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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The Art of Protest: Where Philly’s activism signs get made
The workshop series is a rotating event that draws the likes of City Council members, artists and Philadelphians with something to say.
Philly City Hall deals with fallout from ‘unpredictable’ Trump Administration
Council President Darrell Clarke calls this “the most unpredictable and ominous climate” in his 17 years there.
With Trump around the corner, Philly City Council claps back
“We want everybody in Philadelphia to know that nothing has changed, and we are still here to protect you.”
Incoming President Donald Trump and 19 Philadelphia faces of the resistance
Meet the locals leading the charge against Trump’s policies.
Philly political leaders of color slam Trump and his Friday visit
Electeds and reverends railed against the GOP presidential candidate’s meeting in town.
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.
The truth about lead in Philly, and what you can do about the problem
The first thing you need to know: There is so far no evidence to suggest that the water you’re drinking here in Philly is tainted with dangerous levels of lead.