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“Él me daba todos los días, enfrente de mis hijos… a veces. Y no podía vivir así”, dijo. Huyendo de este tipo de vida, buscó refugio en uno de los hogares pertenecientes a esta organización, pero en los últimos meses su situación se complicó.

By Clarissa Hamlin | Newsone

The five Black women golfers at the center of an attention-grabbing racial profiling case may motivate a Pennsylvania commission to recommend policy reforms at a local golf course. A third hearing was held with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Wednesday over the April 21 incident in which activist Sandra Thompson and four other women were removed from the Grandview Golf Club in York.

By Sam Haut | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

The aim is to increase children’s reading. But the problem is simple math.

State Sen. Vincent Hughes, D-Philadelphia, said that young students who don’t keep up their reading skills during the summer lose an average of three months of the skills and knowledge they gained in school – the so-called “summer slide.” Then that time has to be made up.

By J.D. Prose | Beaver County Times

A bill co-sponsored by state Sen. Camera Bartolotta that would help domestic and sexual violence victims who live in public housing unanimously passed a House committee Tuesday.

Senate Bill 919, introduced by Bartolotta, R-46, Carroll Township, Washington County, and Democratic state Sens. Judith Schwank of Berks County and Art Haywood of Montgomery County in October, was approved by the House Urban Affairs Committee and sent to the floor for consideration.

By David Weissman | York Dispatch

The state’s Human Relations Commission has scheduled hearings to investigate the alleged racial discrimination that occurred at Grandview Golf Club in April.

By Gillian McGoldrick | The Philadelphia Inquirer

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Republican-controlled Senate came one step closer to considering a controversial bill — which had been thought to be stalled in committee — that would outlaw aborting fetuses based solely on a diagnosis of Down syndrome.

HARRISBURG — The Republican-controlled Senate came one step closer to considering a controversial bill — which had been thought to be stalled in committee — that would outlaw aborting fetuses based solely on a diagnosis of Down syndrome.

By Bonnie Squires | Mainline Times

It was not clairvoyance, but whoever books guests for MSNBC happened to have invited Valerie Jarrett to appear on the taped “Everyday Racism in America” special. The Prince Theatre in Philadelphia had been selected as the venue. And this was the week before the tweet from Roseanne Barr had hit the airwaves.

By Jan Murphy | Pennlive

Five black women who had the police called on them after being accused of taking too long to golf on a York County course came to the state Capitol on Tuesday to share their story with lawmakers.

By Geoff Morrow | Lebanon Daily News

State Sen. Vincent Hughes, D-Philadelphia/Montgomery County, was among the first to reach out to the five black women who were asked to leave Grandview Golf Club in April.

By Maria Panaritis | Philly News

It was a hell of an introduction to Tom Ellis, former Republican commissioner in Montgomery County with an alleged #metoo history. But then again, this is Montgomery County, where the GOP is so dysfunctional it’s good to have a giant stash of Advil handy before wading into its latest civil war.

ABINGTON >> As the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance” permeated the gymnasium of Manor College May 17, more than 100 students processed down the aisle of the auditorium, beaming and waving to their families and friends on their way to becoming graduates, earning an...

By Kelly Peiffer | Montoco.Today

As the sound of “Pomp and Circumstance” permeated the gymnasium of Manor College on Thursday, May 17, over 100 students processed down the aisle of the auditorium, beaming and waving to their families and friends on their way to becoming graduates, earning an Associate in Art and/or Science degree. Manor College welcomed Pennsylvania State Senator Art Haywood as the 2018 Commencement Speaker. Brenda Roselle, a Trustee member of the Manor College Board of Trustees served as the Master of Ceremonies, while Marta J. Penjalskyj, a graduating member of the Class of 2018, delivered an inspirational and heartfelt commencement oration.

By Julie Shaw | Philly News

A Delaware County woman removed as court-appointed guardian for about 100 elderly clients in the region was berated by a Philadelphia judge Monday for repeatedly failing to follow his orders, being nine months late in filing a report he requested, and failing to show up at two hearings last month.

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly 200 advocates including students, parents, educators, program providers, community leaders, policymakers, business and faith-based leaders and others from across Pennsylvania will come together in the...

By Stan Huskey | Montco Today

JENKINTOWN — Manor College recently announced that Art Haywood, Pennsylvania state senator, will be the commencement speaker for the upcoming graduation on May 17, 2018.

Haywood has been an advocate for hard work and education, which stems from his upbringing and his mother who was a public-school teacher. Haywood attended Morehouse College, the London School of Economics and the University of Michigan Law School. His legal work comprises saving families from home foreclosure, aiding nonprofit organizations, representing organizations focused on community, education, and affordable housing.

New tools to spur investment in affordable housing, business start-ups and workforce redevelopment projects in North and Northwest Philadelphia may soon be available, according to state Sen. Art Haywood (D-Phila./Montgomery). Portions of Haywood’s district were...

By Julie Shaw | Philly News

Relatives of Edmund and Margareta Berg were shocked to learn, a little more than a year ago, that the court-appointed guardian handling the Fox Chase couple’s finances had a record of fraud, bad checks, and forgery.

By Susan Phillips | State Impact Pennsylvania

On the day of the Governor’s budget address last month, Amtrak’s 7:25 Keystone service from Philadelphia’s 30th street station to Harrisburg filled up with lobbyists on their way to the Capitol.

PennEnvironment’s David Masur was one of them.

By Stephen Caruso | City & State PA

A bipartisan group of senators this week announced their hopes for an upcoming vote on a package of seven bills that address domestic violence in Pennsylvania.

The bills ultimately passed the Senate Wednesday, with one of the bills headed to the governor’s desk.

(Harrisburg) -- With heavy snow falling, the state Senate made it into the Capitol Wednesday to vote through a raft of bills that aim to increase protections for crime victims. One of the measures is now on its way to the governor's desk, and six others are headed to...

HARRISBURG — The state Senate Wednesday approved a package of bills aimed at better protecting victims of domestic violence, including a measure that will close a loophole in the state’s gun law that victims' advocates have said makes it too easy for abusers to access...

HARRISBURG — The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate gave unanimous approval Wednesday to a bill to force people with a domestic violence ruling against them to more quickly forfeit their firearms, a bill that includes last-minute changes negotiated by the...

By Marc Levy | The Associated Press

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) a The Pennsylvania Senate is giving its unanimous approval to a bill to force people with a domestic violence ruling against them to more quickly give up their firearms.

HARRISBURG — A bill that is likely to become law could open the door for more judges to use risk-assessment tools — screenings aimed at determining whether someone presents a danger to others — when they set bail in domestic-violence cases. The bill, which Gov. Wolf...