Black Friday, perhaps the biggest and most anticipated shopping day of the year, is the day most major businesses mark down prices and host attractive deals designed to attract holiday shoppers the day after Thanksgiving. And it works. Lines form outside retail establishments and shoppers eagerly await doors to open so they can rush in […]

Originally published here. A need for more primary care physicians is crucial; Every additional primary care physician per 10,000 Americans results in a 5 percent decrease in outpatient visits, a 5.5 percent decrease in hospital admissions, and a 10.9 percent decrease in emergency room visits—yet the American Association of Medical Colleges estimates a shortage of […]

On Saturday the rotunda in St. Joseph Hall overflowed with women veterans, active service members, and the words of a number of elected officials, including those of two presidential candidates, for an event dedicated to assisting and empowering female service members. The event, held on Sept. 28 at and titled “Stand Up, Be Counted,” launched […]

Drug policy reform advocates and lawmakers celebrated on Wednesday after a key congressional committee approved a bill to end federal marijuana prohibition for the first time in history. The House Judiciary Committee voted 24-10, including two “aye” votes from Republican lawmakers, to advance the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act. Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) […]

Six La Salle University alumni have been recognized as Philadelphia’s most influential leaders, with four earning placement in Philadelphia Business Journal’s Power 100 list, and two in PBJ’s 20 Public Sector Power Players list. The Power 100 acknowledges the region’s most influential leaders in the Greater Philadelphia business community. La Salle honorees in the Power […]

By John N. Mitchell PHILADELPHIA — The late Rev. Leon H. Sullivan’s legacy has an international reach. However, it will be honored this weekend in the North Philadelphia neighborhood where he left an indelible mark. On Saturday, the stretch of North Broad Street between Oxford Street and Girard Avenue will be renamed “Rev. Dr. Leon […]

Harrisburg – State Sen. Art Haywood joined the Wolf Administration, fellow elected officials, state agencies, and advocates for a press conference announcing the completion of the Poverty Report. Since completing the five-stop Poverty Listening Tour this spring, Sen. Haywood’s office and the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus have worked together to compile a comprehensive report to […]

The Helping Seniors Afford Health Care was introduced by the three lawmakers on Tuesday and then rapidly advanced through the House Energy and Commerce Committee Thursday afternoon, along with the prescription drug measure. Legislation to allow the federal government to negotiate down the prices of prescription drugs continued to advance toward a vote by the […]

Officials in Philadelphia are asking the public for information after two separate shootings in less than 24 hours left a 2-year-old girl dead and a baby boy in critical condition. Politicians and members of law enforcement condemned the gun violence that affected the city’s children in a press conference Monday. “This is a real scourge […]

Originally published on InsiderNJ WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted to pass the Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act, H.R. 4671. The bill will now go to the full House for final passage. The bill, introduced by Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-03), Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-03) and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester […]