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How Does Mayor Parker Want to Spend Your Money?
When Mayor Cherelle Parker released her budget proposal for the City’s General Fund for fiscal year 2025 on March 14, 2024, it was her first opportunity to show Philadelphians what her campaign promises would look like in action. The $6.3 billion proposal — a fraction higher than Mayor Kenney’s last budget, but more than $2 … Continue reading How Does Mayor Parker Want to Spend Your Money?
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The Citizen Recommends: Total Impact Summit
“If we want to fix our problems,” says Cory Donovan, executive director of ImpactPHL, “the two pocket model of government and nonprofits alone is not going to work. A for-profit investment model will do this all faster.” The key, as Donovan and ImpactPHL have proselytized for the last eight years, is investing where it matters … Continue reading The Citizen Recommends: Total Impact Summit
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Big Rube’s Philly: Marc Jackson
Marc Jackson and I go way back to when I was manager of the West Philly Speedboys (West Philadelphia High School’s basketball team), back when kids played in summer leagues, something kids don’t know about anymore. Joe Newtown and Devon Baker, Al Horn played against him in Susequehanna and Parkside playgrounds. Jackson went on to … Continue reading Big Rube’s Philly: Marc Jackson
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