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Parker Harrisburg rally

Mayor Parker, city leaders make plea to state lawmakers for more funding to help Philly schools

New Jersey receives $5 million in grants for World Cup watch parties, events

Mikie Sherrill World Cup

New Jersey launches website to show how tax dollars are being spent and what programs are funded

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Philly school board delays vote on plan to close 17 schools hours before scheduled meeting

School Board vote

Mayor Parker proposes raising rideshare tax to $1 per trip to fund public schools

School district funding

Lucy the Elephant secures federal funds a year after DOGE cuts left renovations up in the air

Lucy the Elephant

New Jersey sues Trump administration over cuts to energy affordability projects

NJ Trump lawsuit

City officials point residents to food aid resources amid SNAP pause

philly snap plan

Philly's only rape crisis center receives financial relief to stay afloat after layoffs

district attorney woar funding

Following lawsuit, Trump administration reinstates $750,000 in grant funding to Woodmere Art Museum

woodmere funding

GOP passes transit plan in Pa. Senate, but it faces Democratic opposition ahead

SEPTA funding PA senate

LGBTQ+ suicide hotline extension ends Thursday, concerning mental health professionals

Queen Village art studio faces staffing and programming cuts if it doesn't raise $120,000 by next month

Da vinci art alliance

Pennsylvania loses $230 million in federal education funding as Trump freezes programs

trump education cuts

Lucy the Elephant supporters scramble to make up funding cuts from DOGE

Lucy the Elephant

Multiple Philadelphia theaters lose NEA grants for past and future shows

NEA Wilma Theater

Philly circus program loses NEA grant weeks before show opening

NEA cuts Philly circadium

Pa., N.J. join lawsuit against Trump administration over $11 billion health funding cuts

More than 50 local researchers sign letter protesting Trump administration for 'gutting' science

Trump open letter

City reopens program to repair broken concrete, potholes on shared driveways

Driveway repair program

Gov. Josh Shapiro approves $153 million for SEPTA to prevent massive fare increases, service cuts

SEPTA deficit Shapiro funding

Could SEPTA be saved from fiscal cliff by federal infrastructure funds? Some City Council members think so.

SEPTA budget resolution

SEPTA advances trolley modernization project with federal funding

SEPTA trolley modernization

Philly distributes $3.1 million from opioid settlement to 43 community programs

Opioid Settlement Funds North Philly

Community College of Philadelphia seeks additional $20 million from city budget

Community College of Philadelphia

Philadelphia gets $19.3 million for road safety projects from PennDOT, most directed to Roosevelt Boulevard work

Roosevelt blvd safety

Northwest Philly residents petition Gov. Shapiro to 'save' SEPTA's Chestnut Hill West line

SEPTA Chestnut Hill West

Pennsylvania needs $5.4 billion to bring underfunded schools up to par, commission finds

SEPTA funding shortfall continues as Pa. legislature neglects public transit in state budget

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Pa. House denies funding to Penn's veterinary school following Liz Magill controversy

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3 Philly fire stations closed since 2009 to reopen with FEMA funding delivered during Biden visit

Philly Fire stations reopening

Pennsylvania ends state funding of anti-abortion group Real Alternatives

Real Alternatives defunded

Over $1 billion of federal funding will expand broadband internet access in Pa.

Philly's ballot question guide: Should the city save more for a rainy day?

Ballot Questions Primary

Mayor Jim Kenney's proposed budget includes expanding Philly's pre-K program

Kenney budget proposal 2024

Pennsylvania school funding formula is unconstitutional, judge rules in landmark case

Pennsylvania School Funding Case

Pennsylvania college system seeks more state funding in effort to train students for high-demand fields

Pennsylvania Colleges Funding Increase

New Jersey to use $10 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds for firefighter safety equipment

New Jersey adds second class of state troopers to offset pandemic-related staffing shortages

New Jersey lawmakers push for improved child care access in effort to reduce labor shortage

New Jersey Child Care

Philly residents can join advisory council that will help review police department's funding

Philadelphia police city controller

Philadelphia's art sector gets a funding boost through the American Rescue Plan, as organizers look to the future

Philadelphia Orchestra NEA Funding

Pennsylvania provides funding to support health care workers, children impacted by substance abuse

Health Care Funding

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