Ryan Briggs
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Mayor Kenney’s choice to spend city money protecting a statue honoring an opponent of desegregation known for brutal policing disturbs some at City Hall.
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Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration has come under fire for failing to support more Black-led organizations in the battle against the coronavirus.
5 years ago
Coronavirus emergency results in major cuts in city spending on affordable housing
Gym said the top issue she is hearing from constituents are concerns about paying rent. The mayor’s budget would slash spending on affordable housing.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: First Pa. counties go green; all counties to partially reopen by June 5
Under the state government’s three-tiered color-coded reopening system, all businesses in ‘green’ counties will be allowed to reopen without limits on social gathering
5 years ago
Philly software snafus could affect your property tax bill
An upgrade to Philadelphia’s property assessment system has created problems for homeowners who bought into the city’s 10-year tax abatement.
5 years ago
Pa. caves to pressure, reveals data showing COVID-19 battered smaller nursing homes
Among facilities in the 5-county region with 5 or more deaths, the average infection rate was 44%; nearly half of residents tested positive, new data show.
5 years ago
Doctors say that information about the virus’ community-specific impacts will only become more critical as the economy reopens.
5 years ago
Philly investigating 1,742 percent more respiratory deaths, and many at-home deaths
Total fatalities investigated and ultimately linked to respiratory disorders rose from just seven between February and April of last year to 129 this year.
5 years ago
35 years after MOVE, homes that Philly bombed for sale
Developer AJR Endeavors is wrapping up the rebuild of the block that Philadelphia bombed and allowed to burn in 1985.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania sees 20 percent surge in mortality rate during COVID crisis
Preliminary vital statistics show the state recorded 49,384 total deaths from any cause through the end of April. In April 2019, there were 46,521 deaths.
5 years ago
Coronavirus update: Chesco clears antibody testing hurdle; Philly launching rent-assistance program
Chester County has contracted with Lehigh Valley Genomics, an approved lab in Bethlehem, to monitor the tests and will offer them at two locations.
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