October 19, 2017
A bipartisan team of three state senators has introduced legislation that would make relocation easier for victims of domestic assault within public housing. Sen. Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia and Montgomery County), Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Beaver, Greene and...
October 18, 2017
As part of an ongoing effort to promote discussion of local issues, State Sen. Art Haywood (District 4) will be hosting a town hall on gun violence at the Woodmere Art Museum on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. After hosting three town halls during the spring,...
September 29, 2017
State Lt. Gov. Mike Stack (D-5) and State Sen. Art Haywood (D-4) are working together to educate others on commutations and the process of wiping convictions off a person’s record. They spoke at an event at LaSalle University. As of January 31, 2017, the state of...
September 22, 2017
Thanks to a generous contribution from the Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Northwest Philadelphia and the Salem Baptist Church in Jenkintown, Black students at Cheltenham High School will get the help they need to get ready for college. Enon and Salem joined forces...
September 22, 2017
On the way back from Harrisburg Wednesday, State Sen. Art Haywood called his mother to let her know that a resolution he sponsored honoring Civil Rights pioneer Fannie Lou Hamer had been approved. “She was so happy,” said Haywood (D-Phila./Mont.). “I couldn’t be more...
September 21, 2017
NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA >> Three area churches are challenging the Northwest Philadelphia area on the traditional concept of church. First, the new Dare to Imagine Church held its Only Imagine Gala and Sunday morning worship service the weekend of Sept. 8 to 10,...
September 20, 2017
Cyrus Mann, the Philadelphia police officer dismissed after fatally shooting an unarmed 306-pound man in 2012, got his job back last year in part because an arbitrator said no evidence or witnesses contradicted Mann’s version that he shot the man at close range as...
September 8, 2017
The Broad Street median parking lawsuit is dead. A Common Pleas Court Judge decided yesterday that the effort to get Philadelphia Police and the Parking Authority to ticket South Broad median parkers is a no-go. Political action committee 5th Square filed the lawsuit...
September 8, 2017
State Sen. Art Haywood (D – 4th Dist.) recently hosted a “Back to School” celebration at the Recreation Center in Germantown. The event the end of a successful summer camp program and the beginning of the new school year. “The main thing we wanted from this event was...
September 1, 2017
Two ideas — one from the right, one from the left — to fix Pennsylvania’s budget woes just might (if put together) get state finances back on track. It’d take some doing and compromise. So right away you figure, eh, no chance. But what passes for fiscal management in...
August 25, 2017
Pennsylvania expects to spend between $24 million and $30 million in start-up expenses to comply with federal requirements to make state-issued identification cards more secure, less than a third of what PennDot said it would cost five years ago, state transportation...
August 22, 2017
Senator Art Haywood recently convened leadership from local advocacy groups to urge state legislators to raise the minimum wage in light of ongoing budget delays. “With a revenue package not yet approved, the legislature still has an opportunity to include a raise to...
August 18, 2017
Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of Aug. 14. Both houses of the General Assembly stood in recess subject to the call of each chambers’ leaders at press time, with committee hearings scheduled beginning Wednesday. Read More...
August 17, 2017
August 16, 2017
State Sen. Art Haywood wants new laws against domestic terrorism to honor the Virginia woman killed in Charlottesville. In the wake of nationwide outrage over white nationalists’ demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, a Philly politician is calling for a...
August 6, 2017
Among way too many news releases flooding my inbox, one last week caught my eye as a good summation of the budget process. A release from Rep. Rosemary Brown (R., Monroe) carried this headline: “Brown Introduces Hands-Free Driving Legislation.” Perfect. Let’s let...
August 5, 2017
Before I finish that sentence, I gotta give a big shout-out to the approximately 100 persons who withstood nearly 100 degree heat on August 1 in the battle to save Cheyney University. I also gotta give a big shout-out to the influential leaders who accepted the...
August 5, 2017
Having been founded as a small nomadic church of 60 people, New Covenant Church of Philadelphia proves the power of holistic ministry, as they have grown into a network of Christian believers and partners that have touched thousands of lives through service and...
July 21, 2017
NORTHWEST PHILADELPHIA >> Young Northwest Philadelphia school children are increasing their reading prowess this summer, thanks to the Read to Succeed program for those entering first to third grades. Sessions are being held at the John F. McCloskey Elementary...
July 13, 2017
State Senator (D-4 PA) announced the opening of the inaugural “Read to Succeed” summer camps he is hosting in partnership with state Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-7 PA), as well as the start of his third annual “Read by Fourth” reading programs. As many as 350 students in...
