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Philly is asking neighborhoods how it can lift 100k people out of poverty

A $43 million tax break for people in poverty? Philly is thinking about it.
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Are fireworks legal in Philadelphia? It’s still up in the air

What drives low voter turnout in Philly’s hard-hit neighborhoods?

Kill the soda tax? Council candidates are sweet on repeal

Philly’s Democratic party is going to battle with a sitting Dem councilwoman — again

The ‘soft corruption’ of City Hall’s secret $2 million grant fund

Can this state rep take out the councilwoman who’s bucked Philly’s Democratic machine?

Inside City Council’s love affair with task forces — which sound important but have zero accountability

City Council preview: Everything Philly government is (and isn’t) fighting about this fall

City Council pronunciation guide: How to say your elected officials’ names

After colleague’s murder, City Council staffers turn attention to domestic violence in Philly

UPDATED: HHS disputes report that nation’s top doc came out in support of safe injection sites

Philly City Council approves workplace sexual harassment bill on International Women’s Day

Why a North Philly meeting about injection sites erupted into a shouting match
