Philly’s New Mayor
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Mayor Jim Kenney on Inauguration Day.
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No one ever said being mayor of Philadelphia would be easy. America’s fifth-largest city suffers a poverty rate of over 25 percent, $5.7 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, and a school system ravaged by austerity and segregation.
The new mayor, Jim Kenney, was elected last year in a landslide by knitting together a disparate coalition and promising big changes ahead. Читать дальше...