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Philly government is only 35 percent female, versus 53 percent of the city’s population
The info comes via the annual Philadelphia Workforce Diversity Report.
Can this state rep take out the councilwoman who’s bucked Philly’s Democratic machine?
Maria Quiñones-Sánchez will face longtime political adversary Angel Cruz in the May primary.
Watergate journalist Bob Woodward comes to Philly to talk Trump
The Pulitzer Prize-winner's book tour brings him to the Merriam.