Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Philadelphia’s election security once again in national spotlight amid false fraud claims
Former President Donald Trump claimed there is ‘massive’ cheating in the city despite officials debunking his statements
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Four for Friday: Fact-checking the fraud claims in PA
Here’s what’s known – and what’s false – in the counties in question
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Q&A with Sharif Street
The Senate Insurance Committee minority chair talks health care accessibility and affordability
Budget
Policy
Flat, falling soda tax revenues have both positive and negative impact
Tax soda – and people drink less of it. But successful soda taxes can create problems for the public health and development programs they support.
Philadelphia
Policy
Philadelphia Eagles host ‘Safer America’ gun violence prevention summit with local and White House officials
Violence prevention advocates and public officials discussed a public health approach to combating gun violence at Lincoln Financial Field
Policy
Policy
Philly Mayor Parker unveils plans, legislative package for proposed 76ers arena complex
The mayor held her second town hall in a week to provide further details about how the city is approaching the next steps in redeveloping the swath of real estate that cuts across the Market East and Chinatown neighborhoods.
Transportation
Policy
Philly Mayor Parker, feds mark landmark bridge reopening
The Montgomery Avenue Bridge is the first project to be completed using Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds
Philadelphia
Politics
76ers arena plan OK’d by Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker despite opposition
The Sixers’s 76 Place proposal has drawn both excitement and criticism since its unveiling in 2022
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Philadelphia’s presidential debate covers plenty of ground – and digs into PA fracking
Harris and Trump met for what’s expected to be the lone debate between the two major party presidential nominees
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Pre-debate, Philly becomes ground zero for press, protests and profit
The city center may have been shut down to vehicles on Tuesday, but that just meant more room for people to espouse causes, candidates and casualwear.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
4 key issues for Tuesday’s presidential debate
Here is a quartet of focal points impacting and influencing the primetime faceoff between the candidates at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.
Politics
Politics
‘We won’t be displaced’: Thousands march through Center City Philadelphia protesting proposed Sixers arena
Increased traffic and Chinatown’s survival were among the concerns driving people to protest in a downpour.
News & Politics
Policy
Four for Friday: What to expect from Philadelphia City Council
Council members returned to City Hall for legislative session Thursday
Health Care
Policy
At Philly Y, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, Early Learning Investment Commission, spotlight child care barriers in PA
Advocates said accessibility, affordability and quality are the three barriers to care most families face
Transportation
Policy
As traffic fatalities increase, so do fears about the future of Vision Zero
A spate of high-profile pedestrian and bicyclist deaths have called Philadelphia’s commitment to protect residents from reckless drivers into question
Events
Personality
Roll Call: The 2024 City & State Forty under 40 in pictures
Nearly 150 attendees came to the Doubletree Philadelphia Center City to recognize the 40 exceptional individuals on this year’s list
Interviews & Profiles
Personality
Q&A with Philly Councilmember Rue Landau
The first-term lawmaker discusses her first piece of legislation and how a scooter gets her around City Hall
News & Politics
Politics
Cherelle Parker touts public safety efforts and her first city budget during press club speech
The Philadelphia mayor was this month’s featured speaker at the PA Press Club luncheon
Policy
Policy
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signs $6.37B ‘One Philly’ budget
Parker and City Council celebrated investments in public safety, cleanup initiatives and education.
Events
Personality