For Rosalind Applewhite, the fight for Medicaid is personal
Rosalind Applewhite of Strawberry Mansion says the Medicaid expansion portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare, is personal to her. “People desperately need health care, and the president has made it possible,” she said, holding a sign reading “Health Care is a Right” in Center City. “The Supreme Court has...
Continue ReadingPaid Sick Leave Passes–But Will It Stick?
Hundreds of protesters showed up for Mayor Nutter’s budget speech this morning. Many of them, from unions like AFSCME DC 47, DC 33, were there to protest specifically against Nutter, being that three city unions are still working without contracts, and many blame the mayor for this. They chanted “Bozo sucks!” before the address began, holding signs of Nutter...
Continue ReadingUnion Protesters Drown Out Mayor Nutter’s Budget Speech
As expected, Mayor Michael Nutter gave a speech to a packed hall of union protesters, angry at the administration for having worked several years without a new negotiated contract. Things had been a little nutty throughout the morning, as the City Council debated earned sick leave and a couple other issues. Protesters had shown up early with signs portraying...
Continue Reading
DAILY GRINDER: Romney T-Shirt Story Being Exploited for Campaigns, School Choice
Let’s talk about the Mitt Romney T-shirt outragicide! But first, let it be known that if you post the personal contact information of the teacher accused of mocking the student in Port Richmond for wearing the Mitt Romney T-shirt—or anyone else’s personal information, with the intention of that person being harassed, as several people tried to do last...
Continue Reading
DAILY GRINDER: Nutter Gets Involved in Romney T-shirt Flap at ‘Un-American’ School
She wasn't wearing these. But they exist. And that's weird. In case you missed it: A teacher at Charles Carroll High School in Port Richmond is accused of ridiculing one of her students, Samantha Pawlucy, in class for wearing a Mitt Romney t-shirt on ‘Dress down day.’ According to the Inquirer, “Gaymon pointed out the shirt in class, then went...
Continue Reading
PHLOG: Protesters, Democratic Pols Greet Romney in Philly
Protesters with Fight For Philly, the SEIU and others were waiting for Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, Vice-Presidential candidate Paul Ryan and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett outside the Union League this morning, where the trio stopped by for a fundraiser. About 60 people were on hand chanting slogans for the “Neighborhood swap” event—in...
Continue Reading
Protests Going on Around Romney Visit to Union League—Right Now
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is in Philly—right now. Normally, I’d joke about how “if you blink, you might miss him” (that always gets the crowd going), but let’s be honest: You are just going to miss him. He, along with Gov. Tom Corbett and Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan are at the Union League raising some funds from wealthy donors likely...
Continue Reading
Green Party Presidential Ticket Arrested in Philly
Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein and Vice Presidential candidate Cheri Honkala were arrested today after an hours-long sit-in to protest home foreclosures, dubbed ‘Occupy Fannie Mae.’ The candidates were joined by about 50 protesters as they and others spoke, then picketed, then attempted to enter 1835 Market Street to speak with a Fannie...
Continue Reading
Restaurant Workers Rally for a Higher Minimum Wage
Earning minimum wage can be a bit ugly. Both the Pennsylvania and federal minimum wage stands at $7.25 per hour—which equates to $15,080 per year, assuming said minimum-wage worker takes no days off. The current minimum wage hasn’t kept up with inflation and partially accounts for why a record number of Americans are on food stamps today. And as bad as that...
Continue Reading
DAILY GRINDER: 50 Democrats Sign Brief Supporting Voter ID Challenge
Fifty House Democrats signed a brief in support of the challenge to the Voter ID law. Many claim the law violates the Pennsylvania constitution’s “protection of the right to vote and oversteps the powers vested in the General Assembly.” As we’ve reported before, it also unfairly brutalizes women, minorities, the elderly and college students. Governor...
Continue Reading
