Councilmember Nicholas O'Rourke, who sponsored the bills, dismissed the lawsuit as an attempt to block new tenant protections.

Parker — a 2016 Fels Institute of Government graduate — said during the March 12 address that the budget focuses on “economic ...

Photo Illustration: Will Tullos / The Athletic (Franck Fife, Joseph Sohm, Robbie Jay Barratt, Fabrice Coffrini via Getty Images) It was 2018, and the Philadelphia police were greasing the poles. The ...

Philadelphia City Council is considering a bill that would add menstruation, perimenopause and menopause to protected workplace statuses. The legislation would require employers to provide similar ...

The question remains: How does Philadelphia reinvent Market East now that the Sixers aren't building their arena there? Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced renewed efforts to invest in the ...

As the City of Philadelphia approaches several major events next year, officials are taking action to confront the human trafficking crisis that they said often remains out of public view.

During July’s eight-day municipal worker strike, the city spent almost $1.26 million per day on added costs needed to maintain basic services, such as hiring contractors to haul trash from dump sites ...

Philadelphians may soon have to pay a 10-cent fee for paper bags in the city. Philadelphia City Council on Thursday passed legislation sponsored by Councilmember Mark Squilla, which would adjust ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Philadelphia Streets Department closed several roads around City Hall on Tuesday evening for a major snow removal operation.