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Anna Orso

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City Hall reporter at @PhillyInquirer. Send tips and jokes to [email protected].

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Philly GOP leaders say they asked "every Republican lawyer with a pulse" to run for DA this year, but no takers. inquirer.com/politics/phila…

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Little update here on the Eagles' visit to the White House. A White House official tells me: "We sent the invite and they enthusiastically accepted. We are working with them to determine a date and logistics."

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Mayor Parker asked major eds and meds institutions to help with the city budget, and a couple weeks later one of them mused about moving their HQ out of Philly inquirer.com/politics/phila…

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If there were any illusions that the Philly DAs race would start off with friendly dialogue, they were quickly shattered last night at the first public forum. These two candidates will clearly have no problem going at each other inquirer.com/politics/elect…

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Mayor Cherelle Parker will propose cutting taxes and borrowing $800 million for housing in Philly’s next city budget inquirer.com/politics/phila…

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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.

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Thousands of small businesses currently exempt from Philly’s business tax would have to start paying it under Mayor Parker’s budget proposal. The change was prompted by a lawsuit challenging the tax break. From ⁦Sean Walsh⁩: inquirer.com/politics/phila…

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Mayor Parker unveiled her big housing policy push, which includes expanding successful existing programs and fixing the land bank, although many details are still lacking. Barriers include councilmanic prerogative and Donald J. Trump: inquirer.com/politics/phila…

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ICYMI: My deep dive with Sean Walsh into the politics of Mayor Parker's push to get City Council to relinquish a little power over land in their districts: inquirer.com/real-estate/co…

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Mayor Parker released the details of how she wants to spend $800 million on housing policy over the next four years. Over 75% of the spending would be split between seven programs, most of which already exist: inquirer.com/real-estate/ho…

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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…