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PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Committee of Seventy announced today the selection of five inaugural Buchholz Fellows, promising young Philadelphians who will spend a year as Board members of the century-old good government group.

City Council Committee on Law and Government

This exercise can help participants make an important discovery: that "their" key issues are not the only ones worth caring about, and that other people may frame a shared issue in a way very different from their own.

Council pays tribute to "Philadelphia treasure" and "barrier breaker," Dr. Emma C. Chappell

C70 President & CEO, Lauren Cristella, thanked Chairman Bizzarro and members of the Committee, for the opportunity to discuss how we can all work together to improve civic education and increase civic participation in Pennsylvania.

Public Safety Committee Advances Driving Equality Bill to Full Body

Testimony submitted to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration

What is the amendment about? City voters will decide on May 15 whether the so-called Educational Supplement to the Home Rule Charter dealing with the public school system will be amended in various parts. These changes would impact the nomination, appointment and removal process for Board of Education members and create a Parent and Community Advisory Council charged with “consult[ing] on issues pertaining to educational policy and family and community engagement in schools.”

Domb introduces proposal to make outdoor dining a permanent fixture in Philadelphia

Written Testimony on Redistricting Reform | House State Government Committee Hearing