#PABudget: Finding History in the Hallways of the Capitol The Capitol has been a bleak and barren landscape as this week Pennsylvania goes on without a budget. There were some staffers and tourists strolling through the hallways, and today I took some time to walk the halls before I attended a meeting. While walking down the hallway where…
Will Allentown See the Next Student Uprising?
Will Allentown See the Next Student Uprising? In the midst of stories of scandal, mismanagement, and charterization of the Allentown School District, a growing number of students and teachers may just be ready to take their schools back. While it may be too early to call what’s happening in Allentown a “movement,” there are signs that…
A New Season of Raging Monday! Kevin Mahoney Talks with Rick Smith about Movement Building and Right-to-Know Craziness
A New Season of Raging Monday! Kevin Mahoney Talks with Rick Smith about Movement Building and Right-to-Know Craziness It’s fall and that means a new season of Raging Mondays on the Rick Smith Show. Every Monday, Raging Chicken Press editor, Kevin Mahoney, talks with Rick Smith about the rage of the week. This week, Kevin and…
#PaBudget: Public School Teachers Working for Your Indiegogo Donations
#PaBudget: Public School Teachers Working for Your Indiegogo Donations Instead of pounding the sidewalks holding signs that read “Will Work for Food,” Chester Upland school teachers are holding metaphorical twenty-first century signs that state “Will Work for Your Indiegogo Donations.” That’s because teachers at Chester Upland School District, one of the Commonwealth’s poorest school districts, have decided to start…
#PABudget: Planned Parenthood PA Funding on the Budget Chopping Block?
#PABudget: Planned Parenthood PA Funding on the Budget Chopping Block? Last week, Republican leadership tried to veto override 20 line items from the budget that Governor Wolf completely vetoed on June 30th. If this action were to pass, there would have been constitutional questions raised because the governor vetoed the budget outright while the House GOP…
Office of Open Records Ruling on Access to PASSHE Employees Home Addresses Expected Today
Office of Open Records Ruling on Access to PASSHE Employees Home Addresses Expected Today The Office of Open Records is expected to issue its “final determination” today as to whether the home addresses of employees at the 14 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education universities should be handed over to anyone who files a right-to-know request,…
#PABudget: Legislator Wants to Make English Official Language to Cut Big Government Translation Fees
#PABudget: Legislator Wants to Make English Official Language to Cut Big Government Translation Fees As if the #PABudget saga could take another turn. Oh it has. Republican Representative Ryan Warner, with the blessing of some House leaders, would like to make English the official language of Pennsylvania to save us some money in the fiscal budget….
New Academic Year Brings More Challenges for PASSHE Universities
New Academic Year Brings More Challenges for PASSHE Universities The days of former Governor Tom Corbett’s direct attacks on the 14 universities that make up the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) may be gone, but for many faculty, staff, and students this academic year may still seem like old times. The decision by Pennsylvania…
Company Seeks Scabs on Pittsburgh Craigslist to Work 84 Hours a Week In Steelworkers Lockout
Company Seeks Scabs on Pittsburgh Craigslist to Work 84 Hours a Week In Steelworkers Lockout There is a major labor dispute happening in Pittsburgh between Allegheny Technologies Incorporated and the United Steelworkers. In the beginning of August, ATI locked out over 2,000 USW members from the job. Two days ago, Strom Engineering, a company that specializes in…
I Just Registered to Vote Online in Pennsylvania & You Should Too
I Just Registered to Vote Online in Pennsylvania & You Should Too Tom Wolf did something amazing today! Last winter, I moved to Harrisburg and with the process of moving in, changing my permanent address, going through all the paperwork with bills, parking permits and the Department of Transportation, changing my voter registration got lost in…
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