Study Warns Job Losses Will Strain Government Health Programs
April 29, 2008
The New York Times reports, “Leading health researchers projected Monday that each percentage-point rise in unemployment during the economic downturn would swell the uninsured by 1.1 million, stoking demand for government health coverage just as states face pressure to cut benefits.”
Source: Study Warns Job Losses Will Strain Government Health Programs
Tougher laws considered against attacks on homeless
April 29, 2008
USA Today reports, “A rise in attacks against homeless people in 2007 has more states considering harsher penalties in hate crime laws for attacking a homeless person.”
Source: Tougher laws considered against attacks on homeless
Rethinking the Parkway
April 28, 2008
PlanPhilly.com reports, “With construction already well under way, a new outdoor café and information center will open this summer on the triangle of land bounded by the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, 16th Street and Cherry Street.”
Source: Rethinking the Parkway
School-budget balancing act
April 28, 2008
The Daily News reports, “In interviews Friday, school officials insisted the $2.3 billion budget would be balanced by the time the district’s governing School Reform Commission adopts it May 28, less than five weeks before the new fiscal year begins July 1.”
Source: Spring ritual: School-budget balancing act
No conflicts for Phila. Academy Charter investigators
April 28, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “After going to unusual lengths to make sure an investigation into allegations of financial mismanagement and nepotism at Philadelphia Academy Charter School is thorough and unbiased, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission has concluded its investigators have no conflicts of interest.”
Source: No conflicts for Phila. Academy Charter investigators
Phila. school district was told of weak controls
April 28, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “The Philadelphia City Controller’s Office has warned the school district for at least the last decade that controls over student activity funds were “weak” and subject to abuse, officials in the controller’s office said yesterday.”
Source: Phila. school district was told of weak controls
Hearing on Philadelphia’s gun-control laws postponed
April 28, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “A hearing Monday on a challenge to the constitutionality of Philadelphia’s new gun-control laws has been postponed until May 19.”
Source: Hearing on Philadelphia’s gun-control laws postponed
PennDOT’s I-95 plan worries residents
April 28, 2008
Action News reports, “Residents aren’t arguing whether the work is necessary. They just don’t want it done at their expense.”
Source: PennDOT’s I-95 plan worries residents
Workers’ memorial to be held along Delaware
April 28, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “Labor leaders and workers will gather beside the Delaware River this morning for a memorial service to honor workers who have died on the job.”
Source: Workers’ memorial to be held along Delaware
Denial of casino permit advised
April 28, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “Two federal regulators have recommended denying the SugarHouse casino a key permit for building into the Delaware River, while a third is asking for more information from the developer.”
Source: Denial of casino permit advised
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