Posts tagged with Thomas Farley

Last Updated: May. 16, 2016 · 2:14 p.m.

Philly’s health commissioner goes national with an op-ed in defense of supervised injection sites

Pa. Rep. Jerry Knowles thinks the safe injection idea is "insane."

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Understanding this nationally significant move has been tough.

This year's city budget includes $1 million to clean up this town.

“Consumption (is) primarily in low-income neighborhoods,” Clarke said. “I don’t know why it’s that difficult to say.”