How much could Philly lose if Trump cuts funding to cities? Here’s what you need to know.
Philadelphia received $2.2 billion from the federal government in its last complete fiscal year, accounting for about a fifth of total spending.
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Broad Street Brief: City Council Talks Tax Reform, HOME Initiative
During her speech outlining details of her proposed $2 billion Housing Opportunities Made Easy (HOME) Initiative on Monday, Mayor Cherelle ...
How two-time trash pickup is going | Morning Newsletter
How's Philly's twice-a-week trash pickup going? In short, there's room for improvement. Plus, what Pa lawmakers said about ...
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BG retirement reax; Mayor’s budget nuggets; Weekly gun violence brief | Morning roundup
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s budget address last week was full of big ideas — a generation’s worth of affordable housing, crafting a skillful […] ...
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Larry Krasner
What are records? Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most ...
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The Week in Philly: Parker’s housing-friendly budget, beef thieves and a NJ family detained by ICE reunites
If there’s anything Mayor Parker wants you to know about her budget proposal, it’s that the main goal is to deliver on her campaign promise of expanding Philadelphia’s affordable housing options. But ...
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Mayor Cherelle Parker unveils $6.77 billion 2026 budget: here’s a closer look at the numbers
PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) — Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker held her second budget address on Thursday, sharing her $6.77 billion 2026 budget and Proposed Five-Year Plan. Her first budget proposal was $6 ...
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An ‘unapologetic’ Mayor Parker proposes $872M police budget with money for forensics, tech upgrades, and recruiting
We’re not in 2020 anymore. Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, who took office last year after campaigning as a tough-on-crime Democrat, unveiled her second city budget proposal on Thursday, which included $872 ...
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Larry Krasner: an underdog who came out on top in the DA race
At 10 o’clock on Tuesday night it seemed the election was decided. The end of the night was nearing and Larry Krasner was already ahead with eighty percent of the votes in. The progressive defense ...
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Mayor Cherelle L. Parker Unveils 'One Philly 2.0 Budget' with Focus on Public Safety, Education, and Housing in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle L. Parker presented the FY2026 budget to the City Council this week, which focuses on public safety, clean and green initiatives, education, and economic opportunity.
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Mayor Cherelle Parker Unveils Progressive $6.77 Billion Budget for Philadelphia's Future
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker of Philadelphia has rolled out her ambitious $6.77 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2026, encapsulating her vision of a progressive future for the city. As per the ...
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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker pitches her $6.7 billion budget plan as Trump’s ‘grave’ threat to cut aid to cities looms
PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s second budget address to Philadelphia City Council sounded in many ways like an ordinary mayoral speech, with Parker waxing poetic about heroic first ...