Now more than a full year in office, Mayor Cherelle Parker proposed her second budget, for fiscal year 2026, on March 13, 2025. The spending priorities outlined in the $6.8 billion budget for the City ...

As we prepare to mark the country’s 250th anniversary next year, it is not too late to create legacies that will positively impact the expected visitors and city residents — but they don’t need to be ...

The Pennsylvania General Assembly has an online tool to find your elected state reps. You can also use our guide here to find out who your representatives are and how to contact them. Let them know ...

Reach out to your state representatives and let them know what you want to see from marijuana legislation. Sen. Street’s website allows PA residents to show their support for adult-use marijuana ...

You have a big bunch of grapes. You sit in the light of the moon, rocking back & forth on a wooden porch-swing, eating the delicious grapes. You look up at the Moon. The Moon looks hungrily down at ...

Find out who your state and federal representatives are and reach out. Tell our legislators to do their jobs to ensure education funding is preserved, the essential institutions of libraries and ...

Read the February 2025 Children First Report. There are recommendations for what actions the School District of Philadelphia, City leadership, state leadership, health care providers, the justice ...

SEPTA programs that help low-income riders maintain reliable transportation and benefit employees of our biggest institutions are at risk. Find out who represents you on the City Council and reach out ...

Stay informed and engaged as the city addresses housing, development, and our budget. Find out who represents you on the City Council and reach out to let them know you want the city to reform how we ...

One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city. Find an issue that’s important to you in the list ...

One of the founding tenets of The Philadelphia Citizen is to get people the resources they need to become better, more engaged citizens of their city. Find an issue that’s important to you in the list ...

If you want to see comprehensive immigration reform, support for refugees seeking freedom and a better life in the United States, and an end to needlessly damaging deportations, find out who your ...