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rally Hands off protest

Local

Thousands rally in Philly against Trump, Musk in nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ protests

By Jack Tomczuk

Free Library of philadelphia poetry

Local

Free Library holding federal job workshops in response to DOGE layoffs

By Jack Tomczuk

Federal Philly trees

Local

Federal freeze lifted on $12M Philadelphia tree grant, official says

By Jack Tomczuk

energy. Built to last Philadelphia

Affordable Housing

Energy authority’s ‘Built to Last’ home repair program threatened by Trump cuts

By Jack Tomczuk

Booker Trump

Politics

US Senator Cory Booker just spoke for 25 hours in Congress. What was he trying to achieve?

By Bruce Wolpe, The Conversation via Reuters Connect

Castor Avenue

Northeast Philadelphia

Castor Avenue project stirs debate in Northeast Philadelphia

By Jack Tomczuk

SNAP

Politics

GOP lawmakers eye SNAP cuts amid rising food costs

By Tracy Roof, The Conversation via Reuters Connect

city council drug paraphernalia

Local

City Council looks to address flood of drug paraphernalia stores

By Jack Tomczuk

Penn Trump

Local

Trump admin freezes $175M in funding to Penn over transgender athlete

By Jack Tomczuk

EPA Trump

Local

Philly EPA workers march against Trump, DOGE cuts

By Jack Tomczuk

Philly Stat 360 housing dashboard

Affordable Housing

Mayor Parker unveils $2 billion, 30,000-unit housing plan for Philadelphia

By Jack Tomczuk

trump education

Politics

Explainer: What inspired Trump’s order to dismantle Education Department?

By Fred L. Pincus, The Conversation via Reuters Connect

Philly 311

Local

Frustration grows over Philly’s 311 system, residents say issues go unresolved

By Jack Tomczuk

homeless funding

Affordable Housing

Youth homeless services groups again fighting for funding

By Jack Tomczuk

Mayor Parker housing plan

Local

Mayor Parker’s second budget proposal puts focus on housing, tax cuts

By Jack Tomczuk

POWER Act

Local

POWER Act aims to protect Philadelphians from Trump’s federal rollbacks on workers’ rights

By Metro Philadelphia

Local

Trump admin threatens to cut Temple, Drexel funding over antisemitism cases

By Jack Tomczuk

America

Local

City Council OKs $45M for 250th anniversary

By Jack Tomczuk

SEPTA

Local

SEPTA faces another ‘death spiral’ without state funding

By Jack Tomczuk

Trump education

Local

PFT, local officials rally against Trump’s looming Department of Ed overhaul

By Jack Tomczuk

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