Blondell Reynolds Brown

The former Philadelphia city councilmember, who pledged not to enroll in the controversial Deferred Retirement Option Plan, has applied for it after all. It could mean a six-figure lump sum payment on top of her pension. Read more here.

Philadelphia has a new Register of Wills for the first time in 40 years, but don't expect any dramatic changes right away. The new Register promises to take it slow. Read more here.

Former Philadelphia City Councilmember Blondell Reynolds Brown is keeping her hand in city government. Brown retired at the end of the last term and started a new job this week not far from her old office. Read more here.

Philadelphia City Council wrapped up its four-year term Thursday, passing several hard-fought bills and honoring four members who will not be returning in the next term. Read more here.

Mayor Jim Kenney Tuesday signed two bills designed to make Philadelphia's air cleaner. Read more here.

Three Philadelphia City Councilmembers will be retiring in December but none of them will be getting the controversial six-figure payments from the city's deferred retirement program.

Philadelphia City Council Thursday passed a long-awaited bill that will require all rental properties in the city to be certified lead-safe by April 2022. The bill generated controversy while it was being debated, but it passed unanimously.

A clash is brewing over a controversial bill in Philadelphia City council that would require every rental unit built before 1978 to be lead safe.

Beginning this weekend, chain restaurants in Philadelphia will have to display warning labels on menu items with high sodium levels.

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Philadelphia City Council Committee passed a bill last March that would provide sweeping protection from lead poisoning for children living in rental housing. But the bill's sponsor still has not let the bill come up for a final vote, and advocates are getting...