RIP Anna Verna, first and only woman president of Philadelphia City Council
The 90-year-old former lawmaker was remembered for her leadership and class.
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Elected officials call for hearings, investigations into Philly Fighting COVID vaccine debacle
Roused by reporting on the startup’s questionable practices, lawmakers beginning to speak out.
Philly is suing Pennsylvania so the city can enact stronger gun control laws
The legal action comes as local lawmakers struggle to combat rising violence, with homicides hitting a decade-long high.
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Philly is asking neighborhoods how it can lift 100k people out of poverty
A new committee will look for three to five solid policies that lead to impactful change — fast.
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.
Ballot question: Should Philly hire unarmed traffic cops?
Public safety enforcement officers would patrol city streets.
Meet the 35 live tilapia swimming around a Fishtown classroom
Kids at Adaire love the 300-lb. aquaponics tank — and teachers think all schools should have one.
Philly could get a fleet of traffic cops to cut gridlock and boost safety
They wouldn't carry guns or be able to make arrests.
A North Philly public housing resident is taking on the City Council President
Sheila Armstrong filed paperwork to run for the District 5 seat.
The ‘soft corruption’ of City Hall’s secret $2 million grant fund
Council's Philadelphia Activities Fund is one of the least-watched pots of money in the city — despite years of abuses.
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.
City Council preview: Everything Philly government is (and isn’t) fighting about this fall
The construction tax debate is just the start.