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Lander Detained by ICE - On June 17, New York City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander was briefly detained inside the Manhattan federal immigration courthouse by masked ICE agents. Federal authorities claimed that...more
Early voting for the NYC Primary will begin this Saturday, June 14 and conclude on Sunday, June 22. The primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 24. The primary will include races for the Mayor, Comptroller, Public...more
Mayor Parker Appoints New Housing Initiative Leader - Mayor Cherelle Parker appointed Angela Brooks, who currently serves as director of the Corporation for Supportive Housing in Illinois, to oversee the Housing...more
Several 2025 mayoral candidates attended a candidate forum last Wednesday on the Upper West Side. Topics included child care, police officers in the subway, mask bans, and regulation of Airbnb. Incumbent Eric Adams and...more
Cherelle Parker Elected Philadelphia’s 100th, First Woman Mayor - Former state Representative and District 9 Councilmember Cherelle Parker made history on Tuesday becoming Philadelphia’s 100th mayor — the first woman ever to...more
Upcoming Committee Hearings- Philadelphia City Council holds several public hearings throughout the legislative calendar year, watch here. • The Committee on Children & Youth hearing on Tuesday, October 10 at 2 p.m. at...more
Mayor Kenney To Veto Ban on Supervised Injection Sites- Mayor Jim Kenney plans to veto legislation that would prohibit supervised injection sites in most of the city, saying the bill is “troublingly anti-science and...more
As of 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, 89% of the city’s divisions have reported election results. Most notably, Cherelle Parker has won the Democratic Party’s nomination for mayor. However, some races are still too...more
CITY HALL- Mayor Kenney Appoints Transition Committee- With a little more than half a year left in his final term in office, Mayor Jim Kenney announced the formation of a transition committee to ensure a seamless transfer...more
City Council Hears Testimony on Affordable Housing Bills- On Monday, City Council’s Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development & The Homeless held a public hearing about two components of District 3 Councilmember Jamie...more
Upcoming Committee Hearings- Philadelphia City Council holds several public hearings throughout the legislative calendar. •The Committee on the Environment will be holding a public hearing on Monday, April 24 at 10 a.m....more
This week marked the beginning of a weeks-long series of public hearings to finalize Philadelphia’s budget for next year. Tuesday afternoon saw testimony from various department and agency heads that fall under the purview of...more
2023 Mayoral Race Update: Building & Construction Trades Council Endorses Parker; What Would it Mean to Become Philadelphia’s First Female Mayor? On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council...more
2023 Mayoral Race Update: Gym Wins Another Big Endorsement; Campaign Issues Continue to Be Drawn Into Focus- A coalition of local organizations under the umbrella of Philadelphia’s progressive Working Families Party...more
CITY HALL- A Rundown of Philadelphia’s Potential Mayoral Candidates In 2023, the city of Philadelphia will elect its 100th mayor. Because of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter’s resign-to-run rule — which requires that any...more
Unofficial results are in from the Charlotte Mecklenburg local elections and there are three main takeaways: 1. Mayor Vi Lyles (D) handily secured a second term as Mayor of Charlotte. 2. Democrats retained a 9-2 majority...more
2019 Raleigh Local Election Report - There was no clear winner in several key Raleigh City Council races Tuesday night, setting the stage for a November run-off vote. Raleigh has non-partisan municipal elections in which...more
Tuesday was Election Day in the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Boulder City, bringing new council members to all three municipalities—including a major shift in the City of Las Vegas, with three new City Council...more
Voters cast ballots Tuesday in the City and County of Denver’s runoff election to determine who would be mayor, clerk and recorder, and who would fill five city council seats. Those races went to runoff elections following...more