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Broad Street Brief: Tax Debate Splits City Democrats
June 13, 2022
City Hall Tax Debate Splits City Democrats With budget negotiations ongoing, there is still significant disagreement on how the city should handle generating revenue moving...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: United Way and Local Legal Associations Host Free “Clean Slate” Clinics
June 2, 2022
City Hall United Way and Local Legal Associations Host Free “Clean Slate” Clinics The United Way is hosting free legal clinics that will help eligible Philadelphians...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: “Prison Gerrymandering” Addressed in New Council Bill
May 26, 2022
City Hall “PRISON GERRYMANDERING” ADDRESSED IN NEW COUNCIL BILL Council President Darrell Clarke and Mayor Jim Kenney presented a new bill to address “prison...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Philadelphia’s State Legislative Races Were Contentious But Had Few Surprises
May 19, 2022
City Hall PHILADELPHIA’S STATE LEGISLATIVE RACES WERE CONTENTIOUS BUT HAD FEW SURPRISES Despite infighting between progressive and establishment Democrats, incumbents were largely victorious in...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Property Reassessments Cause Residential Values to Skyrocket and Commercial Values to Increase Less Dramatically
May 5, 2022
City Hall Property Reassessments Cause Residential Values to Skyrocket and Commercial Values to Increase Less Dramatically On Tuesday, the Kenney administration announced the value...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Gym Introduces Bill Mandating Employers Provide Transit Commuter Benefit Program
April 28, 2022
City Hall Gym Introduces Bill Mandating Employers Provide Transit Commuter Benefit Program Councilmember Helen Gym introduced a bill last week that would require businesses...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: City Moves to Extend PICA Oversight Until 2047
April 21, 2022
City Hall City Moves to Extend PICA Oversight Until 2047 Philadelphia elected officials are pushing to extend oversight of the city’s budget by the...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Mayor Kenney’s Proposed Budget, In Brief
April 15, 2022
Mayor Kenney’s Proposed Budget, in Brief Two weeks ago, Mayor Jim Kenney released his proposed 2022-2023 budget, which totals $5.6 billion in spending. As...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: To Boost Recruitment, Philly to Consider Thousands in Police Bonuses
April 7, 2022
To Boost Recruitment, Philly to Consider Thousands in Police Bonuses Facing low recruitment numbers, the city is in talks with budget officials and the police to...Read More