Topic: Philadelphia Politics

Jeff Brown takes some hits. Cherelle Parker talks in the third person. Helen Gym moderates her decibel level. And no one will address Commissioner Outlaw's fate … The Mayor’s race is underway. How can we make this about you?

These are the candidates running for City Council during the special election in Philadelphia this fall

Council’s passage last week of modest business tax cuts was more than a rebuke of progressives. It also might suggest that reasonableness is trending again

The latest polling data from A Greater Philadelphia showed dissatisfaction is high among city residents. Guess who's most unhappy?

A former assistant DA hired by Krasner on why he can no longer support his former boss

How to find your city, state and federal representatives, and tips on how to contact them — because it's our responsibility to hold them accountable

… when just about everyone in it is complicit. State Rep. Jared Solomon and Councilmember Maria Quiñones Sánchez have spoken out. But, in the aftermath of the Dougherty conviction, where are the others?

Voting by mail this fall, or heading to the polls on November 2? Our voters' guide lays out everything that will be on your ballot.

A prominent pastor has called for Mayor Kenney to step down. Would that be a good thing?

When trash pickup was again delayed this week, it raised the question: Why doesn’t local government see its citizens as part of the solution? A former city official offers ideas for how the City can do better to meet our expectations