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Philly labor and progressive groups rally behind ICE Out legislation
Plus, Pa. House Democrats advance minimum wage bill following Shapiro’s budget address Share with a friend Good Afternoon everyone, It’s Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. Today, we’re looking ahead to the Republican and Democratic parties hosting state committee meetings this weekend, and also a quick…
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PECO gave neighbors $250 after deadly explosion
Plus: Why passport services are ending at some Pa. libraries Share with a friend Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And if the special someone in your life is more into horror movies and frightfests than candy and flowers, we’ve got a couple of ideas. For those hopeless romantic ghouls in the Philadelphia area,…
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Free services you didn’t know Pa. libraries offer
Plus: ICE buys a Berks County warehouse Share with a friend Just shy of three months after Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 budget was signed into law, Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled his 2026-27 budget proposal in Harrisburg on Tuesday—a $53.26 billion spending plan that includes a $100 million transfer for a new fund designed to handle disruptions from…
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Shapiro makes new pitch to raise minimum wage during budget address
Plus, progressive lawmakers propose taxing billionaires to backfill Trump’s budget cuts Share with a friend Good evening everyone, It’s Tuesday, Feb. 3, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. It’s also “Budget Day” in Pennsylvania, which is akin to the Commonwealth’s political Super Bowl with all of the pomp and circumstance…
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Hungry in Pittsburgh? Try these local meal kit options
Plus: A community snow removal effort in NEPA Share with a friend Sometime between the first cup of coffee and the moment my wife heads off to work each morning, we discuss dinner—what we feel like eating, what we have on hand, what we need to get from the store, that sort of thing. When…
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Why Pa. hospitals are facing a shaky financial future
Plus: Key Pa. stops on the Underground Railroad Share with a friend Based on the snow, ice, and sub-zero wind chills we’ve been dealing with across Pennsylvania recently, and Washington Post meteorologist Ben Noll saying last week that “the eastern United States is forecast to be the coldest place, relative to average, on the planet…
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30 years later, Central Pa. dad recreates the igloo of his youth
Plus: Two Philly films added to National Film Registry Share with a friend Far too often, it seems, I’ve found myself opening the Feelgood Friday newsletter by saying something to the effect of ‘If ever there was a week when we could use some good news, this is one of them.’ Sadly, the sentiment holds…
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Pizza perfection in South Philly, via Jersey
Plus: Show us your pies! Share with a friend Between now and the next time we meet, National Pizza Day will have come and gone. However you plan to celebrate, please do so responsibly, and without chain pizza. NPD falls on Monday, Feb. 9 this year, one day after the Super Bowl, a day on…
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Pa. GOP lawmaker resigns as conflicts of interest exposed
Plus, Philly and Pittsburgh nurses to hold vigils for Alex Pretti this weekend Share with a friend Good evening everyone, It’s Thursday, Jan, 29 and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. Fallout continues after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA and American Federation…
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Remembering Renee Good and Alex Pretti
Pa. labor leaders calls on Fetterman and McCormick to reject DHS funding following ICE killings Share with a friend Good evening everyone, It’s Tuesday, Jan. 27, and welcome back to another edition of the Keystone Labor Report. There’s an old saying in the labor movement that “an injury to one is an injury to all,”…
