Philadelphia PoliticsCity Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansThe amendment followed a weekslong standoff between the city's executive and legislative branches. And Parker is not giving up the fight.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart Good government fix or a demolition derby? Historic preservation bill is provoking debate in Philly. Jake Blumgart Internal documents shed light on Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s decision to end Philadelphia’s racial diversity goals in contracting Sean Collins Walsh Johnny Doc said his gravely ill wife is ‘entirely alone’ and without a caretaker as he again seeks to be released from prisonChris Palmer Is a vacant lot better than a decrepit building? Inside Philly’s latest debate over aging buildingsJake Blumgart AdvertisementPhilly is poised to launch a retirement savings program for workers without 401(k)sCouncil is poised to pass legislation that would enable the plan, called PhillySaves, which is modeled on similar state-facilitated “auto IRA” programs.Anna Orso Mayor Cherelle Parker has appointed nonprofit leader Anton Moore as the city’s director of public engagement and neighborhood affairs Moore effectively replaces Hassan Freeman, who was fired by the Parker administration following a verbal altercation with a City Council member.Sean Collins Walsh Philly moves to ban mobile addiction services from parts of Kensington and most of the Lower NortheastIt’s the second time City Council appeared poised to restrict mobile service providers, which are groups that operate out of vans or trucks and offer a range of assistance to people in need.Anna Orso Trump is changing the way aid goes to cities. Philly stands to lose tens of millions of dollars for housing. Trump's plan is designed to "restore accountability" by cutting funds for permanent housing by two-thirds. Philadelphia received $47 million in housing aid from the federal government last year.Alfred Lubrano People who are self-employed could become exempt from paying a Philly business tax | City Council roundupAlso this week, Council considered measures to make water bills cheaper and to ban the city from incinerating its trash.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh It can take two years for a restaurant to get approved for outdoor dining. One Philly councilmember is trying to make it easierCouncilmember Rue Landau introduced legislation to expand areas where sidewalk cafes can exist without a special zoning ordinance. Beatrice Forman ACLU slams Mayor Parker for invoking the organization’s name amid ‘DEI rollback’Mayor Cherelle L. Parker did not say that her administration worked directly with the ACLU in crafting its contracting policy. The organization still wants to distance itself from it.Anna Orso Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearA key resolution needs to pass City Council before the Parker administration can sell hundreds of millions of dollars in city bonds to fund the Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.Sean Collins Walsh Philly City Council is advancing legislation to let members keep their jobs while running for CongressThe resign-to-run rule would remain in place for members seeking a city office, like mayor or district attorney.Anna Orso EEOC sues Penn for failing to release information related to antisemitism investigationPenn usually does not comment on litigation, but in this case, the school ardently objected to the EEOC’s characterization of its cooperation and the personal nature of the material it is seeking.Susan Snyder Mayor Cherelle Parker defends ending racial diversity goals for Philly contracts: ‘Fighting the fight the way I know best’“We knew the system was broken years before,” Parker said.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso School closings are coming to Philly. Here are four themes that are emerging as leaders come closer to decisions.A survey is going out this week that school district officials hope will get thousands of responses as they plan school closings, co-locations, reconfigurations, and new construction.Kristen A. Graham 2028 preview on the gridiron? Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro at Eagles-LionsThe two swing-state governors are seen as likely rivals for the Democratic nomination in the 2028 presidential election. Sean Collins Walsh St. Hedwig’s in Chester is no longer a church. Some of its buildings may be redeveloped into multifamily housing. Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez approved the “relegation” of the church building to “profane but not sordid use."Sean Collins Walsh The winners and losers in Pennsylvania’s new $50.1 billion budgetThe breakthrough deal capped a saga that featured bitter partisan fights, months of stalled negotiations, and a dramatic resurgence of Pennsylvania’s rural-urban divide.Gillian McGoldrick See more storiesAdvertisement
City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansThe amendment followed a weekslong standoff between the city's executive and legislative branches. And Parker is not giving up the fight.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansThe amendment followed a weekslong standoff between the city's executive and legislative branches. And Parker is not giving up the fight.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
Good government fix or a demolition derby? Historic preservation bill is provoking debate in Philly. Jake Blumgart
Good government fix or a demolition derby? Historic preservation bill is provoking debate in Philly. Jake Blumgart
Internal documents shed light on Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s decision to end Philadelphia’s racial diversity goals in contracting Sean Collins Walsh
Internal documents shed light on Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s decision to end Philadelphia’s racial diversity goals in contracting Sean Collins Walsh
Johnny Doc said his gravely ill wife is ‘entirely alone’ and without a caretaker as he again seeks to be released from prisonChris Palmer
Johnny Doc said his gravely ill wife is ‘entirely alone’ and without a caretaker as he again seeks to be released from prisonChris Palmer
Is a vacant lot better than a decrepit building? Inside Philly’s latest debate over aging buildingsJake Blumgart
Is a vacant lot better than a decrepit building? Inside Philly’s latest debate over aging buildingsJake Blumgart
Philly is poised to launch a retirement savings program for workers without 401(k)sCouncil is poised to pass legislation that would enable the plan, called PhillySaves, which is modeled on similar state-facilitated “auto IRA” programs.Anna Orso
Philly is poised to launch a retirement savings program for workers without 401(k)sCouncil is poised to pass legislation that would enable the plan, called PhillySaves, which is modeled on similar state-facilitated “auto IRA” programs.Anna Orso
Mayor Cherelle Parker has appointed nonprofit leader Anton Moore as the city’s director of public engagement and neighborhood affairs Moore effectively replaces Hassan Freeman, who was fired by the Parker administration following a verbal altercation with a City Council member.Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Cherelle Parker has appointed nonprofit leader Anton Moore as the city’s director of public engagement and neighborhood affairs Moore effectively replaces Hassan Freeman, who was fired by the Parker administration following a verbal altercation with a City Council member.Sean Collins Walsh
