Ballot Question on Control of Phila. School District Gets Council OK
Council today approved that ballot question, but it was not immediately clear if the mayor will sign it in time for it to appear on the November ballot.
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Council today approved that ballot question, but it was not immediately clear if the mayor will sign it in time for it to appear on the November ballot.
Whatever the motivation, Christie says, if Trump wants in, no problem.
Several years ago, citing a procedural error, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned a law that made assault due to sexual orientation a hate crime.
Students asked Wolf how he would help the struggling Chester-Upland School District if he's elected governor. He told them a five-percent severence tax on Marcellus Shale would go a long way.
The measure, which passed 14-2, embodies the compromise announced last week by Mayor Nutter and the bill's sponsor, councilman Jim Kenney.
Chris Stigall hosted Texas Senator Ted Cruz at the National Constitution Center to discuss the upcoming elections and President Obama's plan to combat ISIL in Iraq and Syria.
The new name for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare will be the Department of Human Services. The sponsor of the bill making the change, sent to the Governor Wednesday by the House, is Representative Thomas Murt, a Montgomery County Republican.
Immigration reform advocates say that months of protests have fallen on deaf ears and, with November elections approaching, the impact of broken promises will be visible at the polls.
By contrast, the 311 for the rest of us operates only 12 hours a day, and only Mondays through Fridays.
Lynne Abraham intends to run for mayor of Philadelphia in 2015.
His top issue: returning the Philadelphia school district to local governance.
For some, it was déjà vu: the House passed a bill more than two months ago to authorize the cigarette tax for city schools, but then the bill got bogged down.
Kids sang and danced and drew pictures as the grownups pushed for funding for quality pre-kindergarten programs.
Chris Stigall spoke with reporter Sharyl Attkisson on Talk Radio 1210 WPHT about the latest revelations in her investigation into the terrorist attacks on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012.
The lawmakers heard promises of improvements from local officials, and tales of bureaucratic bungling from veterans.
