Michael D'Onofrio

The defunct federal moratorium has “nothing to do with our order” because the city courts draw authority from the state Legislature and state Supreme Court, a courts spokesperson said.

Penn Museum handed over the remains of the MOVE bombing victims to MOVE members July 2, according to the report.

The mandates put the “burden on businesses” to verify the COVID-19 vaccination status of customers and employees, one community leader says.

The judge’s order came as political pressure was mounting on the courts to temporarily stop eviction lockouts

The FOP struck a deal with the Kenney administration over a one-year contract soon after the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the city in 2020. The contract expired Aug. 1.

“This is not mission accomplished,” the mayor said during Wednesday’s virtual update on the city’s gun violence update.

Mayor Jim Kenney is defending his response to rising violence in the city and pushing back against a pair of local officials calling on him to more urgently address the crisis.

“We will continue to assess the need to implement a vaccination mandate for our city workers and may make this a requirement at a future date,” a spokesperson said

Police retirements were up 25 percent last year compared to 2019.

The developers expect to break ground on the project’s first building in the fourth quarter of this year. Mayor Jim Kenney said the project will help spur equitable growth in the city.

Unemployment spiked during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly for Black, Hispanic and Latinx workers in Philadelphia.

While city’s homicide rate is reaching historic highs, a state law prevents Philadelphia from putting its own firearm regulations in place.

The mayor defended his approach to reducing gun violence in Philadelphia on Wednesday at a time when the homicide rate was up 38 percent.

“The future of the NAACP actually lies in getting more young people involved in the branch,” one local leader said. “It takes intergenerational involvement to achieve freedom on all levels.”

Hughes said the state’s revenue surplus combined with the federal pandemic funding was the largest influx of capital into the economy since President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Councilmember Cherelle Parker, who’s backing the change, says she’s seeking a final council vote by June 24.

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said the loosening of coronavirus pandemic restrictions, warmer weather and increasing numbers of residents outside may exacerbate shootings and homicides in the coming months.

“I don’t think we should keep pouring money into something that we know has the kinks that it has without a plan,” Councilmember Isiah Thomas said.

With friends like the Democratic City Committee, who needs Trump/Rizzo Republican enemies?

The closely watched Democratic primary for district attorney ended in a rout for incumbent Larry Krasner that was buoyed by Black voters throughout the city.