city budget

Amid widespread protests calling for the defunding of police departments, as well as economic shortfalls caused by the coronavirus pandemic, a top Philadelphia City Council committee on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a budget proposal that would cut police funding by $33 million while implementing reforms and allocating millions to anti-poverty measures.

The preliminary Philadelphia budget approved by city council includes cuts to the Philadelphia police department and adds policing reforms as well. NBC10’s Mitch Blacher breaks down the numbers and gets reaction from the Philadelphia police union.

Police cuts are among the budget proposals Philadelphia City Council is discussing Thursday. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports

NBC10’s Pamela Osborne reports on Philadelphia City Council’s preliminary budget plan that calls for $33-million in cuts to police funding. It also calls for around $20 million to be put into a housing trust fund.

How will taxpayers, businesses and city workers be affected by what an independent review released this week described as up to $650 million wiped away by the pandemic?

Priorities of Mayor Jim Kenney’s 2020 budget may now be in jeopardy as the coronavirus puts a major financial strain on the city. NBC10’s Mitch Blacher reports.