Broad Street Brief

City Hall Councilmember Introduces Bill to Stop Philly from Burning Trash City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier (D-District 3) introduced legislation to ban Philadelphia from signing...

City Hall City Council to Consider Requiring Retailers to Charge Fee for Paper Bags During Thursday’s meeting, City Councilmember Mark Squilla (D-District 1) reintroduced...

City Hall City Council Bill Targets Smoke Shops Selling Unregulated Drugs During Thursday’s meeting, City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson (D-At Large) introduced legislation to...

City Hall City’s Novel PHLHousing+ Program Shows Strong Results A new study finds that families receiving unrestricted cash through Philadelphia’s PHLHousing+ program were less...

City Hall Teachers Union Reaches Tentative Contract as School Year Begins The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers secured a tentative three-year deal with the School...

City Hall Mayor Parker Outlines Behind-the-Scenes Efforts to Secure SEPTA Funding Amid PA Budget Talks Mayor Cherelle Parker (D) has been actively working with...

City Hall City’s High Overtime Costs Raise Burnout, Staffing Concerns The City of Philadelphia spent more than $370 million on overtime in 2024, with...

City Hall City Offers Support for Small Businesses as Tax Exemption is Phased Out Philadelphia is supporting small businesses through flexible payment plans, free...

City Hall Parker Admin’s Long-term Budget Plans Fully Approved The Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority greenlit Mayor Cherelle Parker’s five-year financial plan, despite the body...