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Protesters stage sit-in in Mayor Jim Kenney’s office during Philadelphia budget negotiations

Progressives are hoping outside pressure will help the members who align with their movement to gain ground in the negotiations over how to reshape the $5.2 billion budget plan the mayor proposed.

Mayor Jim Kenney's chief of staff Jim Engler, left, listens as protesters with Reclaim Philadelphia stage a sit-in in the mayor's office.
Mayor Jim Kenney's chief of staff Jim Engler, left, listens as protesters with Reclaim Philadelphia stage a sit-in in the mayor's office.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer