April 1, 2025
by Alex Lloyd Gross Small businesses will be hurt under proposed changes by Mayor Parker, say Council members Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O’Rourke. Currently, small businesses in Philadelphia do not pay city tax on the first $100,000 they make. This is called the BIRT exemption. The plan is to do away with this exemption. Minority…
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HARRISBURG, March 25 – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today voted to ensure that people maintain access to essential health care under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. House Democrats voted unanimously for the bills, which would ensure that these essential protections remain in place for Pennsylvanians despite threats to dismantle the ACA at the…
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by Christopher Baxter of Spotlight Pa. When Luen Ng died at 75 after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Northeast Philadelphia, few people outside her family knew her story. But a Spotlight PA investigation revealed something that should concern every Pennsylvanian: for months before her death, the agency tasked with protecting vulnerable older adults…
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by Charlotte Keith Of Spotlight PA. HARRISBURG — Republican concerns about state spending could keep $50 million to help Pennsylvania homeowners with the cost of major repairs out of this year’s budget, despite overwhelming demand and bipartisan support for a similar initiative several years ago. In 2022, state lawmakers created the Whole-Home Repairs Program and…
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HARRISBURG – Sen. Frank Farry (R-6) today announced his committee assignments for the 2025-26 legislative session. Farry will serve as chair of the Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee, a new committee established by President Pro Tempore Kim Ward and is the first new committee that has been established in decades. The Institutional Sustainability and Innovation…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross What follows are the links to President Donald Trump’s signed executive orders . This includes a parson or commutation for January 6 rioters and another for securing the border.
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Dave Sunday , the new Attorney General for Pennsylvania will be sworn in tomorrow in Harrisburg. This will be held at 3:00 PM at The Forum Auditorium 500 Walnut St. Harrisburg, PA 17120. He will be sworn in as Pennsylvania’s Attorney General. The ceremony will be led by Senator Kristin Phillips-Hall…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross During Martin Luther King Day, people have taken time off and done things for others, without compensation. It’s called A National Day Of Service. That could be cleaning up other peoples neighborhoods, serving food in a soup kitchen or even delivering food to those less fortunate. The Jewish Relief Agency located…
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by Alex Lloyd Gross Senator Tom Cotton is responsible for hurting 170 million Americans in their wallets, and shutting down free speech, when he objected to Senator Ed Markey’s bill that would give a 270 day extension to the hugely popular app. He was the ONLY one to object and that objection tanked the bill….
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by Alex Lloyd Gross The United States Supreme Court screwed 170 million American Citizens today by ruling against Tik-Tok, a hugely popular social media app. The case was litigated by outgoing Attorney General Merrick Garlan’ds Office Garland was supposed to be a Supreme Court Justice but the Senate refused to confirm him in the waning…
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