Philly moves to ban mobile addiction services from parts of Kensington and most of the Lower NortheastIt’s the second time City Council appeared poised to restrict mobile service providers, which are groups that operate out of vans or trucks and offer a range of assistance to people in need.Anna Orso
Philly moves to ban mobile addiction services from parts of Kensington and most of the Lower NortheastIt’s the second time City Council appeared poised to restrict mobile service providers, which are groups that operate out of vans or trucks and offer a range of assistance to people in need.Anna Orso
Trump is changing the way aid goes to cities. Philly stands to lose tens of millions of dollars for housing. Trump's plan is designed to "restore accountability" by cutting funds for permanent housing by two-thirds. Philadelphia received $47 million in housing aid from the federal government last year.Alfred Lubrano
Trump is changing the way aid goes to cities. Philly stands to lose tens of millions of dollars for housing. Trump's plan is designed to "restore accountability" by cutting funds for permanent housing by two-thirds. Philadelphia received $47 million in housing aid from the federal government last year.Alfred Lubrano
People who are self-employed could become exempt from paying a Philly business tax | City Council roundupAlso this week, Council considered measures to make water bills cheaper and to ban the city from incinerating its trash.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
People who are self-employed could become exempt from paying a Philly business tax | City Council roundupAlso this week, Council considered measures to make water bills cheaper and to ban the city from incinerating its trash.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
It can take two years for a restaurant to get approved for outdoor dining. One Philly councilmember is trying to make it easierCouncilmember Rue Landau introduced legislation to expand areas where sidewalk cafes can exist without a special zoning ordinance. Beatrice Forman
It can take two years for a restaurant to get approved for outdoor dining. One Philly councilmember is trying to make it easierCouncilmember Rue Landau introduced legislation to expand areas where sidewalk cafes can exist without a special zoning ordinance. Beatrice Forman
ACLU slams Mayor Parker for invoking the organization’s name amid ‘DEI rollback’Mayor Cherelle L. Parker did not say that her administration worked directly with the ACLU in crafting its contracting policy. The organization still wants to distance itself from it.Anna Orso
ACLU slams Mayor Parker for invoking the organization’s name amid ‘DEI rollback’Mayor Cherelle L. Parker did not say that her administration worked directly with the ACLU in crafting its contracting policy. The organization still wants to distance itself from it.Anna Orso
Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearA key resolution needs to pass City Council before the Parker administration can sell hundreds of millions of dollars in city bonds to fund the Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.Sean Collins Walsh
Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearA key resolution needs to pass City Council before the Parker administration can sell hundreds of millions of dollars in city bonds to fund the Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.Sean Collins Walsh
Philly City Council is advancing legislation to let members keep their jobs while running for CongressThe resign-to-run rule would remain in place for members seeking a city office, like mayor or district attorney.Anna Orso
Philly City Council is advancing legislation to let members keep their jobs while running for CongressThe resign-to-run rule would remain in place for members seeking a city office, like mayor or district attorney.Anna Orso
EEOC sues Penn for failing to release information related to antisemitism investigationPenn usually does not comment on litigation, but in this case, the school ardently objected to the EEOC’s characterization of its cooperation and the personal nature of the material it is seeking.Susan Snyder
EEOC sues Penn for failing to release information related to antisemitism investigationPenn usually does not comment on litigation, but in this case, the school ardently objected to the EEOC’s characterization of its cooperation and the personal nature of the material it is seeking.Susan Snyder
Mayor Cherelle Parker defends ending racial diversity goals for Philly contracts: ‘Fighting the fight the way I know best’“We knew the system was broken years before,” Parker said.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Mayor Cherelle Parker defends ending racial diversity goals for Philly contracts: ‘Fighting the fight the way I know best’“We knew the system was broken years before,” Parker said.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
School closings are coming to Philly. Here are four themes that are emerging as leaders come closer to decisions.A survey is going out this week that school district officials hope will get thousands of responses as they plan school closings, co-locations, reconfigurations, and new construction.Kristen A. Graham
School closings are coming to Philly. Here are four themes that are emerging as leaders come closer to decisions.A survey is going out this week that school district officials hope will get thousands of responses as they plan school closings, co-locations, reconfigurations, and new construction.Kristen A. Graham
2028 preview on the gridiron? Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro at Eagles-LionsThe two swing-state governors are seen as likely rivals for the Democratic nomination in the 2028 presidential election. Sean Collins Walsh
2028 preview on the gridiron? Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer joined Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro at Eagles-LionsThe two swing-state governors are seen as likely rivals for the Democratic nomination in the 2028 presidential election. Sean Collins Walsh
St. Hedwig’s in Chester is no longer a church. Some of its buildings may be redeveloped into multifamily housing. Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez approved the “relegation” of the church building to “profane but not sordid use."Sean Collins Walsh
St. Hedwig’s in Chester is no longer a church. Some of its buildings may be redeveloped into multifamily housing. Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez approved the “relegation” of the church building to “profane but not sordid use."Sean Collins Walsh
The winners and losers in Pennsylvania’s new $50.1 billion budgetThe breakthrough deal capped a saga that featured bitter partisan fights, months of stalled negotiations, and a dramatic resurgence of Pennsylvania’s rural-urban divide.Gillian McGoldrick
The winners and losers in Pennsylvania’s new $50.1 billion budgetThe breakthrough deal capped a saga that featured bitter partisan fights, months of stalled negotiations, and a dramatic resurgence of Pennsylvania’s rural-urban divide.Gillian McGoldrick
