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The phenomenon of politicians using debt to finance signature initiatives or tackle societal challenges through “social bonds ...
City Council members pressed the administration on the track record of the land bank, an institution key to Mayor Cherelle ...
While the city ranks in the top quarter of the state in salaries, educators in Bucks and Montgomery counties make a lot more.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration this week will begin interviewing candidates to be the executive director of the ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker had planned to cut funding for both transit subsidies, but now says she's working on keeping them.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority is set to play a major role in Mayor Cherelle Parker’s push to create and preserve 30,000 ...
The commuter benefit gives eligibility to around 22,000 city workers, but it’s unclear whether the city will be able to spend less for the same program this year.
The purpose of the special session was to focus on the issue of affordable housing with the introduction of a new initiative by Mayor Cherelle Parker. It's a $2 billion plan that aims to create ...
Philadelphia Mayor and 2016 Fels Institute of Government graduate Cherelle Parker's budget for the 2026 fiscal year will go into effect on July 1. Credit: Chenyao Liu Philadelphia Mayor and 2016 Fels ...
PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Ask us a question or send us a story idea you think we should cover. Mayor Cherelle Parker said Monday her administration hopes to leverage a $2 billion ...
Alba Martinez, Philadelphia’s first Latina commerce director and one of the highest-ranking LGBTQ officials in city history, ...