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"Garrity’s single biggest donation was $250,000 from University City Housing Co., a real estate firm providing housing near Drexel and the University of Pennsylvania."
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Big-money and out-of-state donors helped Josh Shapiro raise $30 million while Stacy Garrity raised $1.5 million from Pa.’s grassroots
The Inquirer analyzed the candidates' latest campaign finance filings to find who — and how much money — is pouring into the Pennsylvania governor's race.
www.inquirer.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"Garrity’s single biggest donation was $250,000 from University City Housing Co., a real estate firm providing housing near Drexel and the University of Pennsylvania."
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What does collaboration with ICE look like in PA? ICE can access state data without a warrant. Troopers cannot ask about immigration status, but can and do tell ICE if they otherwise discover someone is undocumented. And prisons honor some ICE detainers.
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How PA agencies under Shapiro’s control cooperate with ICE
Gov. Josh Shapiro has not hidden that PA works with ICE, nor has he promised new limits on existing cooperation.
www.spotlightpa.org
February 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM
What does collaboration with ICE look like in PA? ICE can access state data without a warrant. Troopers cannot ask about immigration status, but can and do tell ICE if they otherwise discover someone is undocumented. And prisons honor some ICE detainers.
www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02...
www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/02...
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The Parker administration is failing so many of our most vulnerable neighbors while hanging our overworked, underpaid library workers out to dry www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Library warming centers strained workers and left people without help for complex issues, staff say
Library workers and volunteers say people in mental-health crises, struggling with substance-abuse issues, and requiring wound care are coming to the warming centers and they have no backup.
www.inquirer.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:06 PM
The Parker administration is failing so many of our most vulnerable neighbors while hanging our overworked, underpaid library workers out to dry www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Reminder that the Parker admin chose to allow this tax hike for small businesses rather than trying to defend against a lawsuit challenging the BIRT exemption. But the people most to blame for rising taxes for Philly small businesses are the PA Republicans who refuse to change the uniformity clause.
How Philly small businesses are coping with a 'tax cut' that is forcing tens of thousands to pay the city's unusual revenue and income taxes for the first time www.inquirer.com/business/bir...
Philly small businesses face a big tax headache as an exemption ends
Even with extensive city guidance, “it becomes a logistical nightmare” for small taxpayers, who may have to hire professionals to figure out what they owe and exemptions that can reduce the total.
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February 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Reminder that the Parker admin chose to allow this tax hike for small businesses rather than trying to defend against a lawsuit challenging the BIRT exemption. But the people most to blame for rising taxes for Philly small businesses are the PA Republicans who refuse to change the uniformity clause.
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Two Philadelphia City Council members will introduce legislation this week to restrict cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The push comes as ICE faces mounting national scrutiny over its tactics in Minneapolis.
The push comes as ICE faces mounting national scrutiny over its tactics in Minneapolis.
Philly lawmakers want to restrict cooperation with ICE and ban agents from wearing masks
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January 27, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Two Philadelphia City Council members will introduce legislation this week to restrict cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The push comes as ICE faces mounting national scrutiny over its tactics in Minneapolis.
The push comes as ICE faces mounting national scrutiny over its tactics in Minneapolis.
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Despite several attempts to export the idea, Seattle remains the only U.S. city with a democracy vouchers program, which provides money to residents to donate to the local candidates of their choice.
Seattle Renews Its Unique Approach to Public Campaign Financing
The democracy vouchers program hands residents $100 to donate to local candidates and it’s credited with broadening civic involvement. Voters on Tuesday extended it by 10 years.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Despite several attempts to export the idea, Seattle remains the only U.S. city with a democracy vouchers program, which provides money to residents to donate to the local candidates of their choice.
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Pretty consistent with the last round of disparate school closings in Philadelphia
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Pretty consistent with the last round of disparate school closings in Philadelphia
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Level up your data analysis skills at our new mini-training series!
We’ll feature a few intro-level tips and tricks to get you started cleaning, combining and understanding data.
Register: littlesis.org/trainings/
We’ll feature a few intro-level tips and tricks to get you started cleaning, combining and understanding data.
Register: littlesis.org/trainings/
![from the excel sheets into the streets: data analysis skills for action.
Excel for Organizers, Part 1, February 11, 2026 1 pm to 2 pm ET. Geared towards those organizers just getting started with spreadsheets.
Excel for Organizers, Part 2, March 11, 2026 1 pm to 2 pm ET. Builds on the first training to provide an overview of how to use formulas for data analysis.
Level up your data analysis skills at our new mini-training series!
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January 26, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Level up your data analysis skills at our new mini-training series!
We’ll feature a few intro-level tips and tricks to get you started cleaning, combining and understanding data.
Register: littlesis.org/trainings/
We’ll feature a few intro-level tips and tricks to get you started cleaning, combining and understanding data.
Register: littlesis.org/trainings/
Philadelphians demand a city free from Trump’s deportations, fear and violence. The ICE Out legislation puts our values into law and prioritizes the safety of immigrant communities. Show up Tuesday to launch this legislation and get ICE out of our city!
RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/ndwa-c3/even...
RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/ndwa-c3/even...
NDWA PA - ICE Out of Philly! · National Domestic Workers Alliance C3
This week, ICE Out legislation will be introduced at Philadelphia City Hall, led by Philly immigrant communities and Councilmembers Kendra Brooks and Rue Landau.
Join us outside of City Hall, Tuesday...
www.mobilize.us
January 26, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Philadelphians demand a city free from Trump’s deportations, fear and violence. The ICE Out legislation puts our values into law and prioritizes the safety of immigrant communities. Show up Tuesday to launch this legislation and get ICE out of our city!
RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/ndwa-c3/even...
RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/ndwa-c3/even...
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TikTok has been under new leadership for like a day and I made a slideshow with posts from the ICE rally today and it immediately got out under review and is not being published. Incredible.
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 AM
TikTok has been under new leadership for like a day and I made a slideshow with posts from the ICE rally today and it immediately got out under review and is not being published. Incredible.
"The group of investors that officially bought TikTok’s US assets includes an affiliate of Susquehanna International Group, the Pennsylvania investment giant owned by billionaire Jeff Yass, which will gain a spot on the spinoff venture’s board."
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January 26, 2026 at 3:55 AM
"The group of investors that officially bought TikTok’s US assets includes an affiliate of Susquehanna International Group, the Pennsylvania investment giant owned by billionaire Jeff Yass, which will gain a spot on the spinoff venture’s board."
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"The American version of the Nuremberg Trials are coming for ICE, and ICE should be afraid. And until they happen, the poets, the helpers, the nurses, the educators, the mothers will be sharing, recording, and watching." thank you @spfelocal28.bsky.social
Yesterday, we joined tens of thousands to march.
This am, ICE responded with violence.
Alex was an ICU nurse, a union sibling, & an observer who stepped in to help.
This is a union state. We will continue to show up, to watch, to document, and fight
ICE is not welcome here.
This am, ICE responded with violence.
Alex was an ICU nurse, a union sibling, & an observer who stepped in to help.
This is a union state. We will continue to show up, to watch, to document, and fight
ICE is not welcome here.
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
"The American version of the Nuremberg Trials are coming for ICE, and ICE should be afraid. And until they happen, the poets, the helpers, the nurses, the educators, the mothers will be sharing, recording, and watching." thank you @spfelocal28.bsky.social
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The firm owned by Jeff Yass, Pennsylvania’s richest man, is now co-leading US TikTok
Financial powerhouse Susquehanna International Group, an early ByteDance investor, is now central to the app’s new US leadership.
technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Financial powerhouse Susquehanna International Group, an early ByteDance investor, is now central to the app’s new US leadership.
technical.ly/entrepreneur...
The firm owned by Pennsylvania’s richest man is now co-leading US TikTok
Financial powerhouse Susquehanna International Group, an early ByteDance investor, is now central to the app’s new US leadership.
technical.ly
January 24, 2026 at 6:43 PM
The firm owned by Jeff Yass, Pennsylvania’s richest man, is now co-leading US TikTok
Financial powerhouse Susquehanna International Group, an early ByteDance investor, is now central to the app’s new US leadership.
technical.ly/entrepreneur...
Financial powerhouse Susquehanna International Group, an early ByteDance investor, is now central to the app’s new US leadership.
technical.ly/entrepreneur...
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20 #PHLed schools would close, 6 would co-locate, and 159 get upgrades under the long-awaited facilities master plan proposed by Supt. Watlington today. More: www.inquirer.com/education/ph...
Philly could close 20 schools, co-locate 6, and modernize 159: Superintendent Watlington shares his facilities plan
The 10-year blueprint comes with a $2.8 billion price tag, $1 billion of which would be covered by district capital funds. The rest would depend on philanthropy or state funds.
www.inquirer.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
20 #PHLed schools would close, 6 would co-locate, and 159 get upgrades under the long-awaited facilities master plan proposed by Supt. Watlington today. More: www.inquirer.com/education/ph...
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Check out our latest post: Six Steps for Researching the Corporate Enablers of ICE
We briefly highlight a few campaigns that are targeting ICE’s corporate collaborators and provide a guide on how you can research these corporations.
littlesis.org/news/six-ste...
We briefly highlight a few campaigns that are targeting ICE’s corporate collaborators and provide a guide on how you can research these corporations.
littlesis.org/news/six-ste...
