City Council Archives – Metro Philadelphia

higher ed task force

Local

Amid closures, mergers, new Philly higher ed task force looks to tackle challenges

By Jack Tomczuk

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Affordable Housing

City Council takes aim at housing costs

By Jack Tomczuk

budget Parker

Local

City Council passes budget, Parker’s housing plan

By Jack Tomczuk

banned philly parks playground

Local

Banned weed killers still being used in Philly parks, playgrounds

By Jack Tomczuk

Budget Housing

Affordable Housing

City budget, housing plan set for final passage

By Jack Tomczuk

housing Parker

Affordable Housing

Mayor’s housing plan faces pushback over equity and urgency

By Jack Tomczuk

business tax

Local

Keeping business tax exemption ‘too risky,’ Parker officials say

By Jack Tomczuk

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Affordable Housing

City Council probes Mayor Parker’s $2 billion housing plan

By Jack Tomczuk

Mayor Parker housing plan

Affordable Housing

Mayor Parker attempts to get ahead of critics, build support for $2B housing plan

By Jack Tomczuk

SEPTA

Local

City Council shows support for SEPTA, questions a few spending decisions

By Jack Tomczuk

prison oversight

Local

Council, advocates rally support for prison oversight ballot measure

By Jack Tomczuk

Police budget

Local

City Council considers $872M Philadelphia police budget

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

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Local

City Council looks to address flood of drug paraphernalia stores

By Jack Tomczuk

Philly Stat 360 housing dashboard bonds housing plan

Affordable Housing

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

By Jack Tomczuk

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

America

Local

City Council OKs $45M for 250th anniversary

By Jack Tomczuk

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