Kenyatta JohnsonA stadium district mega-development opposed by the Phillies, Eagles, and Comcast Spectacor appears to be deadDeveloper Hines left the project last year, and now the zoning that enabled the project is being repealed. Jake Blumgart A veto-proof majority of Philadelphia City Council members have signed onto the ‘ICE Out’ proposalSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso Philly City Council members will soon consider seven ‘ICE Out’ bills. Here’s what the proposals would do. Sean Collins Walsh Philly lawmakers want to restrict cooperation with ICE and ban agents from wearing masksAnna Orso, Jeff Gammage, and Sean Collins Walsh Mayor Cherelle Parker’s housing plan is back on track after Council again reapproved $800 million in city bondsSean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart AdvertisementThe Philadelphia school district’s facilities plan did not go over well in City CouncilThe pushback from lawmakers Thursday was notably strong, with one member proposing to allow City Council to remove school board members.Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Kristen A. Graham ICE, housing, and ‘resign to run’: What’s on Philadelphia City Council’s 2026 agendaFrom ICE and school closings to the Semiquincentennial and trash incineration, City Council will have its hands full in 2026.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso After decade of delay, Philadelphia Housing Authority will bring affordable housing to Center CityPHA moved out of its Chestnut Street headquarters almost 20 years ago. Jake Blumgart Two Philly men accused of ‘fraud tourism’ in a Minnesota scandal that has drawn criticism from President Donald TrumpAnthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown are accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $3.5 million in government proceeds in a widening scandal that has been criticized by President Donald Trump.Ryan W. Briggs and Chris Palmer Josh Shapiro doesn’t need Pa. Society, the Parker-Johnson relationship, Kim Ward’s budget ballad, and more takeaways from Pa.’s weekend in NYCHundreds of Pennsylvania politcos made their way to New York for the state’s annual weekend of civility, bipartisanship, fundraising, and partying.Gillian McGoldrick, Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Julia Terruso Philly Council votes against Mayor Parker’s vision for her signature housing plan, signaling a win for progressivesCouncil President Kenyatta Johnson on Tuesday afternoon refused to allow a vote on the amendment and instead advanced Council’s version of the proposal over the mayor’s objections.Sean Collins Walsh Philly is poised to launch a retirement savings program for workers without 401(k)sCouncil is poised to pass legislation that would enable the plan, called PhillySaves, which is modeled on similar state-facilitated “auto IRA” programs.Anna Orso Philly lawmakers approved $800M for Mayor Parker’s housing plan in June. Now they have to redo it. | City Council roundupCouncil President Kenyatta Johnson said negotiations over H.O.M.E. haven't strained his relationship with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansThe amendment followed a weekslong standoff between the city's executive and legislative branches. And Parker is not giving up the fight.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearA key resolution needs to pass City Council before the Parker administration can sell hundreds of millions of dollars in city bonds to fund the Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.Sean Collins Walsh Philly Council president says Mayor Parker was ‘strategic’ in dropping diversity contracting goalsOther City Council members were more critical of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, with one saying she was "greatly disturbed" and another suggesting the mayor is "caving" to President Donald Trump.Anna Orso, Jake Blumgart, and Sean Collins Walsh Philadelphia is halting the use of some diversity targets in city contracts as national DEI backlash growsThe changes made by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration represent a major shift in the city’s diversity initiatives and come as such programs are under attack nationwide.Anna Orso City Council delays key vote on Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative, setting up tight deadline before city bond sales The delay means the administration faces a tight legislative deadline next week to achieve its goal of selling $400 million in city bonds this year.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration inches closer to issuing city bonds for her H.O.M.E. initiative | City Council roundupCouncil on Thursday formally introduced the H.O.M.E. budget resolution, a key checkpoint that had been holding up Parker's plans to issue $400 million in bonds this fall.Sean Collins Walsh, Jake Blumgart, and Anna Orso Hoboken has gone 8 years without a traffic death. Can Philly replicate its success?The densely populated city across from Manhattan is not taking a victory lap. Hoboken transportation officials know that Vision Zero success can be fleeting and vow to keep focusing on it.Thomas Fitzgerald See more storiesAdvertisement
