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Bill would require PA high schools to stock naloxone
All Pennsylvania high schools would be required to keep naloxone, the opioid-reversing drug, on hand under new legislation introduced Wednesday in Harrisburg. The bill, sponsored by State Senators Christine Tartaglione and Nikil Saval of Philadelphia, would apply to...
Senators Tartaglione and Saval Partner with Student Leaders to Introduce Lifesaving Naloxone-in-Schools Legislation
Harrisburg, PA, October 15, 2025 – State Senators Christine M. Tartaglione (D–Philadelphia) and Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) today announced the introduction of Senate Bill 1054, groundbreaking legislation that would require all high schools in Pennsylvania to...
PA lawmakers announce bill to decriminalize homelessness
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Two Pennsylvania state lawmakers are getting ready to propose a bill they say will decriminalize homelessness in the Commonwealth. Lancaster County Representative Ismail Smith-Wade-El is teaming up with Philadelphia State Senator Nikil Saval....
Penn graduate student union holds picket as members sign strike pledges, allege stalled negotiations
Graduate Employees Together — University of Pennsylvania staged an informational picket on Wednesday to demand fair contracts and organize union members in preparation for a potential strike. The Oct. 8 demonstration attracted over 500 workers in support of the...
PA Dem lawmakers want to “decriminalize homelessness” with new bill even as success stories are right across the state border
HARRISBURG- Two Democrat Pennsylvania State lawmakers are introducing legislation that they say will “decriminalize homelessness” across the Commonwealth. Senator Nikil Saval and state Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El announced plans to introduce the Shelter First Act...
State legislators move to introduce bill blocking Penn from signing White House funding compact
Local politicians circulated a memo on Friday proposing legislation to block Penn from signing the White House’s preferential funding compact. Penn was one of nine schools approached on Wednesday with the agreement, which would require the University to adhere to...
Senator Saval to Introduce Resolution Recognizing October 6, 2025 as International Tenants’ Day
Philadelphia, PA − October 3, 2025 − Today, State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) announced plans to introduce a resolution to name October 6, 2025, as International Tenants’ Day, recognizing the 1.6 million households across the state who rent their homes and uplifting the importance of safe, dignified, affordable housing for everyone.
Remembering George Hardy: Tuskegee Airmen, 100, was a historic figure who lived in Sarasota
Lieutenant Colonel George E. Hardy, one of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, passed away on Sept. 25 in Sarasota. He was 100 years old. Hardy was born in Philadelphia on June 8, 1925. While growing up in the City of Brotherly Love, he was exposed to...
Frustration continues to mount, Pittman hints at budget on horizon
(The Center Square) - With no budget and no viable long-term transit solutions in sight, the Senate recessed till Oct. 20 on Wednesday. Majority Leader Sen. Joe Pittman, R-Indiana, issued a statement, however, saying that the Philadelphia mass transit band-aid...
Aging homes are crumbling across the U.S. Should government pay to fix them?
PHILADELPHIA — Even as her pre-World War II-era house falls apart around her, Bernadette Reese-Hobson tries not to feel “like a failure of a homeowner.” Her home is still her refuge, giving her space to sip tea while staring at family photographs that line the...
David Hogg and State Senator Nikil Saval to Speak in Montgomery County About Defeating Right-wing Extremism and Fighting for a Progressive Future
Are Democrats in the throes of a leadership crisis and what can younger voters and activists do about it? On September 10, two young progressives will issue a local call to action aimed at combating the social injustice and harmful inequities resulting from the Trump...
Chef of Mawn honored by state House and Senate
South Philly chef Phila Lorn received awards from local legislators after he earned the prestigious 2025 James Beard Award for Emerging Chef. The award is bestowed to only one chef a year “who displays exceptional talent, character and leadership ability, and who is...
Uber says it has a solution to Pa.’s public transit funding problem. There’s a big catch.
HARRISBURG — Uber is trying to sell Pennsylvania lawmakers on a partial solution to the two-month budget impasse, telling them it supports taxing ride-hailing trips statewide to raise desperately needed revenue for public transit. But the pitch comes with a big...
SEPTA, The Art of The Ordeal
Is our long regional nightmare about to be over? There are signs of compromise in Harrisburg. Governor Josh Shapiro floated a $49.9 billion compromise budget, a spending increase of 5 percent rather than the 8 percent he’d been seeking. And he and House Majority...
Philadelphia transit hits ‘death spiral.’ More cities could follow.
PHILADELPHIA — James Kpou was clutching his “senior citizen” fare card for this city’s vast network of buses, subways and light rail trains when he heard the announcement this week over the intercom at the 69th Street Transit Center.
PA State Sen. Nikil Saval Introduces Solar Panel Bill
Saval’s memo, titled “Solar-Ready Warehouses,” proposes requiring new warehouses and distribution centers to be constructed as “solar-ready”. It provides a tax credit for existing facilities to retrofit their infrastructure as “solar-ready,” due to the increasing...
Democratic socialist says ‘big solutions’ are needed to solve ‘major structural crises’
Democratic Pennsylvania State Sen. Nikil Saval and Fox News contributor Liz Peek address Democrats embracing socialist ideas and the track record of socialist policies on 'The Cost of Socialism.'
Lancaster County agencies training with ICE must act with humanity and follow due process
“The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office plans to provide Immigration and Customs Enforcement training for one of its detectives,” LNP | LancasterOnline reported last week. “The DA’s office has applied to join ICE’s task force program, which allows approved...
Democrats Push ICE to End Mask Policy Citing Rise in Impersonators Attacking Women
Following a surge in reports from women alleging abuse by individuals posing as immigration agents, dozens of Democratic lawmakers are urging the Department of Homeland Security to reform enforcement protocols and require agents to clearly identify themselves. The...
Exigen que ICE se identifique y se quite las máscaras durante redadas migratorias
Un grupo de personas se concentró frente a una oficina de U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) en Philadelphia para mostrar su apoyo a una propuesta dirigida por senadores estatales que exige a los agentes quitarse las máscaras durante las redadas...