Topic: City Council

A Republican ward leader weighs in on Tuesday’s ballot question No. 1, a charter amendment that calls on the PPD to eliminate unconstitutional stop and frisk

A City Councilperson issues a call to arms for the business class: What are you doing to make a more equitable city?

WURD’s midday host praises the boldness of City Council's poverty proposal, with caveats

We sent out mystery shoppers to test Philadelphia City Council and SEPTA. Here, the results.

City Council unanimously passed Allan Domb’s wage tax rebate for low-income workers. This, Philly 3.0’s engagement director notes, is exactly the right moment for Mayor Kenney to sign it into law

City Council wants the state to get out of its way of enacting new gun laws. Smart strategy, or a waste of time?

City Council is entertaining amending the Home Rule Charter … again. Why does this matter?

Every councilperson convicted of a crime in Philly since 1981 committed offenses related to councilmanic prerogative. There is, Philly 3.0’s engagement director says, another way: Planning

The indictment of Councilman Kenyatta Johnson is just the latest example of Philly’s most pressing political problem: Transactionalism

Recent revelations illustrate Philly’s real political divide. Here’s why it matters.