Broad Street Brief

City Hall Parker Admin’s Long-term Budget Plans Fully Approved The Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority greenlit Mayor Cherelle Parker’s five-year financial plan, despite the body...

City Hall City May Revive Fairmount Park Police Unit for World Cup As Philadelphia prepares for a landmark summer of sports in 2026—including the...

City Hall Parker Admin Strikes Deal with DC47 Mayor Cherelle Parker reached a tentative contract agreement on Tuesday with AFSCME District Council 47, Philadelphia’s...

City Hall Mayor Parker Strikes Deal with DC 33 Trash collectors and other frontline City workers will return to work after the Parker administration...

City Hall Philly to Invest in 15 More “Year-Round” Schools Mayor Charelle Parker announced that Philadelphia will invest in 15 new extended-day, extended-year schools....

City Hall City Invests in Certifying CTE Teachers Philadelphia City Council allocated $500,000 to help Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers cover certification costs,...

City Hall Mayor Parker, Council President Johnson Reviving 90s-Era Collaboration Over the first year in their respective positions, Mayor Cherelle Parker and City Council...

City Hall City Council Passes FY26 Budget, HOME Bills During their final meeting before summer recess, the City Council passed a staggering 58 bills,...

On the evening of Thursday, June 5, the Philadelphia City Council granted preliminary approval to several bills related to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s $6.8 billion...