Trump’s HUD Secretary Scott Turner says Philly Council must ease building rules if Mayor Cherelle Parker is to achieve her housing goal
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner visited Philadelphia on Thursday and said City Council should cut red tape that makes it harder to build new housing, potentially ...
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PA: Mayor Parker wants to defund a program that provides free transit passes for low-income people
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker's budget will not include money to continue the experimental Zero Fare program that gives free SEPTA passes to about 25,000 Philadelphia residents ...
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Phila. mayor Cherelle Parker proposes $6.7 billion budget for better safety, housing, tax breaks
The main focuses of the plan are Parker’s housing plan, business tax cuts, and expanding public safety facilities. The budget will go into effect on July 1.
Mayor Parker wants to cut free SEPTA fare benefit for city workers
Many city positions are vacant and Parker’s mandate that municipal workers return to the office full time has been unpopular.
Philadelphia commerce director Alba Martinez stepping down
Philadelphia's commerce chief Alba Martinez is stepping down from her post effective May 1 to produce an original musical, ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker unveils housing plan amid Trump’s federal funding cuts and Council skepticism
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker on Monday delivered an special address to City Council to unveil her long-awaited $2 billion plan to build or preserve 30,000 units of housing with a mix of new initiatives ...