Philly soda tax fans shut down Senate committee hearing with vuvuzelas, chants
It was so loud in City Council chambers Sen. Scott Wagner couldn’t even announce he was canceling the hearing.
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SEPTA delay: An app for reporting aggressive panhandling is ‘in limbo’
But this time it’s not really the transit agency’s fault.
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court upholds Philly soda tax
Yes, there could still be another appeal.
Municipal IDs 101: What you need to know about Philly’s plan
The city has partnered with Temple Law School’s Sheller Center for Social Justice to research hurdles that the program may face.
Watch: Someone put LED rims on an Indego bike (video)
It could be someone in OneWay, the gang that rode BMXes on the Vine Street Expressway.
Philly’s 2017 District Attorney Democratic race: Twice as expensive as the last
Total spending could easily hit $5 million in the primary. Last time, it topped out at $2 million.
7 questions about SEPTA’s A-B stops, answered
The last time a station changed from A-B to all-stops was a decade ago.
Philly judge orders criminal charges in Amtrak 188 crash
After a plea from victim’s families, Brandon Bostian can still be charged with involuntary homicide and reckless endangerment.
Why Philly’s DA won’t bring charges in fatal Amtrak 188 train derailment
Eight people died. 200 were injured. The engineer was speeding. But it’s complicated.