News Digest :: March 4, 2020
Legislature ‘We’re ready for some change’: Pa. educators want to see climate change included in new Pa. science standards ‘We’re ready for some change’: Pa. educators want to see climate change included in new Pa. science standards ‘We need to make a profit first’:...Sen. Anthony Williams Joins Elected Officials to Stand Against Supervised Injection Sites Without Community Approval
Philadelphia – March 3, 2020 – Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D- Delaware/Philadelphia) was joined by a number of elected officials in Philadelphia yesterday at a press conference to stand against the opening of a supervised injection site in the city without...News Digest :: March 3, 2020
Legislature Two bills in Harrisburg to regulate supervised injection sites https://www.witf.org/2020/03/03/two-bills-in-harrisburg-to-regulate-supervised-injection-sites/ Supervised injection site debate revives bill that would explicitly criminalize them, Philly...News Digest :: March 2, 2020
Legislature Four Senators united in backing redistricting commission https://www.dailylocal.com/news/local/four-senators-united-in-backing-redistricting-commission/article_03e54274-5bfa-11ea-adf5-5b939286c6fb.html Long-delayed Kenmawr Bridge project in Rankin and...News Digest :: March 1, 2020
Legislature Editorial: State needs new process for redistricting https://www.readingeagle.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-state-needs-new-process-for-redistricting/article_fc8d31ce-5a43-11ea-a082-c383d78b5e3d.html Coronavirus First person dies of coronavirus in U.S....News Digest :: February 29, 2020
Legislature Pa. state lawmakers want inmates counted as local residents https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/luzerne-county-want-pennsylvania-state-prison-inmates-counted-residents-20200229.html Coronavirus threat: Pa. House needs to pass public health...News Digest :: February 28, 2020
Legislature 2020 politicians, stop pandering to black voters and actually come to our neighborhoods | Sen. Anthony Williams https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/2020-election-black-voters-philadelphia-pennsylvania-20200227.html Pittsburgh Public Schools board...Sen. Hughes: Bipartisan Effort Needed to Address Broken and Toxic Schools
HARRISBURG – February 27, 2020 – Pennsylvania faces a statewide crisis in its school infrastructure. Some students go to school in buildings containing lead, asbestos, mold and other environmental hazards while others must overcome broken pipes, leaking roofs and...2020 politicians: Stop pandering to black voters and actually come to our neighborhoods
Op-ed by Anthony H. Williams
There has been a lot of discussion about race and racism this political season. While former New York City mayor and billionaire Mike Bloomberg pours millions into ads appealing to African Americans, Sen. Bernie Sanders’s campaign preaches about a coalition including and highlighting African Americans and Latinos. Earlier this month, it was the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania versus the mayor and district attorney. Before that, it was President Donald Trump accusing Gov. Tom Wolf of denying a black Philadelphia girl a scholarship.