Marco Cerino
General Assignment Reporter at Philadelphia Tribune
City Hall and Political Reporter for @Phillytrib. All opinions mine. RTs/Likes not endorsements. [email protected] if you got something to share.
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6 days ago |
phillytrib.com | Marco Cerino
As Philadelphia's City Council makes a final push on the upcoming budget this week, two members started it by encouraging colleagues to support a plan that can save thousands of low-income homeowners money on their property tax bills. Philadelphia offers residents who live in their homes and meet the income requirements the opportunity to freeze their property taxes for this year.
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1 week ago |
phillytrib.com | Marco Cerino
An $800 million bond issuance that would fund Mayor Cherelle Parker's major housing initiative was introduced to City Council on Thursday. Parker proposed the bond as part of $2 billion in resources toward her Housing Opportunities Made Easy (H.O.M.E.) Plan, which would build 13,500 new housing units in the city and rehabilitate an additional 16,500.
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1 week ago |
phillytrib.com | Marco Cerino
Writer and producer Quinta Brunson saw murals on buildings alongside the elevated Market-Frankford Line tracks when she grew up. It changed how she saw Philadelphia. A new mural that she helped design, something that she said was a dream of hers, was unveiled Wednesday at Andrew Hamilton Elementary School in West Philadelphia.
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1 week ago |
phillytrib.com | Marco Cerino
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signed the POWER Act Tuesday, giving the city's workforce some of the most potent protections in the country. City Council passed the legislation on May 8, which includes harsher penalties for employers retaliating against whistle-blowers, expansion of sick time for tipped workers, and more avenues for city enforcement.
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2 weeks ago |
phillytrib.com | Marco Cerino
Gov. Josh Shapiro said Friday in Philadelphia that he will not use state funds to cover proposed spending reductions on federal programs like SNAP benefits or Medicare/Medicaid. His comments came one day after the House of Representatives barely passed the “Big Beautiful Bill” championed by President Donald Trump. The budget creates more tax cuts for the highest earners by taking billions from safety net programs.
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This is how dense the fog is over the Delaware today. @RidePATCO train looked like we're going through a marshmallow over the water before we passed by the pier and Philly-side buildings. https://t.co/E7u3sny73z
There is a lot of raw hurt and frustration at @PHLCouncil today. The family of @LgpQua lost the rapper and positive force over a chain. His survivors pled with their fellow Philadelphians to step up and do more to stop the violence. https://t.co/rmZ6xbQqGr
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