Stories tagged: "Malcolm Kenyatta"


FILE - A "Now Hiring" sign hangs in the windows of Ruby's Cleaners in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
Pennsylvania House Democrats Vote to Raise the Minimum Wage for the First Time Since 2007

House Democrats passed a bill raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage for the first time since 2007. House Bill 1500 raises the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15 per hour in three stages by Jan. 1, 2026 and then adjusts it to inflation beginning Jan. 1, 2027.

State Reps. Jessica Benham (D-Allegheny) and Malcolm Kenyatta (D-Philadelphia) during a hearing regarding the Fairness Act (H.B. 300) at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, April 24, 2023. (Photo: Sean Kitchen).
PA House Dems Advance Bill Protecting LGBTQ Pennsylvanians From Discrimination

The Fairness Act, which Democrats have been trying to advance for more than two decades, cleared a major hurdle Monday. A vote before the full House is expected Wednesday.

FILE - Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Philadelphia, meets with people at the conclusion of a news conference at Independence Mall in Philadelphia, May 4, 2022. Kenyatta said Thursday, March 9, 2023, that he wants to be Pennsylvania's next auditor general, promising to overhaul how the fiscal watchdog keeps track of state and local government spending. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta to Run for Auditor General in 2024

Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is the first person to announce their candidacy for the position to lead the state’s fiscal watchdog agency.

(L-R) Keystone managing editor Patrick Berkery, state Rep. Melissa Shusterman, state Sen. Katie Muth, state Sen. Malcolm Kenyatta, and Lancaster City Council President Izzy Smith-Wade-El during the Keystone candidate forum at the Bok Building in Philadelphia, Oct. 19, 2022 (Photo: the Keystone).
‘They Aren’t Listening to You and They Don’t Care About Your Values’: PA Democrats Say Republicans in Harrisburg Are Hurting Pennsylvanians

At the Keystone’s candidate forum in Philadelphia, state Democrats cited Republican efforts to ban abortion and their hypocrisy on the issue of public safety as examples of how the GOP-majority are attempting to take away the rights of Pennsylvanians.

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, center, speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump as they demonstrate outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Harrisburg, Pa., after Democrat Joe Biden defeated Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Video Surfaces of Doug Mastriano Making Friends With Pro-Confederate Armed Men

Days after photos surfaced of Doug Mastriano wearing a Confederate uniform, video of the Republican gubernatorial candidate thanking pro-Confederate armed men guarding a General Lee statue has been uncovered.

Protesters gather in Harrisburg in May 2020. (Shutterstock Photo/Jelani Photography)
Bill Removing ‘Homosexuality’ From PA Criminal Laws Finally Headed to Governor’s Desk

After a years-long battle to get the term ‘homosexuality’ removed from the state’s criminal code, a bill doing just that is awaiting the governor’s signature.

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
New Poll Shows Fetterman With 20 Point Lead In Democratic Field; Three Republicans In A Tight Race

A new Monmouth University poll released Wednesday shows the Democratic primary for United States Senate has a clear front-runner: Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman. The Republicans, meanwhile, have a tight three-way race for the nomination. In the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate: John Fetterman garnered the support of 44% of poll respondents while Congressman Conor Lamb...