Nutter defiantly signs five gun laws
April 11, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “Mayor Nutter likened himself and City Council members yesterday to the band of rebels who formed this country as he signed five new gun-control laws that defy the state legislature and legal precedent.”
Source: Nutter defiantly signs five gun laws
Many illegal immigrants pay up at tax time
April 11, 2008
USA Today reports, “The tax system collects its due, even from a class of workers with little likelihood of claiming a refund and no hope of drawing a Social Security check.”
Source: Many illegal immigrants pay up at tax time
State House unanimously OKs gun package
April 8, 2008
The Daily News reports, “A comprehensive gun-package bill unanimously passed the state House of Representatives yesterday by a 200-to-0 vote, adding muscle to the fight against straw purchasers and raising the penalties on gun-related crimes.”
Source: State House unanimously OKs gun package
House passes bills aimed at prison overcrowding
April 8, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “The state House yesterday approved several bills designed to ease inmate overcrowding and make related changes.”
Source: House passes bills aimed at prison overcrowding
U.S. Shifting Prison Focus to Re-entry Into Society
April 8, 2008
The New York Times reports, “In a sharp change in attitudes about incarceration, many states and private groups have recently experimented with “re-entry” programs to help released prisoners fit back into their communities and avoid new crime.”
Source: U.S. Shifting Prison Focus to Re-entry Into Society
A follow-up fair for improving communities
April 7, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “Yesterday, the two were among representatives of about 40 organizations recruiting volunteers at the Community Action Fair at School District of Philadelphia headquarters. The fair was a follow-up to October’s rally by 10,000 Men: Call to Action, an organizaton that seeks to engage African American men in the community and help stem city violence.”
Source: A follow-up fair for improving communities
States: Freed inmates would save millions
April 4, 2008
USA Today reports, “Lawmakers from California to Kentucky are trying to save money with a drastic and potentially dangerous budget-cutting proposal: releasing tens of thousands of convicts from prison, including drug addicts, thieves and even violent criminals.”
Source: States: Freed inmates would save millions
Group staging silent tribute to honor legacy of MLK
April 3, 2008
The Daily News reports, “An assassin’s bullet, fired at 7:01 p.m. EST April 4, 1968, ended the life of preacher and civil-rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., adding fuel to his call for universal peace and justice. Forty years later, King’s life, death and work will be memorialized during 40 seconds of silence tomorrow at Franklin Square Park, 6th and Arch streets, in the shadow of Benjamin Franklin Bridge.”
Source: Group staging silent tribute to honor legacy of MLK
Gun-control advocates undeterred by another legislative loss
April 3, 2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports, “A bill to limit the number of handguns a person could buy to one a month has met its fate - defeat. Another measure that would have allowed municipalities such as Philadelphia to make their own gun laws - vanquished.”
Source: Gun-control advocates undeterred by another legislative loss
Study: Philly’s tops in jailing rate
April 1, 2008
The Daily News reports, “Philadelphia has the highest rate of incarceration in jails in the country, according to a new study from the Justice Policy Institute.”
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