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Philly is one of the first cities in the country to formally support boycotting Starbucks | Council roundup (opens the original)
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Just in time for pumpkin spice latte season, Philadelphia City Council members are giving up Starbucks â and they want you to do the same. Council voted unanimously on Thursday to make Philadelphia one of the first cities in the country to explicitly endorse a nationwide boycott of Starbucks amid a unionization drive, and to pledge not to use city funds at the coffee chain until it reaches a contract agreement with its workers. Also during Councilâs session on Thursday: Councilmember Jamie G
Philly DEI panel endorses Parkerâs contracting overhaul as Black business owners warn of consequences (opens the original)
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Nearly a year after Mayor Cherelle L. Parker announced that Philadelphia would move away from using its long-held diversity goals in awarding public contracts, a City Council committee on Monday formally recommended that the city codify the change. However, several corporate leaders who advised the special committeeâs work testified during a hearing that the shift away from race- and gender-conscious contracting would set the city back. Craig T. Williams, founder of the construction firm Pride
Chris Rabbâs former campaign treasurer pleads guilty to defrauding him and others of $1 million (opens the original)
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Philadelphia State Rep. Chris Rabbâs former campaign treasurer, whom he accused of draining his campaign account and disappearing in the middle of his run for Congress, pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal fraud charge. Yolanda Brown, a campaign operative formerly based in Florida who worked for Democratic political candidates and social justice causes across the country, appeared in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on Wednesday and pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. She admitted t
DA Larry Krasner faces an uncertain political future as Democrats weigh what could come next (opens the original)
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After a federal judge said last week that Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner may have committed federal crimes, questions quickly emerged about the prosecutorâs political future. Krasner, an outspoken Democrat and one of the nationâs most well-known progressive prosecutors, has recently entertained entreaties to run for higher office, including a possible bid for Philadelphia mayor next year. But in the week since U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond said he had referred Krasner and
Philly City Councilmember Kendra Brooks is considering running for mayor, sources say (opens the original)
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Kendra Brooks, a progressive who made history as the first third-party candidate to win a seat on Philadelphia City Council in 100 years, is considering challenging Mayor Cherelle L. Parker in the spring Democratic primary election, according to two sources familiar with her thinking. The sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the matter publicly, said Brooks is mulling a campaign but has not yet made a decision. She declined to comment F
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