Rue LandauNegotiations 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 ICESean Collins Walsh Why City Council is threatening to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ‘Uber tax’ if it doesn’t get its way on school closuresSean Collins Walsh Philly Council advances bills restricting ICE in the city as Mayor Parker signals she won’t stand in the way Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh Philadelphia police expand drone use, but with little oversight from aboveDavid Gambacorta, Dylan Purcell, and Ellie Rushing AdvertisementMeet 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 arrive at Philly airport as part of national deployment by Trump administrationICE agents were posted at the Terminal D security checkpoint at PHL Tuesday morning. Henry Savage, Rob Tornoe, and Fallon Roth 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 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 City Council members grill school district officials on plan to close 20 schools — and superintendent says he could have closed 40Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. stood by his plan, saying he could have recommended closing "twice as many schools and been able to defend it.” Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso Students protest U.S. Customs and Border Protection participation at campus career fairsStudent opposition has arisen at Villanova. Thomas Jefferson, Temple, and Rowan universities over the participation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection offices in campus career fairs.Susan Snyder 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 ICE tactics in Minneapolis set off political firestorm from Philadelphia City Hall to WashingtonA chorus of Democrats and activists said ICE needs to be controlled, and local leaders said they are laying out plans in case a surge of immigration enforcement comes to Philadelphia.Sean Collins Walsh, Jeff Gammage, and Anna Orso Philly lawmakers want to restrict cooperation with ICE and ban agents from wearing masksTwo Philadelphia City Council members are expected to introduce the legislation this week as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces mounting national scrutiny over its tactics in Minneapolis.Anna Orso, Jeff Gammage, and Sean Collins Walsh See more storiesAdvertisement
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 ICESean Collins Walsh
Philadelphia City Council just adopted some of the nation’s most aggressive policies aimed at restricting ICESean Collins Walsh
Why City Council is threatening to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ‘Uber tax’ if it doesn’t get its way on school closuresSean Collins Walsh
Why City Council is threatening to block Mayor Cherelle Parker’s ‘Uber tax’ if it doesn’t get its way on school closuresSean Collins Walsh
Philly Council advances bills restricting ICE in the city as Mayor Parker signals she won’t stand in the way 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 Anna Orso and Sean Collins Walsh
Philadelphia police expand drone use, but with little oversight from aboveDavid Gambacorta, Dylan Purcell, and Ellie Rushing
Philadelphia police expand drone use, but with little oversight from aboveDavid Gambacorta, Dylan Purcell, and Ellie Rushing
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 arrive at Philly airport as part of national deployment by Trump administrationICE agents were posted at the Terminal D security checkpoint at PHL Tuesday morning. Henry Savage, Rob Tornoe, and Fallon Roth
ICE agents arrive at Philly airport as part of national deployment by Trump administrationICE agents were posted at the Terminal D security checkpoint at PHL Tuesday morning. Henry Savage, Rob Tornoe, and Fallon Roth
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
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
City Council members grill school district officials on plan to close 20 schools — and superintendent says he could have closed 40Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. stood by his plan, saying he could have recommended closing "twice as many schools and been able to defend it.” Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso
City Council members grill school district officials on plan to close 20 schools — and superintendent says he could have closed 40Superintendent Tony B. Watlington Sr. stood by his plan, saying he could have recommended closing "twice as many schools and been able to defend it.” Kristen A. Graham and Anna Orso
Students protest U.S. Customs and Border Protection participation at campus career fairsStudent opposition has arisen at Villanova. Thomas Jefferson, Temple, and Rowan universities over the participation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection offices in campus career fairs.Susan Snyder
Students protest U.S. Customs and Border Protection participation at campus career fairsStudent opposition has arisen at Villanova. Thomas Jefferson, Temple, and Rowan universities over the participation of U.S. Customs and Border Protection offices in campus career fairs.Susan Snyder
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
ICE tactics in Minneapolis set off political firestorm from Philadelphia City Hall to WashingtonA chorus of Democrats and activists said ICE needs to be controlled, and local leaders said they are laying out plans in case a surge of immigration enforcement comes to Philadelphia.Sean Collins Walsh, Jeff Gammage, and Anna Orso
ICE tactics in Minneapolis set off political firestorm from Philadelphia City Hall to WashingtonA chorus of Democrats and activists said ICE needs to be controlled, and local leaders said they are laying out plans in case a surge of immigration enforcement comes to Philadelphia.Sean Collins Walsh, Jeff Gammage, and Anna Orso
Philly lawmakers want to restrict cooperation with ICE and ban agents from wearing masksTwo Philadelphia City Council members are expected to introduce the legislation this week as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces mounting national scrutiny over its tactics in Minneapolis.Anna Orso, Jeff Gammage, and Sean Collins Walsh
Philly lawmakers want to restrict cooperation with ICE and ban agents from wearing masksTwo Philadelphia City Council members are expected to introduce the legislation this week as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement faces mounting national scrutiny over its tactics in Minneapolis.Anna Orso, Jeff Gammage, and Sean Collins Walsh
