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Broad Street Brief: Council and Kenney Reach Budget Compromise, Council Passes Two Tenant-Support Bills Out of Committee
June 18, 2021
City Hall Council and Kenney Reach Budget Compromise After extensive debate and negotiations, City Council approved an amended version of Mayor Kenney’s budget proposal...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Budget Negotiations Between Mayor Kenney and City Council Continue, Federal Update: American Jobs Plan Negotiations Between White House and GOP Move to New Phase
June 10, 2021
City Hall Budget Negotiations Between Mayor Kenney and City Council Continue City Council and Mayor Kenney are still working towards reaching a consensus around tax policy...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Council Looks to Incentivize Vaccines, New Police Oversight Board Passes Council
June 3, 2021
City Hall Counsel Looks to Incentivize Vaccines Members of City Council will review two proposals to incentivize vaccines citywide. The first proposal would give residents a...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Councilmembers Quiñones-Sánchez and Gauthier Look to Reform Affordable Housing Requirements. Councilmember Johnson Seeks Demolition Moratorium for ‘Doctors’ Row’
May 27, 2021
City Hall Councilmembers Quinones-Sanchez and Gauthier Look to Reform Affordable Housing Requirements New legislation proposed by Councilmembers Maria Quiñones-Sánchez and Jamie Gauthier is taking aim at...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Council Approves Bonds to Finance Neighborhood Preservation Initiative; Majority Leader Parker Proposes Parking Tax Reduction
May 20, 2021
City Hall Council Approves Bonds to Finance Neighborhood Preservation Initiative On Thursday, City Council passed legislation that authorized $400 million in bonds to finance the Neighborhood...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: City Announces Reopening Plan; Airport Worker Legislation Introduced; Budget Hearings Continue
May 13, 2021
City Hall City Announces Reopening Plan On Tuesday, the Kenney administration announced that it would be lifting pandemic related restrictions on businesses. Restaurants, offices,...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Racial Equality; Tax Reductions; Gun Violence
May 6, 2021
City Hall Budget Hearings Begin On Monday, budget season officially began as City Council asked questions of the Kenney administration. Gun violence, racial equity,...Read More -
Broad Street Brief: Details on the Mayor’s Budget Proposal, Proposal to Protect Renters; Funding for the School District; Land-value Taxation
April 22, 2021
City Hall Details on the Mayor’s Budget Last week, Mayor Kenney formally introduced his budget to City Council. His proposed budget includes: Business and...Read More