Max Marin

Investigative Reporter

Max Marin (he/him) is Billy Penn's investigative reporter. He also acts in an assistant editor capacity.

A graduate of Temple University, he has produced award-winning journalism on local politics, criminal justice, immigration and neighborhood issues, with bylines in more than a dozen local news outlets. Prior to joining Billy Penn in August 2018, Max served as a staff writer and associate editor at Philadelphia Weekly, the city's last surviving alt-weekly, and AL DÍA News, a Spanish-English news outlet that covers the city's Latino community.

Philly police officers clash with protesters. The man identified as Staff Inspector Bologna is at center in a white shirt.

George Floyd protests

Philly DA vows to refile charges against fired police inspector after judge clears him of protester assault

Joseph Bologna was arrested in June after a baton-beating video went viral.

PPD officers watch protesters during a demonstration decrying police violence

Know a City of Philadelphia employee who took part in the insurrection? Kenney asks for tips

The mayor emphasized he supports the First Amendment right to free speech.

Sinta Penyami of Modero&Co is working with Philadelphia’s new Office of Worker Protections to educate he Indonesian community about labor law

Philly has a ton of worker protection laws. But do workers actually know they exist?

It's not easy to spread the word about employee rights, so the city is looking to community partners.

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A mural by Michelle Angela Ortiz on the Capitol steps in 2018

Pa. gov website listing to burn ‘Trump 2024 flag’ actually isn’t unusual

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I swiped right on 4,000 people to discover how Philly dated in the year of COVID

Dates at Walmart, peeing in bushes and fetishes on Zoom.

Inquirer cartoonist Signe Wilkinson is retiring after 35 years of satirizing Philly

The pioneering artist was the first woman in her field to win a Pulitzer.

Belsnickels and bar brawls: A brief history of Christmas revelry in Philadelphia

The region has been known to turn up around the winter holidays.

A protester kicks a tear gas canister fired by police during protests on Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Philadelphia

George Floyd protests

‘Unprepared’ Philly police violated use-of-force and tear gas policies during summer protests, review finds

The report also found the department’s lack of planning left officers vulnerable.

Philadelphia Mayor Kenney at the June 2020 press conference where he first professed regret over authorizing the use of tear gas on protesters

Jim Kenney’s no good, very bad year: As pandemic and protests roiled Philadelphia, the mayor had regrets

“No big city mayor got it right in 2020," said one Philly councilmember.

Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets

Rocked by COVID outbreak, Philly 911 dispatchers say police department treats them like ‘collateral damage’

Union reps described understaffing, cardboard dividers and pressure to avoid complaints.

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