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What tax question should we ask mayor and Council candidates?
Soda tax, wage tax, property taxes — tell us which should go on the official Broke in Philly survey.
The Muslim League of Voters is hosting a mayoral candidate forum on Tuesday 4/2
Update: Kenney's campaign says he has a conflict so will not be in attendance.
Poll: 60 percent of PA voters want to give Trump the boot — just like Obama at 2 years in
Franklin & Marshall's latest survey also found voters increasingly worried about climate change.
Philly’s sheriff’s office, which operates with little oversight, has doubled in size
Calls for reform have been mounting for decades.
Philly GOP mayoral candidate responds to allegations that he met with members of a white-supremacist group
'These people spend 24 hours a day calling everybody a Nazi.'
‘Blessed’: Council candidates react to make-or-break ballot positions
In Philadelphia, your luck pulling a bingo ball out of a coffee can can determine your political fate.
Dear Milwaukee, from Philly: What to expect when the DNC comes to town
Consider yourself warned.