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Newly Empowered, Pa. GOP Lawmakers Move To End Parts Of Wolf’s Coronavirus Disaster Order

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 27, 2021

Sarah Anne Hughes of Spotlight PA Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — After scoring a victory at the ballot box, Republicans in the Pennsylvania legislature are moving to end parts…

Free Water Ice To Get A COVID Vaccination At Neshaminy Mall

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 20, 2021

by Alex Lloyd Gross Many people take the stance of “I’m not wearing a mask and I’m not getting vaccinated for COVID”. Some people feel they do not need a vaccine or they may be apprehensive about getting one, due to mis-information hey read on the internet or heard about from someone. Today, May 20,…

PA Voters Backed Curtailing Gov. Tom Wolf’s Emergency Powers

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 19, 2021

Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania voters have approved two ballot questions that would curtail the governor’s emergency powers, a victory for Republican…

Krasner Wins Re Election For Philadelphia District Attorney

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross,

by Alex Lloyd Gross Low turnout is blamed for Larry Krasner being able to beat Carlos Vega in the District Attorney’s race in Philadelphia, according to Vega supporters. Krasner supporters will take a win anyway they can get it. Krasner, a progressive, political justice reform politician viewed the victory as a statement from Philadelphians that…

Stolen Campaign Signs, Bad Parking- Accusations= Philly DA’s Race

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 16, 2021

by Alex Lloyd Gross The Philadelphia District Attorney will be elected Tuesday. The republican candidate will be Charles Peruto, a prominent defense lawyer. He wants to unseat democrat Larry Krasner. The democrats running are Carlos Vega and Larry Krasner, the incumbent. Krasner is a progressive who has instituted massive change in the district attorney’s office….

How The DA’s Race In Philly Affects One Family On Mothers day

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 15, 2021

Hello, my name is Julio Moran. I am one of four surviving children of Gladys Coriano. I am a registered Master Plumber here in Philadelphia. I voted for Bernie Sanders twice and I consider myself a liberal Latino. I write this in honor of my mother. I wish to share how sad this past Mother’s…

Some Pa. Lawmakers Tout Expense Transparency. Their Websites Tell A Different Story.

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 14, 2021

by Sam Janesch of The Caucus Over the next year, The Caucus and Spotlight PA will examine and make public specific areas of spending by the legislature as part of their ongoing efforts to follow the money and track taxpayer dollars. Be the first to know by signing up for Spotlight PA’s free newsletters. HARRISBURG…

Local Congressman Wants To Defund Cities That Defund the Police

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 13, 2021

by Alex Lloyd Gross Rabble rousers and loudmouth community activists have for the past few years tried to bully local politicians into defunding their local police. It starts with a mistake that an officer made maybe in their town or thousands of miles away. They see the entire police department as inept and at times…

Regulations Cut In 10 States For Fuel Trucks In Light Of Pipeline Breach

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 12, 2021

The U.S. DOT today announced additional help for States in areas affected by the cyberattack on the Colonial Pipeline. The White House and DOT have determined that previous declarations of “major disaster” issued by the President within the past 120 days allow States covered by those declarations to use Interstate highways in their State to…

Congressman Fitzpatrick Re-Introduces Market Choice Act

Written by Alex Lloyd Gross, May 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) was joined by Representative Salud Carbajal (CA-24) to re-introduce the MARKET CHOICE Act. This bipartisan legislation seeks to implement a fee on carbon emissions, which would help fund infrastructure advancement and development while combatting climate change by eliminating the gas tax. In a recent survey published by…