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Hospitality workers at the Wyndham Historic District hotel in Philadelphia went on strike Sunday morning. Union officials said they want to secure livable wages and better conditions for their workforce, who are majority Black, Latino, and/or immigrants. The workers...

PHILADELPHIA, PA — State Senator Katie Muth (D- Berks/Chester/Montgomery), Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Policy Committee, on Monday joined Senators Nikil Saval, John Kane, Christine Tartaglione and Lindsey Williams to host a public hearing to discuss...

A group of more than a dozen workers gathered outside of the Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District Monday (November 15) to protest their employer's low wages and heavy workload demands. The unionized group banned together for the strike amid contract negotiations...

Like many crime bills, Senate Bill 814 was born from tragedy. In 2015, John Wilding, a Scranton police officer, set off in pursuit of three teen armed robbery suspects. In the middle of the chase, he fell from a 15-foot drop and hit his head, eventually dying from his...

More than a dozen workers at the Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District demonstrated outside the Old City hotel Monday, the eve of contract negotiations between their union and the hotel's owner, RLJ Lodging Trust. The workers are part of UNITE HERE Local 274, which...

Pennsylvania's Senate has voted to pass concealed carry legislation that would make carrying a gun without a permit legal, getting rid of the state's existing license-to-carry system. The GOP-led senate voted 29-21 in favor of the bill, and it now heads to the House...

HARRISBURG — A deeply divided Pennsylvania Senate Tuesday night passed a bill to get rid of the state’s license-to-carry system and let adults carry guns in concealed or open fashion without a permit. The vote in favor of the bill, sponsored by Jefferson County...

Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. People talk about bringing socialism to state government. State Sen. Nikil Saval walks the talk. Along with Reps. Sara Innamorato and Summer Lee, of Allegheny County, and Elizabeth Fiedler, of Philadelphia, Saval, of...

On Thursday, Oct. 14, longtime residents of the University City Townhomes in West Philadelphia joined with City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier and other elected officials to protest the sale of the rental complex at 39th and Market Streets. The tenants, many of them...

El jueves 14 de octubre, los antiguos residentes de University City Townhomes, en el oeste de Filadelfia, se unieron al concejal Jamie Gauthier y a otros funcionarios electos para protestar por la venta del complejo de alquiler de las calles 39 y Market. Los...

A state historical marker recognizing Philadelphia Gay News was unveiled October 13 at the site of PGN’s first office, 233 S. 13th Street. Before the unveiling, current and former staff members, community members, politicians, and supporters of the paper gathered...

A movement of Pennsylvania activists are working to end the state’s policy of sentencing incarcerated people to life without the possibility of parole (LWOP). They have coined the term ‘death by incarceration’ to describe this cruel punishment. The activists held a...

Legislation has been introduced in the state Assembly that would allow children age 14 and older to decide for themselves if they want childhood vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine. Introduced by Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, D-Delaware/Montgomery, Senate Bill 856 was...