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Philadelphia City Council Passes $277 Million Budget Amending H.O.M.E. Initiative, Expands Housing Support for Residents

Philadelphia City Council unanimously passes a $277 million budget for the H.O.M.E. Initiative to address housing needs.
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Philly City Council passes budget for Parker’s HOME initiative in last-day flurry of bills and resolutions

On its last day of 2025, Philadelphia City Council passed dozens of bills and resolutions, including a budget for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s HOME initiative. Council passed the measure against the ...
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City Council passes affordable housing budget with major changes to Mayor’s plan

Philadelphia City Council gave preliminary approval to a budget for the first phase of Mayor Parker’s affordable housing plan ...
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Philly City Council, Mayor Parker Clash Over HOME Initiative Budget

Mayor Cherelle Parker voiced issues with the budget the Philadelphia City Council advanced Tuesday for her signature HOME ...

City Council took a rare stand against Mayor Parker by allotting more housing funds to the poorest Philadelphians

The amendment followed a weekslong standoff between the executive and legislative branches. And Parker is not giving up the ...
WHYY

Krasner asks City Council for more funding to keep his DA staff from becoming ambulance chasers

Philadelphia’s district attorney visited a city budget hearing to ask for more than $2 million to keep his attorneys on the job and to expand initiatives to deter “big-time criminals.” ...
WHYY

What Philly Mayor Parker’s first housing plan budget could mean for renters and homeowners

Mayor Cherelle Parker talks about phase two of her H.O.M.E. program before signing an executive order to spur residential development. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or ...