Plans are moving forward for the start of the Philadelphia school year, just one day after School Superintendent William Hite issued a dire warning about funding and safety.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter offered his condolences Sunday morning to the family of the 7-year-old boy who died after being found in the Cobbs Creek rec center pool.
Automatic federal spending cuts that kicked in March 1 have seriously hurt city and local governments, hampering their ability to deliver essential services to citizens, Mayor Michael Nutter said Tuesday in a blunt message to Washington.
Philadelphia's mayor and police commissioner are back from Washington where they spent part of the day throwing their support behind a bill that would ban assault weapons.
Vice President Joe Biden said the nation could not wait any longer to respond to gun violence, telling mayors on Thursday that the White House would "take this fight to the halls of Congress."
Local leaders joined in a nationwide moment of silence for the 26 victims who were shot and killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Connecticut one week ago.