A Depression-era environmental work relief program may make a revival after a nearly 80-year hiatus. Last week, three members of Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation — U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans, D-3rd District, Susan Wild, D-7th District, and Conor Lamb, D-17th District, introduced  the “Restore Environmental Economy  and Improve Volatile Economy by the Civilian Conservation Corps Act of […]

In advance of a House Ways and Means markup on the budget reconciliation package, Representatives Tom Suozzi, Earl Blumenauer, Ron Kind, Steven Horsford, Dwight Evans, Dan Kildee, Jimmy Panetta, Don Beyer and Nanette Barragan introduced legislation that would allow solar companies to qualify for a full value Production Tax Credit (PTC), which is currently only […]

In the heady days after the Eisenhower administration announced landmark legislation to create an interstate highway system, visions of future travel captivated the national consciousness. Soaring bridges. Cloverleaf interchanges. Higher speed limits. The modern interstates would have them all. Take Interstate 77, which was greeted with fanfare in Charlotte, Va. “It’ll be wide, handsome, and […]

The flooding from Ida hit the region on Wednesday, September 1, with the Schuykill and Delaware rivers cresting Thursday. The Schuykill crested at 16.5 feet, not quite breaking the previous record of 17 feet. Crust Vegan Bakery, at 4409 Main St. in Manayunk, was one of many businesses affected. “We closed early Wednesday evening to […]

A Texas law that would ban most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went into effect Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to act on an emergency request to stop it, the New York Times and other news organizations reported. It is the most restrictive abortion law in the nation, and it sent shockwaves throughout […]

In a recent New Yorker piece headlined “Did Last Summer’s Black Lives Matter Protests Change Anything?” author Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor holds our beloved town up as the prime example of a city that, in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, talked a good game about bridging the racial divide—but fell far short of matching its rhetoric in deed: […]

Back on July 15, Small Business Administrator Isabel Guzman came to Philly to gauge the successes of the many SBA relief programs for small businesses throughout the pandemic and also to identify what else needs to be done as the country continues to recover economically. Guzman’s day started on 52nd street in front of the […]

US Congressman Ilhan Omar reportedly submitted two guaranteed income bills on Friday aimed at sending a $ 1,200 monthly check to most Americans by the end of the decade. According to Minneapolis’ WCCO-TV, the Assistance Act funded the current Local Guarantee Income Pilot Program nationwide through a $ 2.5 billion grant program, and national program […]

HARRISBURG, PA — As Pennsylvania’s vaccination rate continues to progress, Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday thanked Pennsylvanians for doing their part to stop the spread of COVID-19 and urged individuals ages 12 and older to get vaccinated. Governor Wolf and local elected officials visited a vaccination clinic on Friday sponsored by Jefferson Health at St. Raymond of Penafort […]

Depending on their zip code, residents feel under siege, unable to even sit on their front stoops for fear of being struck by a stray bullet. Shootings such as the one Wednesday night, in which four people were shot near Max Steaks in the 3600 block of Germantown Avenue, happen regularly. There was a time […]