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Probation Officer, Not The Judge – Pushed Meek Mill To Switch Managers As the feud continues with rapper Meek Mill and Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Genece Brinkley, new information’s been released regarding his case. In December it was revealed Judge Brinkley urged Mill in a private meeting two years ago to ditch his current management team, […]
Could Philadelphia City Council block Mayor Kenney’s proposed safe injection sites? Philly.com- Does Mayor Kenney need lawmakers to sign off on his plan to make Philadelphia the first U.S. city to open safe injection sites for people addicted to opioids? The Kenney administration doesn’t think so, but some City Council members beg to differ. The city […]
Via NBC 10 People in Philadelphia came together Wednesday at City Hall to pray for the Eagles. They’re hoping the team’s success can inspire the city to solve some of its biggest problems. NBC10’s Aundrea Cline-Thomas has the story. (Published Wednesday, Jan 24, 2018)
Safe Injection Sites To Fight Opioid Overdose Deaths Get Green Light From Philadelphia Officials Philly.com- After a year in which overdoses outstripped the murder rate by 4-1, librarians ran outside to save people from overdosing, and makeshift heroin camps sprawled under bridges and on street corners, Philadelphia city officials Tuesday took their most radical step yet […]
Government Shutdown Fizzles On Spending, Immigration Deal In Congress Reuters- Congress voted on Monday to end a three-day government shutdown, approving another short-term funding bill as Democrats accepted promises from Republicans for a broad debate later on the future of young illegal immigrants. The fourth temporary funding bill since October easily passed the Senate and the […]
Nick Foles Leads Philadelphia To The Super Bowl Against The Patriots And we’re off! The Philadelphia Eagles set Lincoln Financial Field on fire Sunday night as they took on the Minnesota Vikings with a 38-7 win. It’s taken the Eagles 13 years to receive another NFC Championship, and so much has changed since 2005. Lincoln […]
Trump administration creating civil rights division to shield health workers with moral or religious objections Washington Post-The Trump administration will create a new conscience and religious freedom division within the Health and Human Services Department to ease the way for doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals to opt out of providing services that violate their […]
Eagles Shine With Underdog Status The Philadelphia Eagles are the hometown underdogs again! The birds pounded through the Atlanta Falcons last Saturday 15-10. As we close the NFL season, the Vikings will make their trek to Philadelphia for the NFC Championship game on Sunday. The “underdog mask” has become very popular in the city of […]
Philly Police Commissioner Now Open To Safe-Injection Sites Philly.com- A year ago, if you’d talked to Police Commissioner Richard Ross about safe-injection sites, he would have told you he was “adamantly opposed,” writes Inquirer columnist Mike Newall. But in October, as the city hosted the International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference, Ross cornered his Vancouver […]
Krasner Firings Stir Fallout In Court: Cases Stalled, Criticism Emerges Philly.com– Three days after new District Attorney Larry Krasner fired 31 people in a dramatic office shakeup, the impact began to ripple through Philadelphia’s court system on Monday. One judge took the bench and criticized the prosecutor’s office for asking to postpone a murder trial […]
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner forced 31 people out at the District Attorney’s office, prompting criticism from some and celebration from others. In an exclusive interview with Praise 107.9 FM host Solomon Jones, Krasner explained his motivations. ““We did it because this is an office in need of culture change,” Krasner told Jones. “It is […]
Trump Administration Targets Recreational Pot, Placing thousands Of Marijuana businesses in California at risk Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions recently put an abrupt end to an Obama-era policy that provided legal shelter for marijuana sales in California and five other states that have allowed recreational pot, placing at risk thousands of marijuana businesses operating legally under state […]