Johna Oconnell News Today

Thursday Film screening: Celebrate lesbian visibility Time: 5:30 p.m. on April 27 Location: Manny’s Ahead of the Curve is a documentary featuring Franco

PHILADELPHIA – After a federal judge dismissed a discrimination suit from Philadelphia City Council member Mark Squilla and local Italian-American groups over Mayor Jim Kenney’s removal of Columbus Day as an observed city holiday, the case has been appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

PHILADELPHIA – Litigation brought by supporters of a monument to controversial former Philadelphia Mayor Frank Rizzo, which argued the City of Philadelphia violated its Home Rule Charter and the due process rights of the plaintiffs when it removed the statue in 2020, will now be heard in state court.

Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA – Counsel for the City of Philadelphia and Mayor Jim Kenney are seeking to dismiss a discrimination complaint from Philadelphia City Council member Mark Squilla and local Italian-American groups over Kenney’s removal of Columbus Day as an observed city holiday, arguing it lacks any factual basis. The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations, Inc. of Yonkers, N.Y., plus Squilla, the 1492 Society and Jody Della Barb...