Sep 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
(Taxpayers would instead refer to the previous year’s assessments) Photos by Dan Robnett for Keller Williams By Anna [email protected]_Merriman Feb 8, 2019, 2:35pm EST In light of a controversial round of property assessments last spring, City Council is considering a...
Sep 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
BY ANDREW PARENT, PhillyVoice Contributor A move to potentially bring the Philadelphia Parking Authority back under city control had been floated around before Pennsylvania’s auditor general released damning audit findings on the authority...
Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s a familiar tale in city classrooms — teachers spending hundreds or thousands out of pocket to provide basic supplies. Philadelphia Councilman David Oh wants to change the narrative. In a bill introduced last week, Oh proposed that the city create a fund for...
Sep 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
As faculty and support staff at Community College of Philadelphia move closer to a strike, some city officials are looking at how the city funds the college and whether it should do more. The city provides about 20 percent of the college’s $130.6 million operating...
Sep 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Max Marin – May 17, 2019 – BillyPenn A coalition of Republican ward leaders are trying to give one of their own the boot in next week’s primary, marking the latest chapter in a longstanding feud with ties to the Philadelphia Parking Authority. At least...
