City of Philadelphia, PA

Economic growth and increased local taxes drove Philadelphia to its highest surplus since the Great Recession in the last fiscal year, according to the city’s fiscal watchdog.

A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling allows the city to move ahead with borrowing plans that were placed on hold during its legal fight.

The Philadelphia Parking Authority, already under state scrutiny for costing public schools nearly $78 million of revenues because of mismanagement, is now a focus of the city’s new fiscal watchdog.

The school district established a leadership team as it exercizes local control for the first time in more than 16 years.

Philadelphia City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart discusses her election victory last year knocking off a longtime incumbent along with some of the city’s most pressing fiscal issues including a controversial soda tax and whether to continue providing abatements on new construction. Andrew Coen hosts.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will determine the future of the city's beverage tax policy.

Rising property values prompted a new look at a tax incentive policy implemented at the turn of the 21^st century.

Pittsburgh exited successfully from the Act 47 workout, but other communities hang around for decades.

The city has underfunded pensions and plans to increase spending to support its school district.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s budget accounts for lower beverage tax projections by borrowing less for planned infrastructure projects.