News Digest :: December 14, 2018

December 14, 2018

Legislature Yudichak, Barletta team up with Miss Keystone on book for kids Yudichak, Barletta team up with Miss Keystone on book for kids Lawmakers, King’s College graduate debut SHINE book...

No more silence: Why our community must address mental health

December 13, 2018

Op-Ed by Senator Vincent Hughes

Depression. Anxiety. Mood disorders. Dementia.

We hear about these and other mental health afflictions in our regular conversations, on television shows and even in our music, but it remains a consistent public health crisis in the black community because of the stigma surrounding topic.

News Digest :: December 13, 2018

December 13, 2018

Legislature State Rep. Frankel seeking support for bills to give cities more power over gun laws https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2018/12/12/gun-laws-pennsylvania-cities-Dan-Frankel-Tree-of-Life-preemption/stories/201812120163 Independent pharmacists...

News Digest :: December 12, 2018

December 12, 2018

Legislature Amid residency uncertainty, state senator-elect Lindsey Williams makes herself at home in new office...

News Digest :: December 11, 2018

December 11, 2018

Legislature Lindsey Williams gives GOP evidence she says will prove when she moved to Pennsylvania https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-local/2018/12/10/Lindsey-Williams-gives-GOP-evidence-she-says-will-prove-when-she-moved-to-Pennsylvania/stories/201812100159...

State Senate Hearing in Philadelphia to Focus on Hair Braiding Licensure

December 10, 2018

At the request of state Senator Anthony H. Williams (D-Phila./Delaware), the Senate Democratic Policy Committee will hold a public hearing this Wednesday in Philadelphia on the senator’s proposal to do away with the cosmetology school licensing requirement for natural...