Philly Gets Graded, Council Passes a Budget & Anti-Trump Protests Come to Town
Update: 2025-06-13
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It's the Friday news roundup! We’re talking about the $6.8 billion city budget approved by Council, the anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ rally this weekend, a new poll taking the pulse of Philly, and a slumlord’s vacant West Philly apartment building that was deliberately set on fire. Host Trenae Nuri and executive producer Matt Katz dig into all this (and into our weekend plans, of course).
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- Final Budget, HOME Bills, Ready for Final Passage
- Pew Poll: Philadelphians Concerned About Public Safety and Financial Well-Being
- No Kings protests, Army parade to hit Philly streets this weekend
- Army 250 - Philadelphia
- Road closures, rallies and routes: What to know about Philly’s June 14 ‘No Kings’ protest
- Four-alarm fire at West Philly apartments tied to landlord Phil Pulley was set deliberately, police say
- Mayor Cherelle Parker silent on Los Angeles protests
- Business tax cuts and housing bonds: Mayor Cherelle Parker and Philly Council reach $6.8 billion deal for the next city budget
- Pew Poll: Philadelphians Concerned About Public Safety and Financial Well-Being
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