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Month: April 2021

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Key Pennsylvania senators favor bill opening litigation window for child sex abuse survivors

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021
Christen Smith

The state’s highest ranking Republican senator said Wednesday he supports a bill that opens a two-year litigation window for survivors of child sex abuse, signaling a yearslong shift in opinion that could secure the proposal’s passage.
By Christen Smith

Education

Robert Lysek: Public charter schools want real reform

April 22, 2021April 22, 2021
Robert Lysek

A recent poll showed that nearly 70% of Pennsylvania supports public cyber charter schools as an educational option that should be available to families. So, why does the governor want to cut their funding?
By Robert Lysek

Politics

Benjamin Pontz: What comes next for fiscal conservatism?

April 21, 2021April 21, 2021
Benjamin Pontz

Part one of this series examined the changing ideological makeup in America that has left small-government conservatives politically homeless. This second article discusses what could come next.
By Benjamin Pontz

News

The Boyle brothers, once celebrated N.E. Philly politicians, racking up legal bills

April 20, 2021May 19, 2021
Todd Shepherd

When Brendan and Kevin Boyle first burst onto the political scene their aim was to change how the Democratic Party worked. A little more than 10-years later, the two office holders are each fighting legal challenges and are using shared campaign funds to do it.
By Todd Shepherd

News

Pennsylvania governor gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine amid lingering hesitancy

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021
Christen Smith

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf received his first dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine Monday as state officials grapple with lingering hesitancy among residents.

Politics

Larry Platt: Larry Krasner is losing the battle against homicide. Will voters even care?

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021
Larry Platt
3

With an election looming and body bags piling up at an alarming rate, can D.A. Larry Krasner skirt accountability?
By Larry Platt

Education

Beth Ann Rosica: A reckoning for school boards

April 19, 2021April 19, 2021
Beth Ann Rosica

School board directors work for the tax-paying citizens in the District, not for the superintendent or the teacher’s union. And this May, that should be made clear.
By Beth Ann Rosica

News

Bucks lawmakers to Mayor Kenney: refund our commuters’ wage taxes

April 17, 2021April 19, 2021
Linda Stein
1

Suburban residents who normally commute into Philadelphia for work, but stayed home due to the pandemic, are facing red tape and hurdles as they try to get reimbursed for the wage taxes they paid while working from home.
By Linda Stein

Media Bias

Christine Flowers: If Wolf were DeSantis, what would the headlines be?

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021
Christine Flowers
4

After the controversial “60 Minutes” story about Gov. DeSantis, one has to wonder what the headlines would look like if Gov. Wolf received the same treatment?
By Christine Flowers

News

White House report grades Pennsylvania infrastructure C-

April 15, 2021April 15, 2021
Christen Smith
1

A White House report rates Pennsylvania’s infrastructure at a C- after decades of “systemic” underfunding.
By Christen Smith

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Op-Ed

Christine Flowers: With shocking Chavez revelations come questions for Huerta

Christine Flowers: With shocking Chavez revelations come questions for Huerta

schedule March 23 2026
ink_pen Christine Flowers

Another myth has crumbled, decades after death extinguished the person but not the legend. Cesar Chavez, he of United Farmworker […]

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