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Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration on Thursday sent City Council five bills critical to her signature housing ...
How much will a City Council bill cost Philly taxpayers? It’s a seemingly simple question, but up until now, it’s one that ...
Community members testified about staff shortages and advocated for support for unhoused and immigrant students.
Most legislation to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania doesn’t survive a committee vote, but two years ago a bill passed ...
"We have a housing crisis," Parker's chief of staff says. The administration has set seven priorities to try to solve it.
Parker also announced that more schools will get her "year-round" model that gives before- and after-school programming and summer childcare options.
Mayor Parker launches a fiscal notes website to enhance transparency in Philadelphia's legislative impacts on the city budget ...
In three separate requests for comment — regarding NIH funding, visa revocations, and a $175 million funding freeze — a ...
Members of Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration told City Council how many housing units “Mission 30,000” will build or ...
Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh and youngest son of Queen Elizabeth, is visiting Philadelphia to dedicate the ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker, a former educator, has been pushing for higher pay for teachers, saying they "deserve to earn a living wage" and proposing an addition $12 million annually to be earmarked ...
Philadelphia has found matching funds for its $10 million investment in workforce development, said Mayor Cherelle Parker at ...