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Testimony on Proposed Charter Amendment to Abolish the School Reform Commission

Philadelphia City Council | Committee on Law and Government | Bill No. 140514; Resolution No. 140527

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🎉Inaugural City Hall Roll Call: March 25, 2021

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

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City Hall Roll Call: May 20, 2021

Demolition moratorium proposed in South Philadelphia

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City Hall Roll Call: April 29, 2021

Council commits to ongoing housing protections

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In Support of the Proposed Amendment to the Home Rule Charter Educational Supplement

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.”

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The Youngest Marcher

by Cynthia Levinson

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Testimony on Proposed Fiscal Impact Statement Amendment

Philadelphia City Council | Finance Committee | Bill No. 170719

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Written Comments on Redistricting Submitted to House State Government Committee

House State Government Committee Informational Meeting | Written Comments on Redistricting

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Written Testimony on “Putting People First at City Hall”

Philadelphia City Council Committee on Commerce & Economic Development

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Committee of Seventy Statement on Campaign for Redistricting Reform

Seventy deplores Harrisburg’s cynical, partisan inaction; urges frustrated voters not to give up on the fight for a better way

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