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Broad Street Brief: City Council Committee Holds Hearings on Source-of-Income Discrimination, Rent Control
March 24, 2023
City Hall City Council Committee Holds Hearings on Source-of-Income Discrimination, Rent Control This week, the Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development & the Homeless heard...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: City Council to Consider Reinstating Early Property Tax Payment Discount, Threatens to Withhold School District Funding Amid Asbestos Building Shutdowns
March 16, 2023
City Hall City Council to Consider Reinstating Early Property Tax Payment Discount, Threatens to Withhold School District Funding Amid Asbestos Building Shutdowns Philadelphia City...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: City Council Set to Undergo Once-in-a-Generation Transformation
March 2, 2023
City Hall City Council Set to Undergo Once-in-a-Generation Transformation With six members of City Council resigning to run for mayor, as well as council...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: 2023 Municipal Election Updates; How Philadelphia Democrats Vote; TUGSA Strike Marches Into Fourth Week
February 23, 2023
City Hall 2023 Mayoral Race Update: Building & Construction Trades Council Endorses Parker; What Would it Mean to Become Philadelphia’s First Female Mayor? On...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: 2023 Mayoral Race Update: First Republican Enters the Race; Candidates Discuss Strategy; Governance Around Pressing Issues
February 16, 2023
City Hall 2023 Mayoral Race Update: First Republican Enters the Race; Candidates Discuss Strategy, Governance Around Pressing Issues Earlier this week, Councilmember David Oh...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Mayoral Candidate Outlines Public Safety Plan; Race for City Controller Heats Up; City to Receive Federal Funding for Water System Upgrades
February 9, 2023
City Hall Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court’s Ruling on School Funding May Have Important Ramifications in Philadelphia As Pennsylvania’s largest city, Philadelphia also has the state’s...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Community Meeting Around FDR Park Renovations Draws Protesters; Continued Life Sciences Development in Philadelphia
February 2, 2023
City Hall 2023 Mayoral Race Update: Gym Wins Another Big Endorsement; Campaign Issues Continue to Be Drawn Into Focus A coalition of local organizations...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Mayoral Candidates Participate in Forums, Receive Major Endorsements; Working Families Party Aims to Expand its Reach During Upcoming Elections
January 26, 2023
City Hall 2023 Mayoral Race Update: Candidate Forums, Major Endorsements, Who’s Not Running With 110 days left until the May 16 mayoral primary, Democratic...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: PHA to Accept Housing Choice Voucher Applications Again; the 2023 Mayor’s Race Makes the Jump to TV; Acting City Controller Sues City Over Resign-to-Run Rule
January 12, 2023
City Hall Housing Vouchers Waitlist Opening for the First Time in a Decade Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) announced that it would be...Read More