Broad Street Brief

City Hall New Bill Targets Removing Lead from School Water Councilmember Helen Gym is proposing a bill that would require all Philadelphia public schools to install...

City Hall Paid COVID Sick Leave Passes Council, Will Last Until 2023 Philadelphia City Council voted last week to pass a paid COVID-19 sick leave requirement...

City Hall Indoor Mask Mandate Ends in Philadelphia Yesterday, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health announced that the indoor mask mandate ended. Two weeks ago, the...

City Hall Gym Says City Council Will Investigate PPA’s $11 Million Demand from School District Councilmember Helen Gym (At- Large) has called for Philadelphia...

City Hall City’s Third Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill Moves Out of Committee For the third time in two years, a proposal for emergency paid...

City Hall City’s Environment Justice Commission Starts as New Environmental Justice Bill is Introduced At a press conference, Mayor Kenney and Councilmember Gilmore-Richardson announced...

City Hall Democratic Party Selects State Representative MikeDriscoll to be Nominee in 6th Council District Special Election Ward leaders in the 6th Council district selected State...

City Hall Council President Clarke Introduces New Legislative Map A new district map for City Council was introduced by President Darrell Clarke, which makes some small...

City Hall Negative COVID-19 Test No Longer Good Enough for Indoor Dining Due to city vaccine requirements, one will no longer be able to enter...