all of the fatalities between March and November. Overall, 91...
Is Philly Ready for a Third Wave of Political Activism
Imagine a post-2020 Philadelphia in which voter turnout consistently equals or exceeds the record-high 66-percent level that was achieved in the November election; in which large numbers of citizens are actively working to support government reform policies; and in...
Policy Committee Hearing on Minimum Wage
Senator Saval Speaks With Secretary Redding About the Importance of Food and Agricultural Systems: PA Farm Show 2021
The Big List of Philly Pols Demanding Resignations and Prosecutions After Capitol Siege
To think that this week began with the Republican leadership in the state Senate refusing to seat Democrat Jim Brewster of Allegheny County, who won reelection by 69 votes over Republican Nicole Ziccarelli in a race that was formally certified by state election...
Philadelphia Progressive Electeds Issue Joint Public Statement on the January 6 Insurrection and the Challenge to Democracy in Pennsylvania and Across the United States
PHILADELPHIA— January 7, 2021 − On Thursday, progressive elected and movement elected officials from Philadelphia released the following statement. They include: Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym (D-At Large), Philadelphia Councilmember Kendra Brooks (WFP-At...
Senator Nikil Saval Questions Secretary Wetzel: Why Aren’t More People Being Released Through Reprieve?
Policy Committee Hearing on Impact of COVID-19 on Prisons
Meet Pa.’s new General Assembly: A mother-son and father-daughter combo, 2 women floor leaders & more
As the 2021-22 legislative session gets underway in Pennsylvania, it will be shy two members right from the start. There are two vacancies due to Saturday’s passing of Westmoreland County Republican Rep. Mike Reese and the Senate GOP leader’s decision to not seat...