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The Democrat who will almost certainly become Philadelphia’s next mayor wants to hire hundreds of additional police officers and says officers should be able to stop and search pedestrians if they have a legitimate reason to do so

For many progressives, the past decade has been littered with disappointments

Nine candidates are running in the Democratic primary for mayor of Philadelphia on May 16, 2023. The winner will face David Oh—the only candidate who ran for the Republican nomination—in the general election on Nov. 7. Incumbent Jim Kenney (D), who was first elected mayor in 2015 and re-elected in…

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphians are often a little skeptical when Hollywood is involved.

PHILADELPHIA — Helen Gym was in the way.

It wasn't that long ago that Philadelphia City Council members, under pressure from racial-justice protesters, voted to cancel a proposed $19 million increase in funding to the police and move millions more to another department.

PHILADELPHIA — Over the past six years, progressives in Philadelphia have scored a series of victories that have shaken the city's political scene, and this year, they're looking for their biggest win yet: the mayor's office.

PHILADELPHIA — Nine Democrats are vying to replace Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, and nearly all of them have said they will do one thing he would not: Declare gun violence a citywide emergency.