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Why Mayor Cherelle Parker is asking Council to approve a tax cut that will take effect in 2038
But if City Council approves Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s tax proposals this spring, one thing will be decided: Philadelphia in ...
Mayor Cherelle Parker’s housing plan relies on $800 million in bonds. Here’s what you need to know about Philly’s city debt.
The phenomenon of politicians using debt to finance signature initiatives or tackle societal challenges through “social bonds ...
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Mayor Parker's proposed raise for Philly teachers won't do much to close the pay gap with suburban school districts
While the city ranks in the top quarter of the state in salaries, educators in Bucks and Montgomery counties make a lot more.
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JOHN STOSSEL: March Madness Was Good Time For Reflection About Government’s Disgusting Hypocrisy On Gambling
Bureaucrats at former President Joe Biden’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission tried to prohibit betting on elections. Now ...
City Council grills Land Bank on selling only 1,017 vacant properties in over a decade
City Council members pressed the administration on the track record of the land bank, an institution key to Mayor Cherelle ...
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Philadelphia Housing Authority to preserve and build 20K affordable units under new ‘Opening Doors’ initiative
The Philadelphia Housing Authority is set to play a major role in Mayor Cherelle Parker’s push to create and preserve 30,000 ...
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Programs offering free SEPTA rides to city workers, low-income residents on track for extensions
Mayor Cherelle Parker had planned to cut funding for both transit subsidies, but now says she's working on keeping them.
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Mayor Cherelle Parker wants to keep a popular city worker commuter benefit — but earmarked less money for it
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.
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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker shares plan to make housing more affordable in city
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker on Monday unveiled a plan to invest $2 billion in programs to build and preserve 30,000 homes for the city and make housing more affordable. She discussed the ...