Inside City Council’s love affair with task forces — which sound important but have zero accountability
We looked more than a dozen of these boards to see if they got anything done.
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City Council pronunciation guide: How to say your elected officials’ names
The city's legislative body is about to be back in session. Make sure you know how to talk about it.
Philly City Council approves workplace sexual harassment bill on International Women’s Day
If voters give the go-ahead, training will be required for all city employees.
5 ideas from City Council to fix Philly’s middle neighborhoods
Congressman Dwight Evans wants Philly to be “the laboratory” for showing how these areas can improve.
Philly ‘middle neighborhoods’ like Tacony, Mayfair to get City Council hearing
Cherelle Parker has a resolution to discuss solutions for areas a researcher called "endangered."
City Council side jobs: All the totally legal ways Philly’s electeds supplement income
Council members earn $130,000 a year. For a few, that's only one source of income.
City council and the soda tax: Where every member stands on how to fund pre-K
Everyone agrees Philadelphia needs universal pre-K -- but how to pay for it has sparked debate.