Kendra BrooksNo Philly mayor has lost reelection in modern history. So does Mayor Parker have anything to worry about?Progressives are eyeing the mayor's office after State Rep. Chris Rabb's win in the 3rd Congressional District. But any challenger to Parker would be considered a significant underdog.Anna Orso Philly progressives made gains in Democratic ward elections. But party chair Bob Brady remains well-positioned for reelection. Sean Collins Walsh Councilmembers Kendra Brooks, Rue Landau, and Nicolas O’Rourke call on World Cup party hosts to prepare for ICE activityHenry Savage State Rep. Chris Rabb wins Democratic primary for Philly congressional seat, a decisive win for the progressive leftSam Janesch and Anna Orso Big money is flooding into the Philly congressional race as all three front-runners hit the airwavesAnna Orso and Sam Janesch AdvertisementPhilly City Council wants to consider having an elected school board following showdown over closing 17 schoolsCouncilmember Isaiah Thomas said the school board should be held accountable to the public, especially after a controversial vote last week on a school facilities plan that would close 17 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso Negotiations continue ‘around-the-clock’ ahead of Thursday board vote on 17 Philly school closingsThe school board plans to vote Thursday on a $3 billion facilities plan to close 17 schools, co-locate six, and modernize 169. City Council members are threatening to hold up school funding over it.Kristen A. Graham Philadelphia City Council just adopted some of the nation’s most aggressive policies aimed at restricting ICEThe passage of the legislation could thrust Philadelphia into the national conversation around immigration under Trump, a scenario Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has sought to avoid.Sean Collins Walsh Philly Council advances bills restricting ICE in the city as Mayor Parker signals she won’t stand in the way If the legislation becomes law, Philadelphia would have some of the nation’s most stringent local restrictions on federal immigration-enforcement operations.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh Meet the 4 Democrats vying to replace Dwight Evans in CongressFour candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. The 3rd Congressional District covers part of Philadelphia, from Chestnut Hill to South Philly.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Sam Janesch ICE agents are expected in Philly as they deploy at airports across the countryOver 24% of the roughly 900 TSA workers in Philadelphia called out Sunday, the most since the partial shutdown began last month.Rob Tornoe, Dana Munro, and Jeff Gammage The progressive Working Families Party is backing State Rep. Chris Rabb for CongressThe announcement makes State Rep. Chris Rabb the favorite among the city’s left-leaning organizations to take the seat long held by U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.Anna Orso Republicans cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. Philadelphia-area clinics are scrambling to maintain services.New rules in the Republican-backed spending bill signed into law last year prevent the reproductive health and abortion care provider from billing Medicaid for services.Sarah Gantz Philly City Council will consider limiting ICE next month as new Pa. detention centers loomEvery lawmaker will have the opportunity to question members of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration as well as immigration advocates about the package. Anna Orso Lawmakers honor Philly-born Palestinian American killed by Israeli settlers | City Council roundupPhiladelphia lawmakers passed a resolution to celebrate the life of 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siyam, who was fatally shot during a violent clash in the occupied West Bank.Anna Orso OpinionCandidates line up to replace Rep. Dwight Evans | ShackamaxonPlus: Cameras come to trolleys, few challengers so far for next year's city races, and Gov. Josh Shapiro looks for security at home.Daniel Pearson | Columnist What Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration told the DOJ about Philly’s ‘sanctuary’ policies in a letter the city tried to keep secretMayor Parker’s administration fought to keep the letter secret for months and initially denied a records request submitted by The Inquirer under Pennsylvania’s Right-To-Know Law.Sean Collins Walsh Unmasking ICE in Philly could test the limits of local power over federal agentsPhiladelphia lawmakers appear poised to pass legislation that would ban all officers operating in the city from concealing their identities. The question is whether they can make that rule stick.Anna Orso and Jeff Gammage A veto-proof majority of Philadelphia City Council members have signed onto the ‘ICE Out’ proposalThe developments prompted Mayor Cherelle L. Parker to make one of her first public comments about Trump’s mass deportation campaign, acknowledging in a statement “the public’s fear of the unknown.”Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso Philly City Council members will soon consider seven ‘ICE Out’ bills. Here’s what the proposals would do. Several of the bills coming before Philadelphia City Council could face legal questions, such as whether banning officers from wearing masks is constitutional. Sean Collins Walsh See more storiesAdvertisement
