
Posts tagged with City Council


A powerful new City Hall position to combat child welfare scandals is up for debate

‘I don’t have all the answers’: Health commissioner ducks questions at Philly Fighting COVID hearings
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Elected officials call for hearings, investigations into Philly Fighting COVID vaccine debacle

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

Mayor Kenney, City Council advance on $14 million Taser buy for Philly police

Local 98 bribery case: Philly Democrats are fundraising to pay Councilmember Henon’s legal fees

Philly police seek extra $18 million for protest coverage and raises

Philly diverts $14 million from police funding in late-night budget agreement with no public comment

City Council to hold hearings on potential ‘dizziness, headache, nausea and impairment’ caused by Mosquito devices

Who is Dawn Chavous? The powerful woman at the center of the feds’ latest Philly indictment

‘Regular people’ over Wall Street: How the Working Families Party could shake up Philly City Hall

45 years in the same room: Jannie Blackwell bows out of City Hall

Is Philly City Council doing a good job? We analyzed 15k bills to find out

Working Families Party wins City Council seat in historic Philly election

$250k in outside money to help Working Families Party gain seats on Philly City Council

Philly is asking neighborhoods how it can lift 100k people out of poverty

Respect for time? City Council sessions start an hour late — and it gets worse every year

A $43 million tax break for people in poverty? Philly is thinking about it.