A stadium district mega-development opposed by the Phillies, Eagles, and Comcast Spectacor appears to be deadDeveloper Hines left the project last year, and now the zoning that enabled the project is being repealed. Jake Blumgart
A stadium district mega-development opposed by the Phillies, Eagles, and Comcast Spectacor appears to be deadDeveloper Hines left the project last year, and now the zoning that enabled the project is being repealed. Jake Blumgart
A veto-proof majority of Philadelphia City Council members have signed onto the ‘ICE Out’ proposalSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
A veto-proof majority of Philadelphia City Council members have signed onto the ‘ICE Out’ proposalSean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Philly City Council members will soon consider seven ‘ICE Out’ bills. Here’s what the proposals would do. Sean Collins Walsh
Philly City Council members will soon consider seven ‘ICE Out’ bills. Here’s what the proposals would do. Sean Collins Walsh
Philly lawmakers want to restrict cooperation with ICE and ban agents from wearing masksAnna Orso, Jeff Gammage, and Sean Collins Walsh
Philly lawmakers want to restrict cooperation with ICE and ban agents from wearing masksAnna Orso, Jeff Gammage, and Sean Collins Walsh
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s housing plan is back on track after Council again reapproved $800 million in city bondsSean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s housing plan is back on track after Council again reapproved $800 million in city bondsSean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
The Philadelphia school district’s facilities plan did not go over well in City CouncilThe pushback from lawmakers Thursday was notably strong, with one member proposing to allow City Council to remove school board members.Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Kristen A. Graham
The Philadelphia school district’s facilities plan did not go over well in City CouncilThe pushback from lawmakers Thursday was notably strong, with one member proposing to allow City Council to remove school board members.Sean Collins Walsh, Anna Orso, and Kristen A. Graham
ICE, housing, and ‘resign to run’: What’s on Philadelphia City Council’s 2026 agendaFrom ICE and school closings to the Semiquincentennial and trash incineration, City Council will have its hands full in 2026.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
ICE, housing, and ‘resign to run’: What’s on Philadelphia City Council’s 2026 agendaFrom ICE and school closings to the Semiquincentennial and trash incineration, City Council will have its hands full in 2026.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
After decade of delay, Philadelphia Housing Authority will bring affordable housing to Center CityPHA moved out of its Chestnut Street headquarters almost 20 years ago. Jake Blumgart
After decade of delay, Philadelphia Housing Authority will bring affordable housing to Center CityPHA moved out of its Chestnut Street headquarters almost 20 years ago. Jake Blumgart
Two Philly men accused of ‘fraud tourism’ in a Minnesota scandal that has drawn criticism from President Donald TrumpAnthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown are accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $3.5 million in government proceeds in a widening scandal that has been criticized by President Donald Trump.Ryan W. Briggs and Chris Palmer
Two Philly men accused of ‘fraud tourism’ in a Minnesota scandal that has drawn criticism from President Donald TrumpAnthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown are accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $3.5 million in government proceeds in a widening scandal that has been criticized by President Donald Trump.Ryan W. Briggs and Chris Palmer
Josh Shapiro doesn’t need Pa. Society, the Parker-Johnson relationship, Kim Ward’s budget ballad, and more takeaways from Pa.’s weekend in NYCHundreds of Pennsylvania politcos made their way to New York for the state’s annual weekend of civility, bipartisanship, fundraising, and partying.Gillian McGoldrick, Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Julia Terruso
Josh Shapiro doesn’t need Pa. Society, the Parker-Johnson relationship, Kim Ward’s budget ballad, and more takeaways from Pa.’s weekend in NYCHundreds of Pennsylvania politcos made their way to New York for the state’s annual weekend of civility, bipartisanship, fundraising, and partying.Gillian McGoldrick, Anna Orso, Sean Collins Walsh, and Julia Terruso
Philly Council votes against Mayor Parker’s vision for her signature housing plan, signaling a win for progressivesCouncil President Kenyatta Johnson on Tuesday afternoon refused to allow a vote on the amendment and instead advanced Council’s version of the proposal over the mayor’s objections.Sean Collins Walsh
Philly Council votes against Mayor Parker’s vision for her signature housing plan, signaling a win for progressivesCouncil President Kenyatta Johnson on Tuesday afternoon refused to allow a vote on the amendment and instead advanced Council’s version of the proposal over the mayor’s objections.Sean Collins Walsh
