The phenomenon of politicians using debt to finance signature initiatives or tackle societal challenges through “social bonds ...

City Council members expressed concern Tuesday over a proposal in Mayor Cherelle Parker’s budget plan that would require ...

While the city ranks in the top quarter of the state in salaries, educators in Bucks and Montgomery counties make a lot more.

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s administration this week will begin interviewing candidates to be the executive director of the ...

The Zero Fare program provides SEPTA access for low-income residents, and the Key Advantage program pays for fares for city ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker had planned to cut funding for both transit subsidies, but now says she's working on keeping them.

The commuter benefit gives eligibility to around 22,000 city workers, but it’s unclear whether the city will be able to spend less for the same program this year.

More than a dozen people were shot and two died in a series of violent incidents in Philadelphia this past weekend.

"It should not have to be this way in our city," Mayor Cherelle Parker said. "People should not have to live this way." Among the incidents were a shooting following an Eid al-Fitr celebration at ...

The purpose of the special session was to focus on the issue of affordable housing with the introduction of a new initiative by Mayor Cherelle Parker. It's a $2 billion plan that aims to create ...

Philadelphia Mayor and 2016 Fels Institute of Government graduate Cherelle Parker's budget for the 2026 fiscal year will go into effect on July 1. Credit: Chenyao Liu Philadelphia Mayor and 2016 Fels ...

Mayor Cherelle Parker presented a plan Monday to leverage $1 billion in city-owned land to contribute to her long-anticipated housing initiative that calls for creating and preserving 30,000 ...