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Philly Mayor Kenney’s final city budget dedicates around $1.6B to public safety

BY: - March 3, 2023

"We have work to do and we are going to spend a lot of time making that budget a living document,' City Council Majority Leader Curtis Jones said.

Philly announces plan to invest $200M in opioid settlement funds

BY: - January 7, 2023

The initial investments will go to 'an array of crisis response strategies' both citywide and in targeted neighborhoods, officials said.

In Philadelphia, MLK Day of Service activities focusing on gun violence prevention

BY: - January 5, 2023

'We must embrace Dr. King’s legacy of racial and social justice and citizen action, not just on King Day but every day,' Mayor Jim Kenney said.

Philly LGBTQ activists reflect on Kenney administration, look ahead to the future

BY: - January 3, 2023

'Each mayor has built upon the work of their predecessor and I think Mayor Kenney has done that,' an advocate said.

Hispanic immigrants bused to Philadelphia won’t stay, even when the state needs them

BY: - December 29, 2022

Since Nov. 16, just under 300 immigrants have arrived at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station, said Amy Eusebio, director of the City’s Office of Immigrant Affairs. They were bused from Texas, adding Philly to the list of so-called “sanctuary cities” to which the Lone Star State’s Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has sent thousands of immigrants in […]

How Philly’s gun violence crisis has jumpstarted the 2023 mayoral race | Monday Morning Coffee

BY: - October 10, 2022

The gun violence crisis wracking Pa.'s largest city is a 'catalyzing' issue for the people looking to succeed outgoing Mayor Jim Kenney.

An aerial view of Holmesburg Prison in northeast Philadelphia in 1970 (Photo via the Philadelphia Tribune).

Philadelphia apologizes for heinous experiments on Black inmates

BY: - October 8, 2022

Mayor Jim Kenney acknowledged the history of medical racism in the United States, and the trauma it has created in communities of color.

Philly Mayor Jim Kenney faces calls for resignation over shooting comments

BY: - July 5, 2022

A lawmaker called Kenney's comments "beyond tone deaf and a slap in the face to the families and communities that have been impacted by gun violence."

Philly Mayor Kenney opens up about his proudest moments in office – and his biggest mistakes

BY: - June 20, 2022

Philly’s chief executive talks soda tax, gun violence, COVID-19 and his plans for the future.

Brother of 2 MOVE bombing victims calls for Philly to release their remains

BY: - May 2, 2022

“They are my sisters. They are my immediate family,” Lionell Dotson Sr., said at a news conference outside City Hall last week. “They took them from me. They are holding them like they are trophies."

Philly Sen. Haywood, Mayor Kenney to discuss gun violence solutions after sit-in

BY: - April 26, 2022

By Brian Saunders PHILADELPHIA —  Pennsylvania Sen. Art Haywood, who has been holding a sit-in at City Hall, has reached one of his objectives: a meeting with Mayor Jim Kenney for later this week. The meeting is in response to a sit-in Haywood started last week in front of Kenney’s office.The Philadelphia Tribune reported that […]

Philly Mayor Kenney, City Council announce violence prevention hotline

BY: - March 29, 2022

By Brian Saunders PHILADELPHIA — In conjunction with Philadelphia City Council, Mayor Jim Kenney partnered with the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and 211 Southeastern Pennsylvania (SEPA) to announce a new 24-hour violence prevention hotline. By dialing 2-1-1, callers can access services related to gun-violence prevention in their neighborhoods. The hotline […]