Council Backtracks on Cell Phone Disposal Initiative After Aggressive Lobbying Efforts
By Dustin Slaughter Juliana Reyes at Technical.ly Philly reports that cellphone kiosk vendor ecoATM’s lobbying efforts have caused City Council to…
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City Council Passed Pot Decrim, Again. Will Ramsey Still Enforce State Law?
By Kenneth Lipp Mayor Nutter and police officials have reached an agreement regarding Councilman’s Jim Kenney’s bill to make possession of…
ICYMI: Philly pot arrest maps: black people in black neighborhoods
By Daniel Denvir (City Paper) Originally published on August 14th, 2014 by City Paper. Eighty-three percent of the 4,314 marijuana-possession…
Morning News Roundup – February 12, 2013
Philly.com reports that no one from the Mayor’s office felt compelled to attend the City Council hearing yesterday concerning ways…
Afternoon News Roundup – January 29th, 2013
The attorney for Bobbie E. Burnett, a Philadelphia transwoman, has asked U.S. District Judge C. Darnell Jones 2nd to compel the…
Evening News Roundup – January 23rd, 2013
Philadelphia City Council returns from hiatus tomorrow, and as the Philly Tribune reports, a number of key topics confront them…
Flu Vaccines Highlight Need for Paid Sick Days
Editor’s note: In keeping with the Tao of Journalism, we’ve amended this piece at the request of Philly’s Restaurant Opportunity Center…
The Philly Declaration 