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The City of Philadelphia has received multiple investments from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to support citywide traffic safety improvements – specifically, $4 million from the Automated Red-Light Enforcement (ARLE) program and $19.3 million from the Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program. “We want to thank our team at OTIS for all their work transforming…

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SEPTA board members have voted unanimously for Vice Chairman Kenneth E. Lawrence Jr. to serve as the new board chair, and for Chester County Commissioner Marian D. Moskowitz as vice chair. This is a historic moment for the SEPTA Board, as Lawrence is the first African American board chair, and Moskowitz is the first female…

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The Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Inc. recently hosted a special event featuring the host of MSNBC’s The ReidOut and New York Times bestselling author, Joy-Ann Reid. Reid was interviewed by author, activist, and owner of Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books, Marc Lamont Hill, where she discussed her latest book, “Medgar & Myrlie.”…

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Michael Ta’Bon, an ex-offender turned crime fighter, is in his 13th year of bringing interactive exhibits, “sidewalk therapy,” and a message on healing to neighborhoods affected by the city’s gun violence crisis. By Mensah M. DeanThis article originally appeared in the February 1, 2024edition of The Trace (www.thetrace.org). ABOVE PHOTO: For over a decade, Michael…

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ANNVILLE, Pa. -– The Keystone State ChalleNGe Academy (KSCA) is accepting applications for its fifth class of cadets which begins in July 2024. The KSCA is designed to give academically challenged teens a second chance at obtaining their basic education, learn leadership, self-discipline, and responsibility to build a better life. The opening of the academy…

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bob Casey (D-Pa.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.), U.S. Representatives Brendan Boyle (D-2nd Dist.), Dwight Evans (D-3rd Dist,), and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-5th Dist.), and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker have announced that SEPTA is receiving $317,160,000 in infrastructure funding to purchase approximately 200 new rail cars on the Market-Frankford Line, SEPTA’s…

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With the death of Chief Clerk Michael Decker, Philadelphia City Council has lost one of its institutions. By Denise Clay-Murray Unless you’re like me and you find yourself in City Hall’s Room 400 every Thursday, chances are you have no idea who Michael Decker is. Philadelphia City Council Chief Clerk Michael Decker But for those…

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By George Burrell ContextThroughout history, several countries have been the greatest — a designation now held by the United States. However, insurrection, elected officials paralyzed by party and power over people, Israel accepting American welfare, but disrespecting its president, and the Supreme Court sanctioning racism has raised international concern about American democracy, as we become…

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Governor Josh Shapiro has opened the application window for small diverse businesses across the Commonwealth to apply for a total of $10.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. Grants ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 will be awarded to historically disadvantaged businesses that were in operation on or before March 17, 2020, and…

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By Kenyatta JohnsonPhiladelphia City Council President For the thousands of hard-working Pennsylvanians in Philadelphia and across our commonwealth who are struggling to provide for themselves and their families, 2024 must be the year that our elected leaders in Harrisburg take action to increase the minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage, as all of our neighboring…

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