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Philadelphia: Still no vaccine requirements for city workers, same with SEPTA and school district
The Kenney administration continues to avoid a mandate.
Indicted Philly lawmakers collect legal defense cash gifts from parking magnates, strip club owners and lobbyists
Councilmembers Bobby Henon and Kenyatta Johnson are raising money to fight federal indictments. Ethics watchdogs say the funds are problematic.
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Philly health chief who resigned over MOVE remains to get $2,500 monthly pension
Overall, the city's retirement fund carries the fourth-highest tax burden in the country.
PGW launches probe over extremist group logo on city-owned utility truck
The “Three Percenters” sticker was next to another one bearing a Blue Lives Matter flag.
To stop Philly gun violence, officials should put their money where their mouth is, protesters say
“We are robbing our children of a childhood,” said an organizer of Friday’s rally at City Hall.
What the new stimulus means for Philly
Lawmakers in DC are close to approving funding for housing, schools, public transit, groceries, and more.
Trump impeachment lawyer from Philly mispronounces ‘Philadelphia’
“Philadelphia lawyer” once indicated wisdom and acumen, but in the 1960s it became a term of ridicule.
‘I don’t have all the answers’: Health commissioner ducks questions at Philly Fighting COVID hearings
In a long City Council session, lawmakers and officials traded words with little new information revealed.
Editorial cartoon: Waiting for the jab
Cartoonist Dre Reed's take on the Philly Fighting COVID scandal.
Snow, sleet and no food for 15 days: Germantown man won’t give up till Kenney moves on gun violence resolution
Jamal Johnson wants the mayor to treat the shooting epidemic as urgently as COVID-19.
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 trans leaders burst with pride over Biden’s historic pick of Pa.’s Rachel Levine
The Pa. health secretary would be the first openly transgender federal official confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
Know a City of Philadelphia employee who took part in the insurrection? Kenney asks for tips
The mayor emphasized he supports the First Amendment right to free speech.
After Capitol breach, Philly terrorism expert warns of coming ‘paramilitary’ insurgency — led by Trump
The first step to quelling an insurrection is installing a competent government, said author and Navy veteran Malcolm Nance.
Pa. gov website listing to burn ‘Trump 2024 flag’ actually isn’t unusual
State officials said all publicly approved demonstrations appear in the online calendar.
Philly police seek extra $18 million for protest coverage and raises
The request is part of a larger package to reconcile the city’s budget from the last fiscal year.
Millions in PA pandemic mortgage relief may go unclaimed by Nov 4 deadline
Republican leaders in Harrisburg refused to vote on a fix for the CARES Act program.
What can and can’t you do during Philly’s overnight curfew?
The rules are slightly different from last spring.
Movement for hate crime law? LGBTQ and trans speakers give first ever testimony to PA Senate Republicans
Legislators who heard the speeches were moved, but action is far from certain.