The ballots are still being counted in this year’s energetic, contested election for the leadership of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, but in a press release issued about an hour ago, the insurgent Caucus of […]
Earlier today, I had the opportunity to sit down with John Fetterman who’s running for the Democratic Party nomination for the PA Senate. Last night, Fetterman took part in a debate at the Keystone Progress […]
With the spotlight shining on him from the balcony of the House Chambers, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf used the state’s largest stage to put House Republican leadership on blast. Afterwards, Republican leaders were angered to […]
As Governor Wolf’s second budget address is getting under way, here are major highlights from the press conference with Budget Secretary Randy Albright: The proposed budget will be $32.7 billion. Property tax reform will not […]
“Fund Our Schools!” “Fund Or Fail!” Those were among the chants that filled the Capitol rotunda today as about 450 students from all of the 14 universities of the PA State System of Higher Education […]
For the past month, Flint, Michigan has been under the national microscope for its lead contamination. Residents from Flint have been complaining about the city’s water for a couple of years, but the government did […]
Editor’s Update: We want to point out that the PA Dept of Health report and the Vox article state that the primary source of lead poisoning in PA comes from lead paint (chips and dust). […]
It’s after midnight now and the official winner of the Democratic Iowa Caucuses is still “too close to call” according to all the media outlets. We know that Ted Cruz topped Trump to take the […]
Yesterday, current Philadelphia Federation of Teachers president, Jerry Jordan, made an appearance on the Rick Smith Show to discuss the union’s upcoming, contested election. Jordan and much of his leadership team are facing a significant […]
As the Pennsylvania Budget Stalemate was getting underway, the General Assembly sent Senate Bill 397 to the Governor’s desk with a unanimous vote from both chambers. The bill, which is now Act 16 of 2015, […]