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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.
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Mayor’s Office: We’re moving the Rizzo statue
But it'll likely be another six months before it actually comes down.

Rizzo statue controversy takes down the Italian Market Facebook page
After calls for Councilwoman Helen Gym to resign and several attempts at an apology, the board decided to delete the page.

Mayor Kenney on Frank Rizzo statue: ‘Now is the right time’ to discuss removal
Councilwoman Helen Gym wants to start conversations about Rizzo when City Council is back in session.

2 Philly, PA pols on why they won’t stop trying to raise the minimum wage
A Q&A with Rep. Patty Kim and Councilwoman Helen Gym

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.

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.