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Pennsylvania Perspective for Monday, March 17, 2025

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Gov. Shapiro Criticizes Dems’ Strategy in Government Shutdown Fight -During an appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher, Governor Josh Shapiro criticized U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for not leveraging more...more

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Broad Street Brief: Voters Approve RCO Ballot Question

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Philadelphia’s political landscape has shifted to embrace law enforcement, with Mayor Cherelle Parker rejecting progressive drug policies, supporting low-level crime arrests, and unveiling a plan to combat the open-air drug...more

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Cozen Cities - January 31, 2024

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CHICAGO — Chicago Rideshare Drivers Looking for Safety Solutions- Chicago Gig Alliance organizer Lori Simmons is leading the charge in demanding city officials take action in response to a rash of recent rideshare driver...more

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Cozen Cities - August 23, 2023

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CHICAGO — Chicago City Council to Consider Regulating Rideshares- Members of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration have been involved in the discussions, but Alderman Mike Rodriguez is taking the lead on the effort to...more

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Cozen Cities - April 5, 2023

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Gig Economy & Technology- SEATTLE — Gig Workers to Receive Paid Sick, Safe Leave- The city will be providing paid sick and safe leave for most gig workers, who will accrue a day of paid sick leave for every 30 days they...more

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No Universal Masking Mandate in Los Angeles or Across California

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In March 2022, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) dropped universal indoor masking, though masking was still required in certain places. By April 2022, most counties had also ceased universal indoor masking...more

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Los Angeles County Requires Masks on Public Transit

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Since last week, when a Federal District Court in Florida struck down the Center for Disease Control’s Mask Mandate for public transportation, many local jurisdictions have announced an end to mask mandates.  Indeed, the...more

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Major Cities Keep Public Transit COVID-19 Mask Mandates Despite Federal Order

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Despite a federal court ruling in April 2022 striking down federal mask mandates, major cities in the United States are keeping them in place amid a new wave of COVID-19 cases raising new considerations for private employers...more

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LA County Public Health Order Requires Continued Masking on Public Transit

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On April 21, 2022, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued a Health Officer Order to note that masking in all public transit within LA County and in LA County indoor transportation hubs continues to be...more

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Broad Street Brief: City Moves to Extend PICA Oversight Until 2047

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CITY HALL- City Moves to Extend PICA Oversight Until 2047- Philadelphia elected officials are pushing to extend oversight of the city’s budget by the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (PICA) to at least...more

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Paid COVID Sick Leave Passes Council, Will Last Until 2023

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CITY HALL- Paid COVID Sick Leave Passes Council, Will Last Until 2023 Philadelphia City Council voted last week to pass a paid COVID-19 sick leave requirement for companies with more than 25 employees....more

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New York State repeals vax-or-mask mandate

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As we wrote about here, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) imposed a vaccine-or-mask mandate on businesses in the Empire State. The mandate took effect on December 13, and required businesses to implement either a mandatory mask policy or...more

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Statewide Universal Masking Expires February 15th but Employers Need to Consider Local and Cal/OSHA Requirements

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In January the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) extended universal masking indoors through February 15, 2022, due to a continued COVID-19 surge. In advance of the expiration, Governor Newsom announced that...more

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California Face Covering And Vaccine Requirement Round-Up

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In June, with much fanfare, California announced it was reopening and lifting many of the COVID-19 restrictions that had been in place through state executive and health department orders. However, as there have been surges...more

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Boston Mandates Face Coverings Indoors Effective August 27, 2021

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The City of Boston has announced that, in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it will require individuals to wear face coverings “whenever they are indoors on the premises of a business, club, place of assembly or...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - July 2021

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Governor Newsom signs into law extension of California eviction protections, rent relief - Los Angeles Times – June 28 - California tenants will be protected from evictions for another three months, and those with low...more

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Update: American Jobs Plan Builds Opportunities for Construction Industry

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In an eagerly anticipated action, the Biden Administration announced yesterday the $2.25 trillion dollar “American Jobs Plan,” the first part of the Administration’s Build Back Better Plan. As discussed in our prior...more

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NTSB Challenges and Expectations for 2021

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigates, reports on and determines the probable causes of transportation accidents in all modes of transportation, from planes, trains and automobiles, to pipelines, ships...more

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CEQA Amended to Expedite Transit and Sustainable Transportation Projects

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Governor Newsom recently signed into law Senate Bill 288 (the “Sustainable Transportation COVID-19 Recovery Act”), which will temporarily add new exemptions to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) statute. The...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines – COVID-19 D.C. Update – August 2020 # 18

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In Washington - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised guidance for coronavirus testing is confusing and alarming many. The CDC now says people who have been in close contact with a person infected...more

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CARES Act Questions for the Transportation, Ports, and Maritime Industries - Update #8

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Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more

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COVID-19 and the Future of Transportation in California

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On July 23, 2020, the California Transportation Foundation convened a panel of transportation professionals for the webinar “Transportation Outlook: Moving Beyond COVID-19.” The panelists discussed the impacts of the...more

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CARES Act Questions for the Transportation, Ports, and Maritime Industries - Update #7

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Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more

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CARES Act Questions for the Transportation, Ports, and Maritime Industries - Update #6

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Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more

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CARES Act Questions for the Transportation, Ports, and Maritime Industries - Update #5

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Congress recently passed the economic stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act1”), the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (“PPPHCE Act”),...more

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