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Broad Street Brief: A Rundown of Philadelphia’s Potential Mayoral Candidates
July 1, 2022
City Hall A Rundown of Philadelphia’s Potential Mayoral Candidates In 2023, the city of Philadelphia will elect its 100th mayor. Because of the Philadelphia...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: City Council Expected to Pass Budget and Tax Changes This Afternoon
June 23, 2022
City Hall City Council Expected to Pass Budget and Tax Changes This Afternoon Today is City Council’s last voting session before summer recess begins....Read More -
Broad Street Brief: City Council and Kenney Administration Reach Deal on Spending and Taxes
June 16, 2022
City Hall City Council and Kenney Administration Reach Deal on Spending and Taxes Late last night, Philadelphia City Council passed a budget deal out...Read More -
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