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Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration will start interviewing candidates to lead the Office of Immigrant Affairs
The high-profile post has been vacant since the unexpected resignation of Amy Eusebio, days after President Donald Trump took ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker says the city will continue subsidized SEPTA fare programs following criticism of proposed funding reductions
The Zero Fare program provides SEPTA access for low-income residents, and the Key Advantage program pays for fares for city ...
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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announces summer programs for young people
Philadelphia's summer plans are in full swing as Mayor Cherelle Parker and city leaders unveiled a series of new initiatives designed to provide safety, engagement and job opportunities for young ...
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Philadelphia Mayor’s Proposal to Cut Business Taxes is Illogical and Imprudent
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s proposal to cut the city’s business income and receipts tax (BIRT), based off the Philadelphia Tax ...
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Philadelphia Could Lose Free Transit Program
The city’s upcoming budget doesn’t include the Zero Fare program, which offers free SEPTA fare to more than 24,000 residents.
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Philadelphia leaders address violent weekend that left 13 shot
The violence even included a triple shooting at the Finley Recreation Center on Saturday evening. All three of those teenage ...
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Mayor Cherelle Parker wants to keep a popular city worker commuter benefit — but earmarked less money for it
The commuter benefit gives eligibility to around 22,000 city workers, but it’s unclear whether the city will be able to spend less for the same program this year.
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Parker unveils plan for thousands of homes built on $1B worth of city-owned land
Parker said Philadelphia's Land Bank will have opportunities ... to developers to build affordable homes at a faster pace. Mayor Cherelle Parker presented a plan Monday to leverage $1 billion ...