No Philly mayor has lost reelection in modern history. So does Mayor Parker have anything to worry about?Progressives are eyeing the mayor's office after State Rep. Chris Rabb's win in the 3rd Congressional District. But any challenger to Parker would be considered a significant underdog.Anna Orso
No Philly mayor has lost reelection in modern history. So does Mayor Parker have anything to worry about?Progressives are eyeing the mayor's office after State Rep. Chris Rabb's win in the 3rd Congressional District. But any challenger to Parker would be considered a significant underdog.Anna Orso
Philly progressives made gains in Democratic ward elections. But party chair Bob Brady remains well-positioned for reelection. Sean Collins Walsh
Philly progressives made gains in Democratic ward elections. But party chair Bob Brady remains well-positioned for reelection. Sean Collins Walsh
Councilmembers Kendra Brooks, Rue Landau, and Nicolas O’Rourke call on World Cup party hosts to prepare for ICE activityHenry Savage
Councilmembers Kendra Brooks, Rue Landau, and Nicolas O’Rourke call on World Cup party hosts to prepare for ICE activityHenry Savage
State Rep. Chris Rabb wins Democratic primary for Philly congressional seat, a decisive win for the progressive leftSam Janesch and Anna Orso
State Rep. Chris Rabb wins Democratic primary for Philly congressional seat, a decisive win for the progressive leftSam Janesch and Anna Orso
Big money is flooding into the Philly congressional race as all three front-runners hit the airwavesAnna Orso and Sam Janesch
Big money is flooding into the Philly congressional race as all three front-runners hit the airwavesAnna Orso and Sam Janesch
Philly City Council wants to consider having an elected school board following showdown over closing 17 schoolsCouncilmember Isaiah Thomas said the school board should be held accountable to the public, especially after a controversial vote last week on a school facilities plan that would close 17 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso
Philly City Council wants to consider having an elected school board following showdown over closing 17 schoolsCouncilmember Isaiah Thomas said the school board should be held accountable to the public, especially after a controversial vote last week on a school facilities plan that would close 17 schools.Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso
Negotiations continue ‘around-the-clock’ ahead of Thursday board vote on 17 Philly school closingsThe school board plans to vote Thursday on a $3 billion facilities plan to close 17 schools, co-locate six, and modernize 169. City Council members are threatening to hold up school funding over it.Kristen A. Graham
Negotiations continue ‘around-the-clock’ ahead of Thursday board vote on 17 Philly school closingsThe school board plans to vote Thursday on a $3 billion facilities plan to close 17 schools, co-locate six, and modernize 169. City Council members are threatening to hold up school funding over it.Kristen A. Graham
Philadelphia City Council just adopted some of the nation’s most aggressive policies aimed at restricting ICEThe passage of the legislation could thrust Philadelphia into the national conversation around immigration under Trump, a scenario Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has sought to avoid.Sean Collins Walsh
Philadelphia City Council just adopted some of the nation’s most aggressive policies aimed at restricting ICEThe passage of the legislation could thrust Philadelphia into the national conversation around immigration under Trump, a scenario Mayor Cherelle L. Parker has sought to avoid.Sean Collins Walsh
Philly Council advances bills restricting ICE in the city as Mayor Parker signals she won’t stand in the way If the legislation becomes law, Philadelphia would have some of the nation’s most stringent local restrictions on federal immigration-enforcement operations.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
Philly Council advances bills restricting ICE in the city as Mayor Parker signals she won’t stand in the way If the legislation becomes law, Philadelphia would have some of the nation’s most stringent local restrictions on federal immigration-enforcement operations.Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
Meet the 4 Democrats vying to replace Dwight Evans in CongressFour candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. The 3rd Congressional District covers part of Philadelphia, from Chestnut Hill to South Philly.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Sam Janesch
Meet the 4 Democrats vying to replace Dwight Evans in CongressFour candidates are vying for the Democratic nomination to succeed retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans. The 3rd Congressional District covers part of Philadelphia, from Chestnut Hill to South Philly.Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Sam Janesch
ICE agents are expected in Philly as they deploy at airports across the countryOver 24% of the roughly 900 TSA workers in Philadelphia called out Sunday, the most since the partial shutdown began last month.Rob Tornoe, Dana Munro, and Jeff Gammage
ICE agents are expected in Philly as they deploy at airports across the countryOver 24% of the roughly 900 TSA workers in Philadelphia called out Sunday, the most since the partial shutdown began last month.Rob Tornoe, Dana Munro, and Jeff Gammage
