Broad Street Brief

City Hall From Prosecutor to Chief Public Safety Director Adam Geer — Mayor Cherelle Parker’s inaugural nominee for Chief Public Safety Director, a position...

City Hall Newest City Council Members Discuss First 6 Months in Office Freshman City Council Members Nina Ahmad (At Large), Rue Landau (At Large),...

City Hall Mayor Parker Bans Bump Stocks In response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that lifted a federal ban on such items,...

City Hall City Council Passes FY25 Budget, Nonprofit Contracting Bill During its last regular meeting before summer recess, City Council unanimously passed the FY25 City...

City Hall City Council Approves FY25 Budget Early Thursday morning, Philadelphia City Council advanced Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed $6.37 billion FY25 Budget.  The budget prioritizes public...

City Council Approves FY25 Budget In the early hours of Thursday, June 6, Philadelphia City Council advanced Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed $6.37 billion FY25 Budget. The budget...

City Hall FY25 Budget Will Not Include Wage, Business Tax Cuts City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas (At Large) confirmed Thursday that Philadelphia’s FY25 budget will not include...

City Hall Mayor Parker Calls All City Employees Back to Full-Time Office Work Mayor Cherelle Parker announced that all City workers must return to the office...

City Hall Mayor Parker’s FY25 Budget Leaves UC Townhomes Agreement in Limbo Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s FY25 budget lacks funding for the development of a proposed...