Mayor Parker wants to defund a program that provides free transit passes for low-income people
Zero Fare participants had taken about 6.6 million trips on SEPTA since the program started about 18 months ago.
City Council progressives are pushing back on Mayor Cherelle Parker’s tax cut proposal with a plan of their own
Proponents of major reductions in Philadelphia’s business and wage taxes have been gaining momentum for several years, ...
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Philly officials begin testimonies before City Council on mayor’s $6.7 billion budget proposal
Eight weeks of budget hearings began in City Council with top officials in Mayor Cherelle Parker's administration explaining ...
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Mayor Parker unveils $2 billion, 30,000-unit housing plan for Philadelphia
Mayor Cherelle Parker laid out a $2 billion plan Monday to build and preserve 30,000 homes, describing the effort as the ...
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Teachers' unions file suit to block dismantling of education department
A coalition of educators, school districts, and unions filed a complaint in a Massachusetts federal court on Monday against the Trump administration to prevent the dismantling of the US Department of ...