The progressive Working Families Party is backing State Rep. Chris Rabb for CongressThe announcement makes State Rep. Chris Rabb the favorite among the city’s left-leaning organizations to take the seat long held by U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.Anna Orso
The progressive Working Families Party is backing State Rep. Chris Rabb for CongressThe announcement makes State Rep. Chris Rabb the favorite among the city’s left-leaning organizations to take the seat long held by U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.Anna Orso
Republicans cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. Philadelphia-area clinics are scrambling to maintain services.New rules in the Republican-backed spending bill signed into law last year prevent the reproductive health and abortion care provider from billing Medicaid for services.Sarah Gantz
Republicans cut off Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood. Philadelphia-area clinics are scrambling to maintain services.New rules in the Republican-backed spending bill signed into law last year prevent the reproductive health and abortion care provider from billing Medicaid for services.Sarah Gantz
Philly City Council will consider limiting ICE next month as new Pa. detention centers loomEvery lawmaker will have the opportunity to question members of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration as well as immigration advocates about the package. Anna Orso
Philly City Council will consider limiting ICE next month as new Pa. detention centers loomEvery lawmaker will have the opportunity to question members of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration as well as immigration advocates about the package. Anna Orso
Lawmakers honor Philly-born Palestinian American killed by Israeli settlers | City Council roundupPhiladelphia lawmakers passed a resolution to celebrate the life of 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siyam, who was fatally shot during a violent clash in the occupied West Bank.Anna Orso
Lawmakers honor Philly-born Palestinian American killed by Israeli settlers | City Council roundupPhiladelphia lawmakers passed a resolution to celebrate the life of 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siyam, who was fatally shot during a violent clash in the occupied West Bank.Anna Orso
OpinionCandidates line up to replace Rep. Dwight Evans | ShackamaxonPlus: Cameras come to trolleys, few challengers so far for next year's city races, and Gov. Josh Shapiro looks for security at home.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
OpinionCandidates line up to replace Rep. Dwight Evans | ShackamaxonPlus: Cameras come to trolleys, few challengers so far for next year's city races, and Gov. Josh Shapiro looks for security at home.Daniel Pearson | Columnist
What Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration told the DOJ about Philly’s ‘sanctuary’ policies in a letter the city tried to keep secretMayor Parker’s administration fought to keep the letter secret for months and initially denied a records request submitted by The Inquirer under Pennsylvania’s Right-To-Know Law.Sean Collins Walsh
What Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration told the DOJ about Philly’s ‘sanctuary’ policies in a letter the city tried to keep secretMayor Parker’s administration fought to keep the letter secret for months and initially denied a records request submitted by The Inquirer under Pennsylvania’s Right-To-Know Law.Sean Collins Walsh
Unmasking ICE in Philly could test the limits of local power over federal agentsPhiladelphia lawmakers appear poised to pass legislation that would ban all officers operating in the city from concealing their identities. The question is whether they can make that rule stick.Anna Orso and Jeff Gammage
Unmasking ICE in Philly could test the limits of local power over federal agentsPhiladelphia lawmakers appear poised to pass legislation that would ban all officers operating in the city from concealing their identities. The question is whether they can make that rule stick.Anna Orso and Jeff Gammage
A veto-proof majority of Philadelphia City Council members have signed onto the ‘ICE Out’ proposalThe developments prompted Mayor Cherelle L. Parker to make one of her first public comments about Trump’s mass deportation campaign, acknowledging in a statement “the public’s fear of the unknown.”Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
A veto-proof majority of Philadelphia City Council members have signed onto the ‘ICE Out’ proposalThe developments prompted Mayor Cherelle L. Parker to make one of her first public comments about Trump’s mass deportation campaign, acknowledging in a statement “the public’s fear of the unknown.”Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Philly City Council members will soon consider seven ‘ICE Out’ bills. Here’s what the proposals would do. Several of the bills coming before Philadelphia City Council could face legal questions, such as whether banning officers from wearing masks is constitutional. Sean Collins Walsh
Philly City Council members will soon consider seven ‘ICE Out’ bills. Here’s what the proposals would do. Several of the bills coming before Philadelphia City Council could face legal questions, such as whether banning officers from wearing masks is constitutional. Sean Collins Walsh
