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Philly budget talks dragged on for weeks. They changed very little. Here's why.


Meet the new Philly budget. Same as the old budget.
Sean Collins Walsh, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Protesters with Reclaim Philadelphia stage a sit-in at Mayor Jim Kenney s office earlier this month.
City Councilmember Allan Domb wanted Philadelphia to overhaul its tax structure. Instead, lawmakers are set to approve a minuscule wage tax cut.
Councilmember Kendra Brooks voted against last year’s budget, saying examples of police brutality like the killing of George Floyd “called into question whether the [Police Department’s] budget is justified.” This year’s budget actually increases police spending.
And Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez wanted Philadelphia to “change course to avoid going back to an unfair ‘normal,’ ” in part by redesigning the way health and human services agencies work with nonprofit service providers and community organizations. Instead, the budget for the fis ....

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