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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 -
Broad Street Brief: Commonwealth Court Sides With DA Krasner on Impeachment; Former Councilmember Gym Hires Campaign Manager
January 5, 2023
Commonwealth Court Sides With Philadelphia DA Krasner Regarding Impeachment; Next Steps Remain Unclear Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court concluded last Friday that none of the seven articles of...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: SEPTA, Law Enforcement to Receive Federal Funding; Number of Police Potentially Abusing Disability Drops Drastically
December 22, 2022
City Hall Philadelphia Police, District Attorney’s Office to Receive ARPA Funding to Bolster Gun Violence Reduction Efforts Last week, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that Philadelphia...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: New Affordable Housing Development Coming to Grays Ferry, Point Breeze; Landlord Sued by Federal Government Over Alleged Selective Housing Voucher Denial
December 15, 2022
City Hall New Grays Ferry, Point Breeze Affordable Housing Development Made Possible by City’s Neighborhood Preservation Initiative On Monday, city workers and elected officials broke...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: New Candidates Enter Mayoral, At-Large City Council Races; DA Krasner Asks Court to Intervene in “Unlawful” Impeachment
December 8, 2022
City Hall State Representative Brown Soft-Launches Mayoral Campaign at Pennsylvania Society Event in New York Last week, West Philadelphia State Representative Amen Brown announced his...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Councilmember Gym Resigns Ahead of Mayoral Run; Four New Members Sworn In to City Council
December 1, 2022
City Hall Councilmember Gym Resigns Ahead of Mayoral Run; Four New Members Sworn In to City Council For a brief window of time, Philadelphia...Read More