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Moffet Elementary has never shown up on a list of city schools that are proposed to be shut down. But the families and teachers at the South Kensington elementary school say the changes the Philadelphia School District has proposed amount to closing it.

Elected officials and family members of a Philadelphia-born Palestinian American are demanding an investigation into his death. Nineteen-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siyam was shot and killed by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank in February, according to the...

An unexpected announcement took center stage at a Feb. 25 gala celebrating the 50th anniversary of Philadelphia Gay News. Millions of dollars in funding from state and local governments are on their way to benefit the William Way LGBT Community Center (WWCC) and The...

A few weeks ago, Mamadu Barry — a 28-year-old structural engineer and part-time Uber driver — was behind the wheel when he first spotted one, tucked away in a parking lot in University City. “I’m guessing they’re hiding them in there for now, getting ready to take...

PHILADELPHIA – Put it all back, a judge has ordered after the Trump administration removed mentions of slavery from the site of a historic house in Philadelphia where presidents George Washington and John Adams once lived. Federal judge Cynthia Rufe began her 40-page...

Philadelphia, PA – Yesterday, Governor Josh Shapiro announced Pennsylvania’s first-ever comprehensive Housing Action Plan, a statewide strategy to build and preserve more homes, modernize housing regulations, and break down barriers preventing people from finding...

As Penn’s graduate student union finalizes preparations for a potential strike on Feb. 17, support from local politicians, faculty members, and undergraduate students has intensified. If a strike is called, graduate workers would begin picketing at 9 a.m. next...

Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Pennsylvania’s first comprehensive housing action plan last Thursday in Germantown with plans for a $1 billion investment in a new critical infrastructure fund. He also announced plans to create a new position, Executive Deputy Secretary...

Penn Political Union hosted Pennsylvania state Sen. Nikil Saval (D-1) for a fireside chat on local housing issues on Monday. The Feb. 9 discussion focused on urban policy and housing affordability at local and federal levels. Vincent Reina, a Stuart Weitzman School of...

Hundreds of people attended a rally Tuesday afternoon at the President’s House site on Independence Mall to demand the return of the slavery exhibit that was abruptly removed by members of the National Park Service last month. With speeches from historians, faith...

State lawmakers have confirmed Gov. Josh Shapiro’s controversial nomination for the Board of Pardons over several objections, including that the pick has too frequently provided expert testimony that children can’t be rehabilitated. John S. O’Brien II – whose term on...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro raised eyebrows among Democrats last week by going somewhere few other 2028 Democratic presidential hopefuls have been willing to go: directly criticizing the record of the Biden-Harris administration. In an appearance on X’s news...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday confirmed John S. O’Brien II to the Board of Pardons, dooming a pressure campaign from clemency advocates seeking to defeat his nomination. Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, nominated O’Brien, a doctor and attorney who...

With housing costs continuing to rise across Pennsylvania, State Sen. Maria Collett is rolling out a new package of legislation aimed at addressing affordability, homelessness, and the state’s limited housing supply, according to an announcement. Sen. Collett, a...

Democrats in the Pennsylvania Senate bemoan a “pie-in-the-sky” approach to America’s history taken by the Trump administration after crowbars and wrenches removed mentions of slavery at a historic Philadelphia attraction. That attraction is the President’s House, an...

About two dozen proposals related to immigration enforcement are percolating in the state legislature in response to the Trump administration’s crackdown and tactics – including increased reliance on county jails and local police departments. Lawmakers acknowledge...

After hundreds of demonstrators rallied against Trump’s ongoing immigration enforcement crackdown last week, Philadelphia councilmembers are set to introduce legislation to limit the activities of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the city....

As rumors swirl of a potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement surge in Philadelphia, two councilmembers are proposing new restrictions on the activities of federal agents in the city. Under one measure, all law enforcement officers would be barred from...