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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The government shutdown scuttled the annual ringing of the Liberty Bell in Dr. King’s honor

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The shutdown may be threatening water safety by halting important sample tests, says a furloughed EPA hydrogeologist in Chestnut Hill

Philabundance is hosting an ’emergency market’ for furloughed government workers every Wednesday under I-95 in South Philly

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Trash-blowers coming to a neighborhood near you

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AP looks back at the highs and lows of Gov. Tom Wolf’s first term

A guide to the historic Philly stuff that’s still open during the government shutdown

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1.8 million Pennsylvanians still receive food aid despite the government shutdown… unless it continues past February

Philly government is only 35 percent female, versus 53 percent of the city’s population

The info comes via the annual Philadelphia Workforce Diversity Report.

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Peace, hope and abundance: The symbolism behind the City Seal of Philadelphia

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