Politics News – Metro Philadelphia

mask ICE

Local

Local lawmakers push for mask ban as ICE raids surge

By Jack Tomczuk

district council 33

Local

District Council 33 ratifies city workers’ contract

By Jack Tomczuk

septa funding

Local

Amid funding crisis, SEPTA cites improving rider satisfaction, safety numbers

By Jack Tomczuk

education schools facilities

Local

Education roundup: New year-round schools, facilities meetings underway

By Jack Tomczuk

District Council 47 Parker

Local

District Council 47, Parker reach tentative agreement

By Jack Tomczuk

Pennsylvania Supreme court

Local

Why Pennsylvania’s quiet 2025 Supreme Court elections could reshape state power

By Daniel J. Mallinson, The Conversation via Reuters Connect

provisional ballot voting

Local

Provisional ballot redesign aims to reduce voting errors

By Jack Tomczuk

community opioid Philly

Local

Community orgs shift plans following city’s new opioid grant program: ‘There needs to be some transparency’

By Khysir Carter, Kensington Voice

EPA

Local

Philly EPA workers speak out after Trump admin suspends staff

By Jack Tomczuk

District Council 33 strike

Local

Philly worker strike ends: What happens next?

By Jack Tomczuk

Strike

Local

Philadelphia worker strike enters second week

By Francis Ryan, The Conversation via Reuters Connect

House Big Beautiful Bill

Politics

Philadelphians react after House passes Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’

By Ajani Stella

strike trash District Council 33

Local

Talks resume, trash piles up on 2nd day of District Council 33 strike

By Jack Tomczuk

Shapiro Pennsylvania budget

Local

Pennsylvania lawmakers miss budget deadline for 4th year amid spending gridlock

By Peter Hall

strike District Council 33

Local

What Philadelphians should know if District Council 33 goes on strike at midnight

By Jack Tomczuk

Dwight Evans

Local

U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans will not run for reelection

By Jack Tomczuk

Parker strike union deal

Local

Possible strike looms as District Council 33, Parker admin talks continue

By Jack Tomczuk

ICE robbery Northeast Philly

Mayfair

Fake ICE agents exploiting fear, DA says after Mayfair robbery

By Jack Tomczuk

CTE teachers

Local

New funding will cover CTE certification costs for Philly public school teachers

By Jack Tomczuk

Trump Iran

Local

Mixed local response to Trump’s bombing of Iran

By Jack Tomczuk

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