Everything City Council did — and didn’t do — before going on summer vacation

From the tax abatement to traffic cops.

Are fireworks legal in Philadelphia? It’s still up in the air

...but good luck finding a place to set them off.

Philadelphia just published its $4 billion checkbook for all to see

Oooooh, all the stories we're gonna find in this data — and you can help.

As PA’s first Muslim woman legislator was sworn in today, the House began with a prayer calling for ‘every tongue to confess that you, Jesus, are Lord’

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Election 2019

Philly’s sheriff’s office, which operates with little oversight, has doubled in size

Calls for reform have been mounting for decades.

New legislation with a ‘Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights’ would establish fair labor protections for housecleaners and nannies in Philly

A Philly state senator is pushing Harrisburg to measure its budget proposals by their impact on statewide poverty

Mayor Kenney’s face is now a feelings chart containing 30 distinct emotions

Guess he's not first pick for poker games in South Philly.

Gov. Wolf wants every school teacher in PA to make at least $45,000 a year, up from the current minimum of $18,500

Mayor Kenney uses a personal cell phone instead of a city-issued one — and deletes all his text messages, taking them out of the public record

Say hello to Harrisburg’s new go-to news site, the Pennsylvania Capital-Star

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In his annual budget address, Gov. Wolf is expected to propose more money for schools and a severence tax on fracking

Bloomberg Cities shouts out Philly gov for its use of ‘human-centered design’

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The Philly Fire Department brought back two battalions and a division that had been cut for budget reasons more than 25 years ago

The government shutdown is over, but this Philly woman is still delivering crowdfunded care packages to those who are awaiting backpay

An FAA staffing shortage because of the shutdown is causing delays at PHL. It also caused a full ground stop at LaGuardia in NYC

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At airport, Sen. Casey and furloughed TSA workers and union reps will call for shutdown to end

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City Council is considering an ordinance that would make $50 million available to the 12,000 federal workers in Philly

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Here’s everything Philly loses if the government shutdown keeps going

Local orgs are scrambling to help with food, housing, safety and cash.

Help with water, gas and tax bills for Philly federal workers affected by the shutdown

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