Parker’s Budget Proposal, Feds Cut Philly Jobs & Debate Over New Monument
It’s the Friday News Roundup! We’re talking about Mayor Cherelle Parker’s budget proposal, how federal cuts are impacting Philadelphians, and where former Mayor/Governor Ed Rendell wants to build a national monument in the city. Host Trenae Nuri is joined by Matt Katz, City Cast Philly executive producer, and Siani Colon, Hey Philly newsletter editor.
Our Friday news roundups are powered by great local journalism:
- A West Philly nonprofit lost a multiyear grant worth $700K to DOGE cuts
- U.S. Department of Education slashes staff
- Temple, Drexel, Swarthmore, threatened with financial penalties over anti-semitism allegations
- University of Pennsylvania freezes hiring, reviews capital projects amid federal funding cuts
- DOGE cancels Philly apartment lease for Secret Service agents guarding Biden’s daughter
- How much will Philly’s federal footprint shrink under Trump? Here’s what we know
- Ed Rendell wants to build a national monument in LOVE Park for the Semiquincentennial. The city said no.
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