Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney
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Guests: Jim Kenney
Today Marty sits down with Philadelphia Mayor JIM KENNEY. Marty and the Mayor will discuss Philadelphia’s status as a sanctuary city and what that means under a Trump administration. They’ll also talk about the affordable housing crisis in the city, the high poverty rate, the opioid crisis and the attempts to clear out the heroin encampments in North Philly, the rising hunger rate, Amazon’s passing on locating their HQ2 here, the work of District Attorney of Larry Krasner, and more.
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