![Six Steps for Researching the Corporate Enablers of ICE, By Lauren Parker. Communities are forming campaigns to peel away corporate support of ICE and weaken the various sources of ICE’s financial, political, and reputational power. White text on a black background. The background fades into an image of protesters standing behind a long banner that they are holding up at the front of a conference room. The banner reads, “Stop Avelo, Abolish ICE,” and shows the image of a woman with a baby and a blue collar worker with his fist up, a monarch butterfly is pictured on either side of these two characters. The bottom left side of the graphic reads, Read the full story at: littlesis.org/research/news/ [the link is in all lower case letters]. The bottom right side of the graphic shows the LittleSis logo in white.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eymmxnashedpt6yjtnqj6bju/bafkreifmyx4gevd75coaw4q6pwpbvfgu7wfpynrdmum4ym6dbtt3ldiybm@jpeg)
January 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Check out our latest post: Six Steps for Researching the Corporate Enablers of ICE
We briefly highlight a few campaigns that are targeting ICE’s corporate collaborators and provide a guide on how you can research these corporations.
littlesis.org/news/six-ste...
We briefly highlight a few campaigns that are targeting ICE’s corporate collaborators and provide a guide on how you can research these corporations.
littlesis.org/news/six-ste...
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The Philly Transit Riders Union used DocumentCloud’s annotation feature to highlight public documents with their members and share them with local reporters and the public.
Join us on Friday to learn more during our Building with MuckRock event. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us on Friday to learn more during our Building with MuckRock event. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Building with MuckRock
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January 20, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The Philly Transit Riders Union used DocumentCloud’s annotation feature to highlight public documents with their members and share them with local reporters and the public.
Join us on Friday to learn more during our Building with MuckRock event. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join us on Friday to learn more during our Building with MuckRock event. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Any expressions of concern about ICE from the @mayorparker.bsky.social administration are meaningless if they're allowing Philly police to actively assist ICE.
January 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Any expressions of concern about ICE from the @mayorparker.bsky.social administration are meaningless if they're allowing Philly police to actively assist ICE.
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Demand that the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) cut its ties to ICE
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Demand that the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) cut its ties to ICE
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Please understand this is happening in literally dozens of locations around the city simultaneously. If an ICE vehicle stops, community members materialize in seconds and do everything they can to stop the kidnappings. We are under siege and using every tool to fight back.
430k of us vs. 2k of them, we're gonna win this
Cedar & 31st I think
Cedar & 31st I think
January 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Please understand this is happening in literally dozens of locations around the city simultaneously. If an ICE vehicle stops, community members materialize in seconds and do everything they can to stop the kidnappings. We are under siege and using every tool to fight back.
A quick search on LinkedIn turns up hundreds of people who work for 🧊. People should message them to tell them to quit their jobs. And shame them in front of their communities.
One basic lesson from political research is that secret police generally rely on mediocre men willing to do the dirty work of authoritarian regimes in order to advance their careers.
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January 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
A quick search on LinkedIn turns up hundreds of people who work for 🧊. People should message them to tell them to quit their jobs. And shame them in front of their communities.
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Perhaps do a little background research before turning someone into a resistance icon. www.inquirer.com/topic/rochel...
January 10, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Perhaps do a little background research before turning someone into a resistance icon. www.inquirer.com/topic/rochel...
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Hello, is it possible to share this fundraiser? Kensington Voice is the only reason we know about so many things that are happening in Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. Is it possible to share and retweet?
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Help Kensington Voice start 2026 at full strength. Because local news doesn't fund itself.
Every dollar donated supports an act of journalism.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Hello, is it possible to share this fundraiser? Kensington Voice is the only reason we know about so many things that are happening in Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. Is it possible to share and retweet?
@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
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I work for the only news org reporting on Kensington from the inside. We hold power accountable, and center solutions and community voices.
But we need help to stay running after January. If you've appreciated our work, please consider donating:
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But we need help to stay running after January. If you've appreciated our work, please consider donating:
www.kensingtonvoice.com/kensington-j...
Help Kensington Voice start 2026 at full strength. Local news doesn't fund itself.
Every dollar donated supports an act of journalism.
www.kensingtonvoice.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I work for the only news org reporting on Kensington from the inside. We hold power accountable, and center solutions and community voices.
But we need help to stay running after January. If you've appreciated our work, please consider donating:
www.kensingtonvoice.com/kensington-j...
But we need help to stay running after January. If you've appreciated our work, please consider donating:
www.kensingtonvoice.com/kensington-j...
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This Philly charter awarded a big contract to a board member’s friend, then punished the official who reported it, a lawsuit says
www.inquirer.com/education/al... via @phillyinquirer
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This Philly charter awarded a big contract to a board member’s friend, then punished the official who reported it, a lawsuit says
The school's business manager raised enrollment, payroll, privacy and tax issues with his managers, after which he experienced ‘increasingly hostile and retaliatory conduct,” a lawsuit says.
www.inquirer.com
December 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This Philly charter awarded a big contract to a board member’s friend, then punished the official who reported it, a lawsuit says
www.inquirer.com/education/al... via @phillyinquirer
www.inquirer.com/education/al... via @phillyinquirer
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Pennsylvania’s libertarian billionaire lands a big profile in the WaPo. wapo.st/4iOU6Ph
Meet the billionaire pushing taxpayer-funded school vouchers
How one of the richest people on the planet presses his pet issue: school choice
wapo.st
December 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Pennsylvania’s libertarian billionaire lands a big profile in the WaPo. wapo.st/4iOU6Ph