Soda Tax

Eight years after implementing soda tax, City Council to hold hearings to look at impact on businesses and consumers

Philly's soda tax may improve the city's obesity rate – in time, Penn study says

Soda Tax Obesity

Philly's soda tax has reduced risk of pregnancy complications, study finds

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Philly's soda tax having little effect on consumption habits, Drexel study finds

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Children's Health

Fewer U.S. kids are drinking soda and other sweetened drinks

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Drinking soda increases risk of death – even if it's artificially-sweetened

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Parks and Recreation

$3 million investment will build new soccer fields across Philly

Rebuild Soccer Investment

The Philadelphia soda tax, while regressive, saves lives of those most at risk

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GOP mayoral candidate Billy Ciancaglini says people calling him 'a Nazi' are 'ridiculous' and wrong

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Philly City Council reportedly eyes rolling back soda tax in coming years

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Drinking soda, sweetened drinks linked to chronic kidney disease, study finds

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Philadelphia releases searchable database for public to track soda tax revenue, spending

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New study finds soda more likely to cause diabetes than other sweets

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Philadelphia announces second round of Rebuild sites

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Philadelphia’s soda tax is just making people buy their sugary drinks outside city limits

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Milton Street to bring his video-poker pitch to City Hall this week

Mayor Kenney signs Philadelphia's sodium menu warning label bill into law

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Under pressure, California lawmakers ban soda taxes for 12 years

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City announces Rebuild project will bring a soccer and football field to West Philly

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Philadelphia reveals first of several 2018 Rebuild projects

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Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces bill to invalidate Philly soda tax

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Drexel study shows at least one benefit of the Philadelphia soda tax

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City controller: Most soda tax revenue in General Fund, not spent on pre-K, community schools, parks rehab

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State Supreme Court to hear appeal of Philadelphia soda tax

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Airport study finds 'natural experiment' for Philly soda tax

Survey results show many Philly businesses hard hit by soda tax

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After Chicago repeals soda tax, Philly union urges Mayor Kenney to do the same

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The argument over Philadelphia's soda tax has cost both sides more than $5 million

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Philly to conduct economic impact survey on business effects of soda tax

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Opinion: No brotherly love in Philly’s soda tax

Big Soda appeals Philadelphia tax to state Supreme Court

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Opinion: As soda debate taxes our patience, drink in these truths

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City finance director answers controller's doubts about soda tax revenue

Philadelphia's soda tax remains legal after Commonwealth Court ruling

City controller: Soda tax shortfalls 'creating a multi-million dollar burden' on Philadelphia

Philly's soda tax revenue dips in April, looks like city's projections off by millions

People are less than thrilled about Pepsi's limited-edition flavor for the summer

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Eskin responds to Kenney's roast: 'He's a bully, not a good mayor'

Jim Kenney roasts Howard Eskin: 'The Sound of One Hand Clapping'

Philly officials encouraged by study on effects of Berkeley’s soda tax

Drexel study examines how money-framing strategy, not health benefits, led to Philly's soda tax passage

Philly's reaction to Pepsi's widely panned protest ad: Soda tax jokes galore

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Philly neighborhood font designer's new collection inspired by soda tax, Schuylkill Expressway

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