SEPTA is extending daily bus service to the Navy Yard by extending Route 45
Listen to article • 0:00 minSEPTA is extending Route 45 to provide direct daily bus service to the Navy Yard for the first time in more than a decade, a…
Mayor Parker and City Council now have one year to figure out a way to bring in $216 million after reversing Philly school cuts, officials say
Listen to article • 0:00 minPhiladelphia School District officials and public education advocates were relieved Wednesday when Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced she had reached a deal with City Council…
Claire Valdez pitches herself as fresh voice for workers, tenants in NY-07
Like legions of young adults before her, Claire Valdez moved to New York in 2015 looking for a better life and a creative outlet for her budding career as a…
Trump’s new Fed chief may soon have to raise interest rates
Listen to article • 0:00 minPresident Donald Trump’s new Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, previously argued that the Fed had room to cut interest rates, a message that made him…
Philly School District will not make 340 classroom job cuts after all, mayor announces
Listen to article • 0:00 minPhiladelphia School District officials are restoring 340 classroom-based jobs that were slated to be cut, despite top district leaders saying last week that they did…
Anthropic pledges $200 million to research AI’s economic impact as CEO suggests job loss solutions
By KAITLYN HUAMANI Anthropic on Wednesday joined growing calls for the artificial intelligence industry to find ways to cushion people from the technology’s disruptions, announcing an initial $200 million investment…
Letters to the Editor | June 10, 2026
Listen to article • 0:00 minSolutions neededThis is a tumultuous week for Philadelphia’s schoolchildren. If members of City Council and the school board can find a path forward before lawmakers…
Critics say bias is behind N.J. car insurance rates, urge lawmakers to act
Listen to article • 0:00 minFor almost a decade, consumer and civil rights advocates have urged New Jersey lawmakers to bar companies from basing car insurance rates on socioeconomic factors…
After long waits at the Social Security Administration, its chief says things are getting better
By FATIMA HUSSEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — After complaints about staffing cuts and long waits to get help at the Social Security Administration, its commissioner says he’s ready to make the…
City Hall failed the school district. Now Philly’s kids will pay for it. | Editorial
Listen to article • 0:00 minMayor Cherelle L. Parker and members of City Council could not agree on how to bridge the Philadelphia School District’s structural budget deficit. Now, students…