Philly is poised to launch a retirement savings program for workers without 401(k)sCouncil is poised to pass legislation that would enable the plan, called PhillySaves, which is modeled on similar state-facilitated “auto IRA” programs.Anna Orso
Philly is poised to launch a retirement savings program for workers without 401(k)sCouncil is poised to pass legislation that would enable the plan, called PhillySaves, which is modeled on similar state-facilitated “auto IRA” programs.Anna Orso
Philly lawmakers approved $800M for Mayor Parker’s housing plan in June. Now they have to redo it. | City Council roundupCouncil President Kenyatta Johnson said negotiations over H.O.M.E. haven't strained his relationship with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
Philly lawmakers approved $800M for Mayor Parker’s housing plan in June. Now they have to redo it. | City Council roundupCouncil President Kenyatta Johnson said negotiations over H.O.M.E. haven't strained his relationship with Mayor Cherelle L. Parker.Sean Collins Walsh and Anna Orso
City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansThe amendment followed a weekslong standoff between the city's executive and legislative branches. And Parker is not giving up the fight.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest PhiladelphiansThe amendment followed a weekslong standoff between the city's executive and legislative branches. And Parker is not giving up the fight.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearA key resolution needs to pass City Council before the Parker administration can sell hundreds of millions of dollars in city bonds to fund the Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.Sean Collins Walsh
Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next yearA key resolution needs to pass City Council before the Parker administration can sell hundreds of millions of dollars in city bonds to fund the Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative.Sean Collins Walsh
Philly Council president says Mayor Parker was ‘strategic’ in dropping diversity contracting goalsOther City Council members were more critical of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, with one saying she was "greatly disturbed" and another suggesting the mayor is "caving" to President Donald Trump.Anna Orso, Jake Blumgart, and Sean Collins Walsh
Philly Council president says Mayor Parker was ‘strategic’ in dropping diversity contracting goalsOther City Council members were more critical of Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, with one saying she was "greatly disturbed" and another suggesting the mayor is "caving" to President Donald Trump.Anna Orso, Jake Blumgart, and Sean Collins Walsh
Philadelphia is halting the use of some diversity targets in city contracts as national DEI backlash growsThe changes made by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration represent a major shift in the city’s diversity initiatives and come as such programs are under attack nationwide.Anna Orso
Philadelphia is halting the use of some diversity targets in city contracts as national DEI backlash growsThe changes made by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration represent a major shift in the city’s diversity initiatives and come as such programs are under attack nationwide.Anna Orso
City Council delays key vote on Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative, setting up tight deadline before city bond sales The delay means the administration faces a tight legislative deadline next week to achieve its goal of selling $400 million in city bonds this year.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
City Council delays key vote on Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative, setting up tight deadline before city bond sales The delay means the administration faces a tight legislative deadline next week to achieve its goal of selling $400 million in city bonds this year.Sean Collins Walsh and Jake Blumgart
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration inches closer to issuing city bonds for her H.O.M.E. initiative | City Council roundupCouncil on Thursday formally introduced the H.O.M.E. budget resolution, a key checkpoint that had been holding up Parker's plans to issue $400 million in bonds this fall.Sean Collins Walsh, Jake Blumgart, and Anna Orso
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration inches closer to issuing city bonds for her H.O.M.E. initiative | City Council roundupCouncil on Thursday formally introduced the H.O.M.E. budget resolution, a key checkpoint that had been holding up Parker's plans to issue $400 million in bonds this fall.Sean Collins Walsh, Jake Blumgart, and Anna Orso
Hoboken has gone 8 years without a traffic death. Can Philly replicate its success?The densely populated city across from Manhattan is not taking a victory lap. Hoboken transportation officials know that Vision Zero success can be fleeting and vow to keep focusing on it.Thomas Fitzgerald
Hoboken has gone 8 years without a traffic death. Can Philly replicate its success?The densely populated city across from Manhattan is not taking a victory lap. Hoboken transportation officials know that Vision Zero success can be fleeting and vow to keep focusing on it.Thomas Fitzgerald
