When noted civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton spoke during the Philadelphia FIGHT’s 14th annual HIV Prevention and Outreach Summit, he gave a message of inspiration. More than 1,000 HIV prevention workers, city agency representatives,…
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State Sen. Vincent Hughes continues to ramp up pressure on colleagues in the General Assembly and the office of Gov. Tom Corbett by introducing an amendment to a bill that would force the commonwealth to…
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According to data released by the City Controller and buttressed by notes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment conditions in the city, while still below certain thresholds, appear to be on the…
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Increased education funding and the deceleration of prison expansion statewide were the two major themes of pro-education, pro-prison reform group Decarcerate PA as it concluded a 100-mile march to the state capitol to hand-deliver their…
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Payday loan-friendly Senate Bill 975 has passed through the State Senate Banking and Insurance Subcommittee and is one step closer to becoming law. Opponents say its implementation will cause an influx of payday lending stores…
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The Pennsylvania House of Representatives joined the State Senate in moving toward eliminating the allegedly corruption plagued Philadelphia Traffic Court by a vote of 117 to 81. The vote, which fell along party lines, was…
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