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A ban on safe-injection sites gets approval in the Senate Another bill that received bipartisan support this week is legislation that would ban so-called safe injection sites from being located in the state.

Several hundred people gathered near the University of Pennsylvania’s Van Pelt Library last week, many carrying posters emblazoned with the United Auto Workers logo and personalized with slogans about their worker grievances. Student workers took turns talking into a...

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Month and State Senators Maria Collett (D-12) and Nikil Saval (D-1) announced plans to introduce legislation to raise awareness of AAPI achievements by incorporating their history into public school curriculum in an effort to...

Pennsylvania’s GOP-run state Senate this week passed legislation banning supervised injection sites, sending the bill to the state House. Such locations — also called “safe injection sites,” “safe consumption spaces” or “overdose prevention sites” — permit addicts to...

The Pennsylvania House made history Tuesday after passing the Fairness Act. The LGBTQ non-discrimination bill now advances to the Senate, and Gov. Shapiro wants it on his desk as soon as possible. Legislators made history Tuesday in Harrisburg as the Pennsylvania...

Following years of debating and a legal battle around the issue of safe injection sites, the Pennsylvania Senate on Monday, May 1, approved bipartisan legislation to ban them across the Commonwealth. Bill 165 is sponsored by State Senator Christine Tartaglione...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House in a split vote Monday passed legislation to address the state’s teacher shortage, particularly a need for more teachers of color, by setting up a program to help young, aspiring educators. The action was one of several lawmakers...

So-called “safe injection sites” would be a thing of the past if the Pennsylvania State Senate has its way. The chamber voted 41-9 on the legislation that would ban the sites, after Philadelphia became the center of a legal battle over opening safe havens where opioid...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House in a split vote Monday passed legislation to address the state’s teacher shortage, particularly a need for more teachers of color, by setting up a program to help young, aspiring educators. The action was one of several lawmakers...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Senate on Monday approved legislation to ban so-called safe injection sites, after Philadelphia became the center of a legal battle over opening safe havens where opioid users could legally inject heroin and other drugs...

Pennsylvania’s state Senate is approving legislation to ban so-called supervised injection sites, where opioid users could legally inject heroin and other drugs under supervision as a way to reduce overdoses. The bill passed Monday, 41-9, with every Republican in...

Legislation banning supervised injection sites statewide has cleared the Pennsylvania Senate. Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled upper chamber voted 41-9 on Monday to approve a bill outlawing places where people may inject or use illicit drugs while supervised by...

Legislation banning supervised injection sites statewide has cleared the Pennsylvania Senate. Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled upper chamber voted 41-9 on Monday to approve a bill outlawing places where people may inject or use illicit drugs while supervised by...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (KYW Newsradio, AP) — A bill that would prohibit controversial safe injection sites in Pennsylvania passed the state Senate with strong bi-partisan support. So-called safe injection sites — also known as supervised consumption sites or overdose...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate voted Monday to stop any supervised injection sites from opening in the state, potentially creating a new hurdle for a nonprofit hoping to open one in Philadelphia. The GOP-controlled state Senate passed a bipartisan bill,...

The votes are in, and Pennsylvania officially has a new holiday. Senator Nikil Saval shared the news via Twitter this week, adding that the vote was unanimous.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A new bill would ban safe injection sites, which are also known as overdose prevention sites, across Pennsylvania. The bill passed the judiciary committee earlier in the week. Democratic Senator Christine Tartaglione (D- Philadelphia) said she...

HARRISBURG, PA — On Tuesday, in response to a vote in the Pennsylvania Senate’s Judiciary Committee to advance legislation that criminalizes overdose prevention centers, Pennsylvania State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) released the following statement: “No...

Pennsylvania’s Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday passed legislation banning supervised injection sites anywhere in the Keystone State. Under the bill sponsored by State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D-Philadelphia), no locality in Pennsylvania could permit the...

Over 200 Penn graduate student workers rallied outside of Van Pelt Library on April 26 to advocate for improved working conditions, financial security, and protection against discrimination. The rally comes after the group, which is called Graduate Employees Together...

Proposed supervised injection sites have become a thorny and contentious neighborhood-by-neighborhood issue — but the decision may be taken out of their hands and put into the state’s. Pennsylvania lawmakers took a step Tuesday to preemptively ban these sites across...

A group of Philadelphia parents, teachers, students, and concerned residents recently spent their spring Saturday in the basement of a Market Street office building, using red and black duct tape to put together box fans, cardboard, and air filters. Their efforts,...

As part of your job, do you receive or send emails outside of “normal working hours"? What about texts or phone calls? Is there an unspoken but spoken expectation that you’ll keep on top of your inbox before coming into/officially logging on to work, or that you’ll...

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia legislators joined colleagues in Bucks County in calling for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to investigate the cause of a chemical spill last month into the Delaware River that caused concerns over drinking water...

A private security contractor showed up at Angel Davis’ Sharswood apartment at 7 a.m. March 29 with a court order to evict her for nonpayment of rent. Two hours later, Davis left the premises on a stretcher after the contractor shot her in the head. The contractor...

A March 29 eviction attempt that left a tenant in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head threw a bright light on the way in which evictions are carried out in Philadelphia. Less than two weeks after the shooting, two Philly-based state senators announced...

On March 29, a so-called “landlord-tenant officer” shot 35-year-old Angel Davis in the head and nearly killed her while serving her with eviction papers in Philadelphia at the Girard Court Apartments at 2101 North College Avenue. First of all, what is a...

A pair of state lawmakers from Philadelphia plan to introduce legislation this month that would bar private firms from enforcing evictions. Some landlords and property managers aren’t thrilled. If passed, the bill would amend state code and apply to jurisdictions...

PHILADELPHIA – In response to the shooting of 35-year-old Angel Davis by a private contractor who was serving an eviction notice last week, Councilmembers Kendra Brooks (At-Large) and Jamie Gauthier (3rd District) announced a public hearing of the Housing Committee on...

Two Philadelphia-area lawmakers want to ensure that public officers — not private contractors — are responsible for handling court orders in landlord-tenant cases. After a Philadelphia deputy landlord-tenant officer shot a woman in the head last week while trying to...

State lawmakers from Philadelphia are proposing to ban private firms from enforcing evictions after a security contractor shot a 35-year-old woman during an attempted lockout Wednesday. The move comes after a shooting that has brought Philadelphia’s unusual eviction...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — As the investigation continues into the shooting in North Philadelphia on Wednesday during an eviction process, two Democratic state lawmakers from Philadelphia are calling for legislation that would mandate public oversight of...