Topic: Your City Defined

Pennsylvania’s elected CFO manages the sixth largest economy in the U.S — and a few other things. See who's on the ballot this election season. The next in our Your City (and Commonwealth) Defined series.

The state’s chief fiscal watchdog is on the ballot in November. Here’s why that matters, the next in our Your City (Commonwealth) Defined series

Mayor Parker kicked off budget season with her $6 billion budget proposal to City Council. Here’s what that means, and what happens now

The elected trio is responsible for running all elections in Philly, from registering voters to counting the votes.

The 1957 state law requires elected bodies to hold all meetings in public, so the public knows what their government is doing. That is … a nice idea, isn’t it?

A history lesson, including some scholarly conjecture, about Philadelphia’s New Year’s Day … phenomenon

What a RoW does, what Orphans’ Court is, and what Tracey Gordon, currently in the role, may have done to help herself out of a job

Here’s a breakdown — and a little history — about the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office

The City of Philadelphia's constitution is a growing framework of both commonsense and potentially outdated laws.

It's a stain on Philly fans' reputation. But what's the real story?