Philadelphia City Council members did not vote on any bills at their meeting Thursday, a once-rare event that has become commonplace in City Hall this year. Council so far has passed just one bill ...

Philadelphia City Council members may vote to reduce the tax burden on businesses and employee salaries in the coming weeks, if the proposed budget is approved without much revision. The fiscal year ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! As Philadelphia city council members combed through Mayor Cherelle Parker’s $6.7 ...

Philadelphia City Council's hearing for Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, was sidetracked just as it began as protesters who oppose a plan to bring a new Sixers arena to Center City filled the chamber with ...

Philadelphia City Council voted Thursday to advance bills that would allow the 76ers' proposed arena in Center City to be built. On Wednesday, councilmembers proposed the Community Benefits ...

Philadelphia City Council green lights Sixers' proposed arena in Center City Eleven bills related to the construction of a proposed new arena for the Philadelphia 76ers in Center City passed a ...

If approved by City Council, a yes-or-no ballot question to create the new Department of Aviation would appear on the November general election ballot in Philadelphia.

As city officials defended the $1.3B 76 Place proposal, a broad array of city council members expressed deep apprehensions about the arena plan that has been endorsed by Mayor Cherelle Parker.

Today, Philadelphia's poverty rate is 24.5%, according to information in council's report released Tuesday. That means that more than 377,000 city residents are under the national poverty line.

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia opposed the bill, complaining in a letter to City Council that banning cashless businesses might discourage local entrepreneurs from setting up ...