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.

The U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia, at 6th and Market streets

With 1,000 federal convictions in 40 years, corruption is ever-present in Philadelphia

Philly isn’t the worst U.S. city, but the pace doesn’t seem to have slowed.

Election 2021

Mail ballot applications are open for the May primary — and yes, ‘permanent’ mail voters have to re-apply

Wording on Pennsylvania’s forms is confusing. Officials say they're working to get it changed.

Project HOME founder Sister Mary Scullion, 1199C President Henry Nicholas, and AFSCME District Council 47 President Tom Cronin

Inside Philly’s 40-year war on homeless encampments

The Ben Franklin Parkway occupation followed a well-trodden model. What can city government do to break the cycle?

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Politics power move: Cherelle Parker, expected candidate for Philly mayor, elected DRPA chair

The bi-state organization runs PATCO and is in charge of tolls on four Delaware River bridges.

Philly’s coronavirus response

Use the Linc for vaccinations? Mayor says no, lawmakers say yes, residents just want their shot

The founder of the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, cited as a potential clinic provider, feels caught in the middle of a political fight.

Health Commissioner Tom Farley at the city's Convention Center vaccination clinic

‘I don’t have all the answers’: Health commissioner ducks questions at Philly Fighting COVID hearings

In a long City Council session, lawmakers and officials traded words with little new information revealed.

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.

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

State officials said all publicly approved demonstrations appear in the online calendar.

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