Encampment opposers to petition Penn president to end pro-Palestinian protest on campus

Philadelphia All Local

The KYW Newsradio All-Local on Thursday, May 2, 2024 (midday edition):

• After a full week entrenched on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, protesters at the pro-Palestinian encampment remain steadfast, refusing to leave until the university agrees to their demands to divest from Israel. Tensions picked up on Wednesday when a man sprayed a chemical substance on some of the protesters’ belongings.
• More than 100 Penn Medicine residents and fellows rallied Wednesday afternoon for better wages for the hospital network’s front-line workers, as their union continues to negotiate terms.

• The Pennsylvania House passed a bill that would allow pre-canvassing of mail-in ballots, addressing what all southeastern county officials have considered one of the easiest election fixes. But, the bill passed the state House on party lines and is expected to stall out in the Senate.

• Philadelphia is receiving a $14.2 million grant to make repairs to historic bridges that have been threatened by flooding in recent years.