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State Bill Would Squash Philly’s New Wage Law
The fight against Philadelphia’s new wage law may be far from over, and this may come as no surprise to its Philadelphia backers. Comcast already […]
Report: City Council Members Have Been No-Shows for Ethics Training
Philadelphia City Council members aren’t attending the mandatory yearly ethics training sessions required by city law, according to an Inquirer report.
Mayor Kenney to Sign Pay Equity Bill
Mayor Kenney’s support for the pay equity bill hasn’t wavered over the last week. He’s expected to sign the bill into law on Monday, the […]
Philly’s Biggest Losers of 2016
Now that the last shreds of wrapping paper have been vacuumed up and the good dishes are finally put away, we revisit our time-honored tradition […]
The Case for Philly Statehood
Back in July, as the world was reeling from the U.K.’s Brexit vote, Harper Polling asked Pennsylvanians which part of the state they’d like to […]
Where the $184 Million in City Bonds We Approved Will Be Spent
Bond questions have been on the ballot for the last six elections. And, yesterday, Philadelphia voters passed a ballot question, 65-35, authorizing a bond measure […]
The Philly Ballot Questions You’ll See on Election Day 2016, In Plain English
We know what you’re thinking: Who in God’s name cares about ballot questions when Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are up for election? It’s true. The presidential race makes […]
Councilman Derek Green Introduces Bill Addressing Gayborhood Racism
On the heels of the October 25th Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations hearing on Gayborhood racism, City Councilman-at-Large Derek Green introduced companion bills on Thursday […]
OPINION: Black City Officials Should Speak Out Against Gayborhood Racism
It has been nearly two weeks since a video leaked of ICandy owner Darryl DePiano repeatedly using the n-word among his peers. Since then, it […]
How a Council Bill Requiring More Parking Could Backfire
PlanPhilly reported yesterday that the City Planning Commission and a number of community groups are having a rough time coming to terms with a bill […]
Henon: “To My Knowledge,” the FBI Hasn’t Contacted My Office
Thursday was City Council’s first meeting of its fall session, which also marked the first day that Councilman Bobby Henon, whose office was raided by […]
City Commissioners Office Staffer Slain Outside Mother’s House
Leonard Boyer III, a staffer in the Philadelphia City Commissioners office, was shot to death outside his North Philadelphia home on Saturday. He was 25. […]
Yes, Black Lives Matter Has an Agenda — and Philadelphians Helped Write It
Don’t say Black Lives Matter doesn’t have an agenda. The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of more than 50 organizations around the country that represent African-Americans, […]
WATCH: Supercut of Darrell Clarke Attacking Donald Trump
Last week, Hillary Clinton’s campaign opened its first field office in North Philadelphia, near Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. City Council President Darrell […]
Kudos to City Council for Standing Up to the Powerful Soda Lobby
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from guest writer Rev. James Hall Jr. Hall is the pastor of Triumph Baptist Church in Germantown.) Philadelphia […]