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Who should benefit from city housing programs? Council members question Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s plan
Philadelphia City Council members on Wednesday gave a largely warm reception to Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s proposed housing ...
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Mayor Parker's administration, City Council discuss housing initiatives
Members of Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration told City Council how many housing units “Mission 30,000" will build or ...
Philadelphia mayor to speak at Alvernia commencement at Santander Arena
READING, Pa. - Philadelphia's mayor will deliver the commencement address at Alvernia University next month. Cherelle Parker is the 100th mayor of Philadelphia and the first ever woman elected to the ...
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Advocates ask city for $1.8 million for deportation defense
The city and the Vera Institute founded PAIFUP in 2019, with each initially putting in $100,000. Philadelphia steadily raised ...
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Philly entering ‘new phase’ after pandemic shocks, report finds
Philadelphia has bounced back from several challenges associated with the coronavirus pandemic, but uncertainties about the ...
Why Mayor Cherelle Parker is asking Council to approve a tax cut that will take effect in 2038
Parker’s budget proposal includes a bill that not only cuts the business tax rates for next year, but bakes in 13 years of ...
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Broad Street Brief: City Council Talks Land Bank, SEPTA Support
The School District of Philadelphia is launching a pilot program with AI-backed cameras on 20 buses to capture license plate numbers of cars illegally passing when the stop arm is out to enhance ...
‘What’s going on at CCP?’ The college remains without an interim president
CCP's board hasn't named an interim president after abruptly ousting Donald Guy Generals. Other local schools have acted more ...