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Philadelphia Gay News

Mayoral Candidate Interview: Cherelle Parker

PGN spoke with mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker about issues pertaining to the LGBTQ community. Read more. Photo: Cherelle Parker Facebook
WURD

Getting schooled: How the next mayor will shape Philadelphia’s educational landscape

While many education forums have focused on policy, WURD’s listeners wanted to know what the candidates to be Philadelphia’s next mayor would do about...
Technically Media

What influence do mayors actually have over their local economies?

We expect the world of local officials. What can they really do? Put simply, a big city mayor has four key roles: positioning, priorities...
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The Philadelphia Inquirer

How Philadelphians feel about housing security and affordability

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia residents reject using war-on-drugs-era policies to treat the opioid crisis, according to poll

Black and Latino poll respondents were more likely to say that addressing the city’s opioid epidemic should be a top priority than their white...