Parker's ambitious plans; Philly health and census data; 3rd indie publisher

What’s in Philly Mayor Parker’s second budget proposal for cleaning and greening

The plan includes expanding twice-weekly trash pickup to North Philly, fixing heating and air conditioning in libraries and adding planters to commercial corridors.

Parker's ambitious plans; Philly health and census data; 3rd indie publisher

Parker pushes to slash business taxes and spend on housing Philadelphia would cut business tax rates every year and begin spending hundreds of millions of newly allocated dollars on housing and drug treatment programs under a proposed 2026 budget Mayor Cherelle Parker presented Thursday.In her second annual budget address before City Council, Parker celebrated sharp drops in violent crime during her first year in office and her efforts to “clean…