Posts tagged with Bill Greenlee

Last Updated: Feb. 20, 2016 · 9:50 p.m.

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

Weekly sessions are supposed to begin at 10 a.m. This year's average gavel time is 11.

Councilmember Allan Domb wants to create a wage tax refund for low-income Philadelphians.

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The city's legislative body is about to be back in session. Make sure you know how to talk about it.

The policy change would likely depend on state implementation.

It's the most contentious bill to come through City Council since the soda tax.

Councilwoman Helen Gym wants to start conversations about Rizzo when City Council is back in session.

"You’re taking something that people have used for years, if not decades, and putting it off-limits."

“In business, you’re on time... If you’re 15 minutes late, it’s a problem.”

Everyone agrees Philadelphia needs universal pre-K -- but how to pay for it has sparked debate.

Mayor Jim Kenney acknowledged to Temple students a legal challenge over an enacted soda tax was a “very real possibility.”