“Our school district … had been underfunded for years,” said local State Rep. Tina Davis.
“Our constitution is founded on a system of checks and balances. It’s really essential for that to work, that the executive not be above the law,” said Common Cause Pennsylvania’s Philip Hensley-Rubin.
They also called for worker unity and a coordinated effort among various unions to push Vice President Kamala Harris over the finish line in November.
State lawmakers want to prohibit municipalities from enacting laws punishing residents simply because they have nowhere to live.
“One hundred thirty-three yes votes on birth control means lawmakers in Harrisburg are realizing that voters in Pennsylvania do not want politicians deciding their birth control questions,” said the bill’s sponsor Rep. Leanne Krueger.
“The Republicans’ disrespect, lack of patriotism and even common decency, epitomizes the poor behavior that so many in the MAGA movement have adopted,” said Speaker McClinton.
“As a pediatrician, I have seen firsthand the benefits of the PA WIC program for women, children, and families across the Commonwealth,” said PA’s Acting Secretary of Health Dr. Debra Bogen.
While six state boards “took action…warning that licensees who engage in conversion therapy may be subject to administrative discipline,” the state still lacks a law banning the practice.
Advocates for the unhoused in Bucks County weigh in on what this decision could mean for our most vulnerable community members.
Mike German spoke with Editor Cyril Mychalejko about his new book “Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within,” which comes out Jan. 7.
Immigrant solidarity protesters marched through the streets of downtown Philly, starting at Independence Hall. This is in reaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations.
The U.S. Department of Energy is dangling $750 million for the buildout of a hydrogen hub around Philadelphia. But the looming Trump presidency and strong economic headwinds endanger its prospects.
Lake Angela was moved by her own experiences with schizophrenia and the stories of the treatment patients in her dance therapy groups faced at the psychiatric institution.
The move to erase attention to anti-bias and culture in schools is grounded in denial that concerns about systemic racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia, etc., are real.