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"City Hall itself is home to more than 220 artworks, from judicial portraits to historic plaques. A reporter’s survey of the building found dozens of paintings no longer where they were listed." Wild story by Max M. Marin inquirer.com/news/public-ou…

A Philly teen grew up in the child-welfare system and went into labor in juvenile detention. Then, the system came for her daughter. Her experience exemplifies a "womb-to-prison" pipeline, in which kids in system care are at high risk of arrest inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

I spent yesterday afternoon trying to figure out why the Trump administration wants to sell off three federal buildings in Philly and a bunch more across PA--and then they took the whole list down today without warning. inquirer.com/real-estate/co…

DOGE slashed dozens of federal contracts in Pennsylvania — and businesses are feeling the pain. An Inquirer review shows the cuts mostly hit minority and women-owned businesses. w/ Max M. Marin inquirer.com/politics/penns…

"About 57% of the companies on the Pennsylvania list are also owned by minorities, veterans, or women." Great reporting by Julia Terruso & Max M. Marin on DOGE's disposal of federal contracts in Pennsylvania. inquirer.com/politics/penns…

New dive into DOGE's federal contract cuts in PA: - HUD and CFPB saw biggest cuts - More than half of businesses were minority & women-owned - DOGE took credit for axing a $34 million USAID contract that Biden admin ended last year w/ Julia Terruso inquirer.com/politics/penns…

DOGE cancels Philly apartment lease for Secret Service agents guarding Biden’s daughter inquirer.com/politics/secre…

Among the government leases targeted by DOGE for termination: the apartment used by Ashley Biden's Secret Service detail in Philadelphia. But Secret Service says the detail remains in place through July. From Max M. Marin ⬇️ inquirer.com/politics/secre…

Frustrating aside here: Fetterman hasn't granted an Inquirer interview request in over a year. He does plenty of hallway interviews on the Hill and with national (and some Pa.) outlets but not with the state's largest paper.

Remember those $100 America PAC checks Elon Musk promised to some Pennsylvania voters? Well, a new lawsuit filed in Pa. alleges he didn't pay everyone. w/ Abraham Gutman share.inquirer.com/LI0kEV

I don't like discussing my personal life, but I'll do it for a good cause. More than 100,000 people nationwide, including 5,000 in the Philadelphia area, are waiting for organ donations. Of that 10K, 17 die every day. I was nearly one of them. share.inquirer.com/nOSS3N

Pennsylvania has a state-run liquor monopoly. Thus, you can FOIA an entire year's worth of alcohol sales data which is exactly what we at The Philadelphia Inquirer did. See what your neighbors are drinking (some of my neighborhood's faves: Tito's, Amaro, and rosé): inquirer.com/food/drink/inq…

The city’s Kensington Wellness Court has been placed on hold amid judges’ mounting frustration with the city officials tasked with overseeing the program. A judge who presides over the cases called city leaders "fake." inquirer.com/crime/kensingt…

Double header for Philly Sheriff's Office news. First, they are asking the city to nearly double their $34M budget and seeking authorization to lease out two huge buildings in North Philly for a new HQ & academy inquirer.com/news/sheriff-b…

An important investigation from Maddie Hanna, Lizzie Mulvey, and Chris A. Williams: Pennsylvania is supposed to "immediately" suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen. inquirer.com/education/penn…

Dozens of Philly immigrants were unexpectedly ordered to report to ICE on Father's Day. Some families that had planned celebrations were instead abruptly separated. W/⁦Michelle Myers⁩ inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

Just like any slumlord, Philly’s government treats its buildings like assets that can br disposed of and monetized. Great story from @maxmmarin on the sorry state of former city history museum designed by John Haviland in 1824. inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

Pennsylvania has one of the highest SNAP "error rates" of any state, which puts it on track to shoulder up to $800 million in additional funding costs should Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" pass, from makenzie kerneckel and Julia Terruso inquirer.com/politics/penns…

🚨 The Philadelphia city worker strike is over. 🚨 Mayor Cherelle Parker and AFSCME D 33 Prez Greg Boulware reached a deal early Wednesday morning, ending a work stoppage that lasted eight days and ab 4 hrs.

As the strike ends, I want to give extreme kudos to Sean Walsh who covered the hell out of this thing. (I particularly loved his media analysis below.) 24 bylines this month so far! inquirer.com/politics/phila…