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Philadelphia mayor to seek property tax hike to help schools

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Philly mayor says no Eagles jersey for William Penn statue

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaks at City Hall in Philadelphia, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. Kenney on Thursday called for the panel that governs the city’s schools to be dissolved and replaced by mayor-appointed board. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) ** FILE **

Philadelphia moves to retake control of city school system

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

FILE – In this Feb. 2, 2017, file photo, politicians, law enforcement personnel and reporters tour an open-air drug market strewn with litter and used needles, along Conrail train tracks in the Kensington section of Philadelphia. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and a representative of railroad operator Conrail announced an agreement Thursday, June 15, 2017, they hope can put an end to an open-air heroin market that has operated for decades along a half-mile stretch of syringe-laden train tracks. (Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File)

Philadelphia, Conrail move to clear out open-air drug market

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

In this April 20, 2016, file photo, customers buy products at the Harvest Medical Marijuana Dispensary in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)

Jim Kenney, Philadelphia mayor, calls for sale of marijuana in state-run liquor stores

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia mayor touts legal marijuana in wake of massive pot-party bust

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Philadelphia mayor says state should legalize marijuana

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Workmen make preparations for the upcoming 2017 NFL football draft on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Thursday, April 20, 2017. When the NFL chose Philadelphia to host the 2017 draft, they insisted on holding the three-day event at the Art Museum in front of the iconic Rocky steps. Mayor Jim Kenney and city officials made it happen so construction crews are putting together a 3,000-seat theater for an extravaganza that's expected to draw about 200,000 people to the venue. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philly set to welcome NFL draft in grand way

By ROB MAADDI - Associated Press

Officer with eagle tattoo resembling Nazi emblem is cleared

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Philadelphia mayor trades luxury box for school funding

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Sister Mary Scullion, a longtime homeless advocate, will hold a forum Tuesday in Philadelphia to remind Democratic delegates and elected leaders of the crisis in their midst. (Associated Press/File)

Philadelphia homeless advocates seek Democrats’ attention

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Praise for Islam remarks

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

In this frame from a Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016 video provided by the Philadelphia Police Department, Edward Archer runs with a gun toward a police car driven by Officer Jesse Hartnett in Philadelphia. Archer, using a gun stolen from police, said he was acting in the name of Islam when he ambushed Hartnett sitting in his marked cruiser at an intersection, firing shots at point-blank range, authorities said. (Philadelphia Police Department via AP)

EDITORIAL: Another town, another attack on a cop

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, accompanied Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., left, greets President Barack Obama upon his arrival on Air Force One, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., where the president was expected to speak to troops. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jim Kenney, Philadelphia Democrat, defends tweets calling Chris Christie ‘fat ass’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Philly councilman: Tweet contract justified

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press