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Philadelphia City Council calls on state lawmakers to address automated license plate readers
Councilmembers also find themselves on dueling sides of the trash disposal debate
Satire/Odd News
Historic figures: Philadelphia’s America 250 celebrations by the numbers
As our semiquincentennial summer to remember fades in the rearview mirror, we take a look at the receipts
Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Council’s fall return interrupted by bomb squad investigation
Council’s first day of legislative session was briefly interrupted by an evacuation before authorities gave the all-clear on a suspicious bag
News & Politics
Trash, tech and talking arena: What to watch for during Philadelphia City Council’s return
Council ended last year’s budget negotiations bucking Mayor Cherelle Parker’s tax proposals
News & Politics
State House and Assembly Speakers from Pennsylvania, Delaware, Illinois, New York convene in Philadelphia for historic panel
Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton hosted a discussion on the country’s focus on independence and inclusion
News & Politics
Stitch, please: Philadelphia’s Chinatown hopes a highway cap can reconnect the community
Local leaders see the Chinatown Stitch as a way to bridge communities divided by the Vine Street Expressway.
News & Politics
Shapiro administration announces wage theft protection for home health care workers
Pennsylvania Labor Secretary Nancy Walker announced the plan at SEIU Local 1201 in Philadelphia on Wednesday
Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s Chinatown community celebrates highway cap project despite funding uncertainty
Chinatown Stitch stakeholders held a celebration to unveil construction progress and the market stalls designed for the ensuing street-level plaza.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s forgotten baseball stars helped make America’s pastime an international game
The Philadelphia Royal Giants barnstorming team were the first all-Black team to play in Japan
News & Politics
Addition by subtraction: Philly schools’ controversial closure plan has many ways to fail
The School District of Philadelphia has a $3 billion “right-sizing” plan to improve hundreds of city schools by closing 17 of them – but not everyone is buying it.
Satire/Odd News
LeBus James? LeBron Trains?: Other options for LeBron James to go from New York City to Philadelphia
He could relive his time on the banana boat or battle minivans on I-95.
Budget
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s long-term budget plans get go-ahead from state-appointed board
The Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority unanimously approved the city’s five-year fiscal plan
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Talking trash: Philly neighborhood organizers seek to scale illegal dumping mapping, prevention
The Clean Philadelphia NOW initiative, started in 2023, is working to eliminate litter and dumping by 2028
News & Politics
Pennsylvania’s tourism lead says 2026 events have been an astounding success
Anne Ryan spoke with City & State about the commonwealth’s hosting abilities thus far
Congress
The room where it happened: Congressmembers celebrate America250 in Philly’s Congress Hall
U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle hosted a bipartisan group of lawmakers inside the historic building where the country began for a ceremonial meeting Thursday
Environment
Philly’s new Tree Coalition is leading the street tree-planting movement – and cooling neighborhoods in the process
The local tree tending trend is now under a new public/private partnership seeking to speed progress and save lives.
Interviews & Profiles
The City & State Q&A: Michael Newmuis
The director of Philadelphia 2026 has left nothing to chance during a two-year sprint that has made the city’s semiquincentennial efforts into the envy of every other planning entity in the country.
U.S. Congress
Sens. McCormick and Fetterman tout ‘Trump accounts’ for kids during Philadelphia stop
The two U.S. Senators told youth basketball participants to take advantage of the federal child savings accounts
U.S. Congress
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Update: Congress passes bipartisan housing affordability bill featuring PA-originated program
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes a national Whole-Home Repairs program, received bipartisan support in both the U.S. House and Senate this week
Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s City Government Youth Summit takes over City Hall
Students in the YMCA program got a hands-on legislative experience with Philadelphia lawmakers on Wednesday
