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Immigration crackdown spreads fear, uncertainty across Pennsylvania communities

4 days ago | cityandstatepa.com | Hilary Danailova

May 12, 2025 03:23 PM ET Immigration News & Politics For nearly 20 years, a Pittsburgh restaurant owner has served up her native Andean cuisine to a constant stream of hungry diners. Business grew as more and more Latino immigrants settled in the Steel City, grateful to congregate over platters of rotisserie chicken, fried plantains and yuca.
State lawmakers and health experts debate how to save PA hospitals

1 week ago | cityandstatepa.com | Hilary Danailova

In the wake of this month’s Crozer Health system closure, which halved the number of Delaware County hospitals from four to two, a State Senate Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee hearing Wednesday focused on the challenges facing Pennsylvania’s troubled hospitals.
School voucher debate returns to Harrisburg

1 week ago | cityandstatepa.com | Justin Sweitzer

Skip to Content An effort to create a private school voucher program using state tax dollars has new life in Harrisburg, thanks to a Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee vote Tuesday to advance a proposal designed to allow students in low-performing public schools to use state-funded scholarships to attend a private school of their choice. The bill, Senate Bill 10, was reported out of committee with an 8-3 vote; Democratic state Sen.
Cannabis legalization bill advances in Pennsylvania House

1 week ago | cityandstatepa.com | Justin Sweitzer

Pennsylvania lawmakers took a small step Monday to advance legislation that would legalize marijuana for recreational use in the commonwealth, with lawmakers on the House Health Committee voting 14-12 to report the bill out of committee.
The City & State Q&A: Paul Offit

1 week ago | cityandstatepa.com | Hilary Danailova

Even among the nation’s esteemed infectious-disease specialists, Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, occupies a place of singular authority. After all, few can claim to have personally created a vaccine – Offit is the co-creator of the 2006 rotavirus vaccine, now a routine childhood immunization – or to be an adversary of U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Bernie Sanders brings ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour to Philadelphia for May Day

2 weeks ago | cityandstatepa.com | Harrison Cann

Just days after President Donald Trump marked the 100th day of his second term in office, a crowd of roughly 5,000 rallygoers flooded the streets around Philadelphia City Hall as part of the May Day 2025 protest against his agenda. U.S. Sen.
Democrats introduce ‘Transit For All PA’ legislative package as potential lifeline for SEPTA, PRT

2 weeks ago | cityandstatepa.com | Harrison Cann

Just days after a Republican proposal to privatize SEPTA’s bus services, Democratic lawmakers in Harrisburg announced a legislative package aimed at staving off service cuts to public transit systems statewide. Dubbed the “Transit for All PA Funding Package,” the set of bills would provide “dedicated, reliable money” for transit systems across the commonwealth at a time when several of its largest regional systems face dire financial straits. State Sen.
Crozer closure crisis could catalyze new state oversight of hospitals

2 weeks ago | cityandstatepa.com | Hilary Danailova

April 30, 2025 10:15 AM ET Health Care News & Politics Several years ago, the inpatient drug and alcohol treatment facility at Crozer-Chester Medical Center abruptly shut down. “That was the first sign for me – they were choosing profit over patients,” says Yahaira Turner, who joined the Upland hospital as a social worker seven years ago.
Getting back on track: Giving Harriet Tubman’s PA connections their due

2 weeks ago | cityandstatepa.com | Harrison Cann

April 29, 2025 10:45 AM ET Philadelphia News & Politics The nation’s past – and Pennsylvania’s place in it – is brought up and scrutinized often these days. Case in point: Just weeks ago, the Washington Post reported that the National Park Service had edited the Underground Railroad webpage to remove references to slavery and a picture of Harriet Tubman, who made 19 harrowing trips along it to free 70 family members and friends.
The City & State PA 2025 Pennsylvania Power 100

2 weeks ago | cityandstatepa.com | Hilary Danailova

Skip to Content April 28, 2025 10:00 AM ET Power List Presented By: At a moment of profound transition for the commonwealth, the names on City & State's Pennsylvania Power 100 list represent the leaders who will guide us through a landscape of both uncertainty – financial and otherwise – and opportunity.