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23 Oct 2022, 7:14 pm by Howard Bashman
Supreme Court is taking on the issue of undated mail ballots just weeks before Election Day; The court fast-tracked the case Friday”: Jonathan Lai and Jeremy Roebuck of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report. [read post]
21 Oct 2022, 10:03 am by Howard Bashman
Supreme Court justice, a couple of rock stars, and a bunch of academic dignitaries will cap Penn president inauguration; Dating back centuries, inaugurations brim with pomp and circumstance; Penn’s is one of five at local colleges this month”: Susan Snyder of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report. [read post]
17 Oct 2022, 10:13 am by Rick Hasen
Philadelphia Inquirer: Republicans are taking the fight over undated Pennsylvania mail ballots straight to the state’s high court, and they’re not waiting until Election Day to do it.A coalition of GOP groups, including the Republican National Committee and the state… Continue reading [read post]
17 Oct 2022, 10:07 am by Howard Bashman
Supreme Court to stop undated mail ballots from being counted; Undated mail ballots in Pennsylvania have been a persistent source of political and legal conflict since the 2020 election”: Jonathan Lai of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report. [read post]
1 Oct 2022, 9:01 am by Howard Bashman
” Update: In other news coverage, Diane Mastrull of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Pa. [read post]
30 Sep 2022, 7:13 am by Unknown
Now comes a Philadelphia Inquirer story that explains Fumo is now facing federal income and gift tax troubles. [read post]
30 Sep 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal Brooklyn’s Library Moves to Slip Books Through Red State Bans MSN – Madina Touré (Politico) | Published: 9/24/2022 The front line of America’s culture war now runs straight through the nation’s school libraries, with conservatives in dozens of states outlawing books and instruction and the left working to shield targeted authors. [read post]
29 Sep 2022, 5:16 pm by Howard Bashman
“Senate confirms Arianna Freeman to US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the first woman of color to join that bench; Freeman, of Philadelphia, was confirmed in a 50-47 vote that broke strictly along party lines; The vote came about two weeks after an initial attempt failed, when two Democrats were absent”: Jonathan Tamari of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report. [read post]
29 Sep 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
” by Audrey Dutton for Idaho Capital Sun Pennsylvania: “Mayoral Candidate Cherelle Parker Became a Harrisburg Lobbyist Days After Resigning from City Council” by Sean Collins Walsh (Philadelphia Inquirer) for MSN The post Thursday’s LobbyComply News Roundup appeared first on State and Federal Communications. [read post]
23 Sep 2022, 8:00 am by Gene Takagi
See How the Pandemic Shortened Life Expectancy in Indigenous Communities, NY Times]Racial Equity and Justice: Governors who shipped migrants North took a page from an old, racist playbook (Ray Ewing, Philadelphia Inquirer) When Diversity Isn’t the Right Kind of Diversity (Pamela Paul, NY Times) In the new ‘Little Mermaid,’ Black girls and moms see themselves (Samantha Chery and Anne Branigin, Washington Post) Indigenous knowledge in food system… [read post]
23 Sep 2022, 5:28 am by Jeff Welty
Philadelphia’s high-profile progressive prosecutor Larry Krasner is back in the news. [read post]
23 Sep 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal A Landmark Supreme Court Fight Over Social Media Now Looks Likely MSN – Robert Barnes and Ann Marimow (Washington Post) | Published: 9/19/2022 Conflicting lower court rulings about removing controversial material from social media platforms point toward a landmark U.S. [read post]
14 Sep 2022, 6:48 pm by Howard Bashman
“Temple professor falsely accused of spying for China urges court to revive his suit against the FBI; The case against Xiaoxing Xi, his attorneys say, was part of a pattern of bungled and discriminatory prosecutions against Chinese-American scientists”: Jeremy Roebuck of The Philadelphia Inquirer has this report. [read post]
14 Sep 2022, 1:47 pm by Brent Wieand
A Philadelphia nursing home abuse lawyer shares that recent media attention has showcased situations in which relatives and friends of residents have been hounded over bad debt, despite federal laws against it. [read post]
7 Sep 2022, 4:26 am by SHG
The brothers, who insisted they were innocent, declined plea bargains that would have seen them released from prison in 5 to 10 years, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported, and received life sentences instead. [read post]
31 Aug 2022, 10:00 am by Paul Caron
Philadelphia Inquirer, For $214,800, You Can Get a Wharton Executive MBA From the Comfort of Your Couch (Mostly): Executives who want a business degree now have a new option at the Wharton School which this month launched a “global” executive program offering 75% virtual and 25% in-person classes. [read post]
26 Aug 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
National/Federal An Unusual $1.6 Billion Donation Bolsters Conservatives Seattle Times – Kenneth Vogel and Shane Goldmacher (New York Times) | Published: 8/22/2022 A new conservative group received $1.6 billion from one donor, which among the largest – if not the largest – single contributions ever made to a politically focused nonprofit. [read post]
22 Aug 2022, 7:04 pm by Howard Bashman
“Women are registering to vote in Pa. in numbers far exceeding men since the Supreme Court abortion decision; Of the women who have registered since the decision, there are four Democrats for every Republican”: Julia Terruso and Jonathan Lai of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report. [read post]
22 Aug 2022, 4:00 am by Jim Sedor
Campaign Finance Pennsylvania: “Philly’s Board of Ethics Will Consider Banning Super PAC ‘Redboxing’ Ahead of the 2023 Mayoral Race” by Sean Collins Walsh for Philadelphia Inquirer Washington: “‘Gold Standard’ or Unconstitutional? [read post]