Evan M. Lopez A federal appeals court has twice upheld the rights of American citizens wrongfully detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including one case involving three Philly taxi drivers who allege they were held for hours after they proved…

Neal Santos Mayor Michael Nutter has announced a proposed agreement to privatize Philadelphia Gas Works. The deal, which would sell PGW to Connecticut-based UIL Holdings Corp. for $1.86 billion, is enormous. And it is the most important local issue that…

Evan M. Lopez Jim Kenney is an at-large City Councilman, lifelong South Philadelphian, Mummer and son of a firefighter. He’s also the city’s highest-ranking advocate for legalizing marijuana.  Kenney has introduced legislation directing police to stop making arrests for possession…

Christopher Walker via Flickr Creative Commons Democratic gubernatorial candidate Katie McGinty is calling for a minimum wage increase to $10.10 per hour to include tipped workers — and she says she is the first candidate to do so. “This issue…

Neal Santos BEHIND BARS: Michael Ta’Bon spent a decade in prison, mostly for armed robbery. Now, he builds a wooden prison cell once a year and lives inside it. A brand new prison is rising from the icy winter streets in…

It’s Our City Today’s New York Times story on Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite was strange, mainly because of what was left out. Which was mostly everything. This school district is undergoing one of the most profound crises in American public…

It’s Our City School District headquarters at 440 N. Broad Superintendent William Hite plans to expand executive ranks at the School District of Philadelphia amid an ongoing budget crisis, according to a new organizational chart released to City Paper. Last…

SugarHouse Casino contracted with the anti-union firm Kulture, beginning in 2010, in an effort to dissuade workers from organizing, according to documents filed by the firm and casino owners with the U.S. Department of Labor. Kulture has “met with employees…

Mark Stehle Mark Stehle Amidst protests, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett cancelled a visit to Philly’s Central High School at the last minute today and convened a press conference at the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce instead. Corbett, who has orchestrated…