Philadelphia City Council is the legislative arm of Philadelphia municipal government, consisting of 17 elected members.
Councilmembers at Philadelphia City Hall continued to hear testimony Wednesday over the plans for the 76ers' proposed Center City arena.
Under the city’s 1951 home rule charter, which also saw the city assume the functions of the county, Philadelphia’s mayors may serve no more than two terms of four years. The city council consists as seventeen members, 10 elected from single districts and seven on at-large basis. The ...
spoke to a full lunchroom atMathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia. Leaders shared with students about the power of voting for elected officials, from city councilmembers to presidential candidates. They displayed a PowerPoint presentation about the history ...
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There’s a wide spectrum of committeepeople, who generally get $100 of “street money” on election day. Some win with just one vote as a write-in candidate, while others rack up hundreds on the ballot. Some are unemployed; some are members of City Council. Asked why they ra...
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PHILADELPHIA – Today, City Council’s Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development, and the Homeless, chaired by Councilmember Jamie Gauthier and
Yes, that’s South Philadelphia singer Al Martino second from right, with columnist Art Tavani (far left) and Philadelphia council president Paul D’Ortona (far right). But who’s the man with the flower in his lapel? Continue reading→ ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia cannot impose stricter firearms regulations than are allowed by state law, Pennsylvania's Democratic-majority state Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday, a blow to city leaders looking for ways to stem gun violen