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President’s latest Philly visit focuses on Black voter engagement
Wednesday’s visit to Philly is President Joe Biden’s seventh trip to Pennsylvania this year
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Biden visits Philadelphia to energize Black voter engagement efforts
Wednesday’s visit to Philly is the president’s seventh trip to Pennsylvania this year
Health Care
Policy
A Philadelphia program helps parents tackle substance use with doulas
The Philadelphia Community Doula Support program can help new parents avoid overdoses and court-ordered family separations.
News & Politics
Politics
U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans being treated for minor stroke
The Philadelphia Democrat said he expects to return to Washington in six weeks
Philadelphia
Policy
Philadelphia City Council approves bill to ease streetery setup
Council passed legislation to streamline the streetery approval process and create ‘navigators’ to help businesses through red tape.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
VP Harris continues Biden campaign focus on courting union voters in Philadelphia visit
The vice president addressed the SEIU a day after it elected its first Black woman president
News & Politics
Politics
Shapiro touts Pennsylvania as the ‘Great American Getaway’ ahead of 2026 events
The governor revealed a new state tourism brand a day before revealing programming for the America250 celebration in 2026
News & Politics
Opinion
Opinion: The Department of Environmental Protection needs to be protected from underfunding and understaffing
The majority chair of the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resource and Energy Committee outlines the crisis in the making at this crucial state agency.
Philadelphia
Policy
Five for Friday: Cherelle Parker’s executive orders six months in
Parker has used executive orders early and often to push her campaign priorities
News & Politics
Opinion
Opinion: Congress must take action to ensure and expand voting rights
Philadelphia City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke writes that federal lawmakers hold the key to safeguarding voting rights.
Law Enforcement
Policy
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s Kensington ‘resolution’ clears out tent encampment around open-air drug market
The dismantling of tent encampments Wednesday morning came on the final day of a 30-day outreach window in the struggling neighborhood
Philadelphia
Politics
Philly’s IT department fires long-tenured staff amid high-level shakeup
At least four top-level positions were eliminated in a restructuring following the appointment of new CIO Melissa Scott.
Technology
Policy
What contenders in the $500M Tech Hubs race can learn from the past
Philadelphia is one of the contenders for federal advanced technology investment. A decade ago, a similar program had “no measurable benefit.”
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Capitol changes: Legislative races that could shift power in Harrisburg
City & State recaps key state House primaries
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Kennedy family members endorse President Joe Biden in Philadelphia
Biden stopped in Philly Thursday on the third leg of Pennsylvania trip
Cherelle Parker
Policy
Five things you may have missed from Cherelle Parker’s 100th-day announcements
The Parker administration began to offer some details on plans to address crime and gun violence
Philadelphia
Politics
Cherelle Parker details public safety plans on 100th day in office
Parker held a press conference in Kensington Thursday to highlight the administration’s priorities
Philadelphia
Politics
Five for Friday: A look at Philadelphia’s busy week
City & State breaks down Philly news from the first week of April
Technology
Policy
How Philadelphia plans to spend $80M in EDA Tech Hub funding
A consortium of over 100 regional organizations outlined how the "precision medicine" hub would operate
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