“After the devastating mismanagement of disaster recovery efforts across Puerto Rico, a mere resignation leaves us wanting,” the advocacy coalition, Power 4 Puerto Rico, said in a press release.
“The conditions imposed by the DOJ were an unconscionable attempt to bully the City and its residents into changing our policies,” Mayor Jim Kenney said in a press release.
Las detenciones en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México se redujeron de 1.64 millones de personas en 2000 a 397,000 registrados en 2018, una caída del 75 por ciento. Aún así, el presidente estadounidense insiste en construir un muro, pasando por encima de la decisión del Congreso en el asunto.
Apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen from 1.64 million people in 2000 to 397,000 recorded in 2018 - a 75 percent drop.
Mayor Moran visited AL DÍA to discuss his first year in office, his efforts to spur economic development in Camden, and his vision moving forward for the city just across the river from Philadelphia.
Con su anuncio del domingo, Klobuchar se convirtió en la quinta mujer en ingresar a la carrera por el Partido Demócrata.
With her Sunday announcement, Klobuchar became the fifth woman to enter the race on the Democratic side.
Kenney’s announcement does not come as a surprise. Thus far, just one Democratic challenger has declared his candidacy - former city controller Alan Butkovitz.
City Councilman David Oh sat down with AL DÍA to discuss the controversial soda tax, the recently passed Fair Workweek legislation, violence in the city, the opioid crisis, marijuana legalization, Philly's sanctuary city status, and more.
En lo que quizá haya sido la sesión más conmovedora del día, el tercer tema de la cumbre resaltó las experiencias personales de dos estudiantes de medicina en Drexel University, Paulina Ramirez y Alfredo Muñoz.
"Servir a los latinos no es algo muy complicado, pero puedo decirles que, a menudo, implementamos programas y no prestamos atención a si los latinos están participando o no", aseguró Deborah Santiago durante la Cumbre de Educación Superior de AL DÍA.
“Serving Latinos is not rocket science, but I can tell you often we put programs in place and we don’t pay attention to whether Latinos are participating or not,” Deborah Santiago told the audience at AL DÍA’s Higher Education Summit.
In perhaps the day’s most moving session, the summit’s third theme highlighted the personal experiences of two medical students at Drexel University, Paulina Ramirez and Alfredo Muñoz.
“Across the commonwealth, we have workers aging out of our workforce, and too often the next generation of worker is not there or doesn’t have the skills to replace them. If we can’t strengthen our workforce, we will fall behind,” Gov. Wolf said.
“Debemos enseñarle a la comunidad minoritaria, la comunidad latina e hispana, que podemos ser exitosos. Y que lo que necesitamos es orientación y liderazgo, pasión y agallas, y todo este tipo de cosas”, dijo Roman.
“We have to show the minority community, Latino community, Hispanic community, everybody, that you can be successful. And what you need is mentorship and leadership and passion and guts, and all that kind of thing,” Roman said.
"No podemos permitirnos un recuento insuficiente, por eso invito a todos los residentes a participar y aprender más sobre lo que pueden hacer para garantizar que todos los ciudadanos de Filadelfia participen", dijo el alcalde Kenney en un comunicado de prensa.
El plan elevaría el salario mínimo a $12 por hora para el 1 de julio de 2019, y 50 centavos por año cada año hasta llegar a $15 por hora en 2025. Según la oficina del gobernador, el aumento afectaría a un millón de trabajadores.
The plan would raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour by July 1, 2019, and by 50 cents each year thereafter until reaching $15 an hour in 2025. According to the governor’s office, the increase would affect one million workers.
“We cannot afford an under count, so I encourage all residents to get involved and learn more about what they can do to ensure that all Philadelphians participate,” Mayor Kenney said in a press release.
The announcement of the listening tour comes just a month after Gov. Wolf expressed his intention to look more closely into legalizing recreational marijuana during a Twitter question-and-answer session.
Tanto Wolf como Fetterman se mostraron optimistas durante aquella soleada y fría tarde de mediados de enero en el Capitolio del Estado, en Harrisburg; una actitud que contrasta con el pesimismo promulgado por el gobierno de Trump, y que ganó Pensilvania en la elección presidencial de 2016.
Gov. Wolf and Lt. Gov. Fetterman both struck optimistic, forward-looking notes on inauguration day - a stark contrast to the doom and gloom promulgated by the Trump administration, and which won him Pennsylvania in the 2016 presidential election.
"Estas recomendaciones reconocen que la violencia es, en última instancia, un síntoma de la crisis más grande de la pobreza generalizada en Filadelfia", dijo Kenney.
“These recommendations recognize that violence is ultimately a symptom of the larger crisis of pervasive poverty in Philadelphia,” Kenney said.
