February 10, 2021
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday said his administration is forming a task force with House and Senate lawmakers from both parties to work on the challenging COVID-19 vaccine rollout. The Democratic administration has been criticized by lawmakers from both...
February 10, 2021
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A new task force aimed at tackling COVID-19 vaccination is set to meet this week. The first involves having more organized county-by-county data than what’s currently listed on the Department of Health’s website. He’d like to...
February 10, 2021
Harrisburg, PA — Black History Month is a time to celebrate the many contributions African Americans have made to our nation, but it is also a time to reflect and discuss the current struggles for racial equality. Today, CBS 21’s Talia Kirkland is taking a...
February 10, 2021
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Scheduling a COVID-19 vaccine appointment online is already hard for some. “There is a real digital divide that the Coronavirus has exacerbated by putting everything online. That means that we are excluding people who don’t use the internet,”...
February 9, 2021
Pennsylvania’s now vaccinated 1 million people and the rate of new COVID-19 cases continues to drop. The state is now averaging 3,775 new cases over the last week, a 30% drop from the average a week ago. Over the last three days, there have been 11,309 new cases of...
February 9, 2021
State Sen. Art Haywood and African-American Pennsylvania college students are scheduled to meet with Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) presidents to discuss racial discrimination and harassment on college campuses. The virtual campus setting...
February 4, 2021
A healthy 41-year-old man recently “waltzed” into a Pennsylvania pharmacy and received a vaccination, essentially cutting the line in front of higher-risk people. That story came from an irritated state Sen. Maria Collett, D-Montgomery and Bucks, during a hearing...
January 27, 2021
Stalled negotiations to develop the blighted lot at 6717 Chew Avenue, next to Pleasant Playground in East Mt. Airy, appear ready to re-start following a community meeting Jan. 18 where elected officials voiced support for neighbors, who have rejected initial plans to...
January 21, 2021
Democratic lawmakers heard from advocates, academics and business groups Monday on a renewed push to give minimum wage workers in Pennsylvania a raise to $15 an hour. Over 100 people attended the Zoom hearing on minimum wage hosted by the Pennsylvania...
January 18, 2021
Martin Luther King Jr. was right. Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. When racial injustice appears and is allowed to fester on our college campuses, we believe that threat is particularly ominous. When Black students, who are often away from home...
January 5, 2021
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Pennsylvania Senate swearing-in ceremonies are generally a photo-op affair, but Tuesday’s ceremony descended into a chaotic shouting match over Republicans’ refusal to recognize the certified winner of a western Pennsylvania...
January 5, 2021
Republicans in Pennsylvania’s state Senate temporarily evicted the lieutenant governor and refused to seat a Democrat from a suburban Pittsburgh district during the Legislature’s first session of the year Tuesday because his opponent was still pursuing a...
January 5, 2021
The Swearing-in Ceremony in the Pennsylvania Senate, typically a collegial and joyous affair, was instead marked by shouting and bitter clashes on Tuesday. Despite long, impassioned speeches, Democrats argued unsuccessfully to convince Senate Republicans to seat...
January 4, 2021
Senate Republicans plan to refuse to seat Allegheny County Democratic Sen. Jim Brewster on Swearing-in Day Tuesday due to a challenge filed by his GOP opponent. Brewster, who has represented the 45th senatorial district seat since 2010, was certified by the Department...
December 24, 2020
As we enter what should be a time of spiritual reflection of the year about to end, we are reminded of the failure of the majority in the General Assembly to help families across the commonwealth in 2020. In May, a bipartisan proposal to use the Commonwealth’s share...
December 10, 2020
Now that the dust has settled, the results of the 2020 election are clear. High voter engagement and increased mail-in voting led to massive turnout nationwide. While record numbers of Pennsylvanians made their voices heard, their message was less clear. The results...
December 4, 2020
WEST CHESTER— State Senator-Elect Carolyn Comitta joined more than a dozen state senators Friday in announcing a $4 billion pandemic relief plan to provide direct aid to workers, families, small businesses, the restaurant industry, and others that continue to struggle...
December 4, 2020
November 23, 2020
Jennifer R. Storm, an out lesbian who has served as the state’s Victim Advocate for the past seven years, is battling to keep her job. Storm is believed to be the highest-ranking out lesbian in Pennsylvania state government. Storm, 45, oversees supportive services for...
October 23, 2020
The minimum wage in the United States hasn’t budged in 11 years. Whether it should was a hotly contested question during Thursday’s final presidential debate. President Donald Trump asserted that increasing the minimum wage would crush small businesses, many of...
