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21 Mar 2014, 10:46 am
Philadelphia passed ethics legislation providing a dollar limit on gifts during its March 20 meeting. [read post]
7 Feb 2019, 9:24 am
Need to find the current zoning of a property in Philadelphia? [read post]
22 Jun 2020, 9:05 pm
As of publication, the City of Philadelphia appears optimistic about its reforms. [read post]
21 Feb 2019, 11:44 am
The city of Philadelphia filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Bank of America Corp, Barclays Plc, Citigroup Inc, Goldman Sachs Group Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Royal Bank of Canada and Wells Fargo & Co of defrauding the city and public entities out of millions of dollars. [read post]
5 May 2016, 1:17 pm
Philadelphia's Fair Practice Ordinance Makes it Illegal to Discriminate Against an Employee Because of His/Her Sexual Preference or Gender IdentityIn 1974, the City of Philadelphia enacted the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance ("PFPO"). [read post]
24 Jan 2017, 11:04 am
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney [official website] on Monday signed a bill [text, PDF] into law making Philadelphia the first US city to bar employers from asking applicants about their past salaries. [read post]
14 Jun 2012, 5:00 am
In 2008, the City of Philadelphia reached a deal to award a multi-million dollar contract to a private firm to operate a City sludge plant, known as the Biosolids Recycling Center. [read post]
4 Nov 2009, 12:18 pm
The next time you find yourself driving within the Philadelphia city limits, be sure to put down your cell phone. [read post]
24 Aug 2010, 8:31 am
Another example of how desperate local governments are for money is the new$300 per year tax imposed by Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on bloggers who reside within the city limits. [read post]
15 Mar 2016, 6:14 am
For more information on the City’s Ban-The-Box Ordinance, generally, see our previous blog post, “Philadelphia Joins the Movement To Ban Inquiries into Arrests and Convictions on Employment Applications. [read post]
4 May 2016, 7:00 am
Yesterday the public radio show, APM Marketplace, aired a business story from a local WHYY reporter, Bobby Allyn, where I was asked to comment on the City of Philadelphia’s recent, no-bid purchase of police body cameras from Taser International. [read post]
24 Mar 2020, 6:53 am
The City of Philadelphia launched the COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund to assist businesses that are struggling as a result of city- and state-wide mandated business closures. [read post]
13 Feb 2015, 3:31 am
Philadelphia is the 17th city in the country to require paid sick leave. [read post]
30 Apr 2020, 7:02 am
These policies include the delay of arrests for many nonviolent offenses that occur within the City of Philadelphia. [read post]
6 Jan 2011, 9:11 am
A child welfare caseworker for the city of Philadelphia pronounced 2 month old Quasir Alexander and his twin brother "healthy and well" on December 21, even though, according to reports, Quasir weighed only a frail four pounds. [read post]
7 Nov 2020, 8:10 am
This measure was approved by over three-fourths of Philadelphia voters. [read post]
2 Feb 2011, 9:06 pm
City Councils in Philadelphia and Other Major Cities: Who Holds Office, How Long They Serve, and How Much It All... [read post]
30 Dec 2019, 5:00 am
At the last general election in November, Philadelphia voters approved an amendment of the City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to allow for the award of contracts to, or purchases from, Philadelphia-based businesses where the contract or purchase is for less than $100,000 (which is to be adjusted annually for inflation). [read post]
8 Nov 2022, 1:28 pm
Despite ruling in favor of the city, Judge Coyle criticized the City Commissioners office. [read post]
17 Sep 2007, 7:00 pm
From ethics, to taxes, to Philadelphia culture, is the city ready for progress and political reform? [read post]
