Julia Terruso
Philly Inquirer
Philadelphia, PA, United States
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Crime, cops, and candidates
Five of the people running for Philadelphia mayor voted for a 2020 plan to cancel a proposed increase to the police budget. In 2023, times sure have changed. → Read More
Philadelphians think the city is ‘off on the wrong track,’ from gun violence to public schools
A major new poll asked residents about the state of the city and the major issues it faces. Here’s what they said. → Read More
‘Dismal’: Philadelphians are down on their city as the mayor’s race looms, a new poll shows
It’s against this backdrop of discontent that the city will elect a new mayor and slate of council members. → Read More
Philly former schools’ chief Paul Vallas is now in a two-man race to be Chicago’s next mayor
Vallas owned the conservative lane in Chicago's nine-person race and will face the more progressive Brandon Johnson in a runoff April 4. → Read More
Inside Joanna McClinton’s quick rise to becoming Pennsylvania’s first female Speaker of the House
McClinton grew up in Southwest Philadelphia and has been a state representative since 2015. She's now the first Black woman to serve as Speaker of the House. → Read More
Sen. Bob Casey returns to work as Sen. John Fetterman continues treatment
Casey, who was recovering from surgery to treat prostate cancer, returned to the Senate Monday. → Read More
Is there a front-runner in the Philly mayor’s race?
March will be a crucial period in the crowded Philadelphia mayor's race, one that will separate the viable contenders from the also-rans. → Read More
Paul Vallas, a front-runner in the Chicago mayor’s race, was a controversial leader of Philly schools
Vallas, who led the Philadelphia School District in the early 2000s, has run as a law-and-order candidate in Chicago, where he leads in most polls. → Read More
Welcome to the messy race to lead Philly
Let's get caught up on the status of the Philly mayor's race now that we have an idea of who's in, who's out, and who's viable. → Read More
We used an algorithm to find the six kinds of Philly Democrats who vote in mayoral primaries
We used eight years of primary election data to categorize Philly’s voting precincts into six groups. → Read More
John Fetterman wanted a quiet start in the Senate. His health has upended that.
Sen. John Fetterman planned to keep a low profile in the Senate, but his hospitalization for depression has put him back in the national spotlight. → Read More
Sen. John Fetterman has checked into Walter Reed hospital for clinical depression
Fetterman’s office said he has struggled with depression for years but that it only became severe in recent weeks. → Read More
Philly mayoral candidates are proposing ways to ‘circumvent’ DA Larry Krasner
Diverting cases to federal prosecutors would require buy-in from the U.S. Department of Justice, which is far from certain. → Read More
Sen. John Fetterman was released from the hospital. He’ll return to the Senate Monday.
John Fetterman’s office said doctors ruled out another stroke and that the senator was expected to return to the Senate when the chamber is back in session on Monday. → Read More
Sen. Fetterman will take Dennis Horton, freed after 28 years in prison, to the State of the Union
Sen. John Fetterman will bring Dennis Horton as his guest to his first State of the Union speech, signaling Fetteman's commitment to clemency and second chances as he begins his Senate career. → Read More
Eagles fans deliver a Super Bowl send-off. ‘I wish it were today.’
Sunday’s pep rally to send the Super Bowl-bound Eagles off to Arizona was like a tailgate dropped on the 30-yard line of Lincoln Financial Field. → Read More
Philadelphia could start using federal funds to replace lead pipes as soon as this spring, city officials said
Grants and loan to Philadelphia will pay to replace miles of water mains and hundreds of lead water pipes. → Read More
Who is U.S. Rep. Summer Lee? What to know about the Western Pennsylvania congresswoman
Lee, a lawyer and a former labor organizer, is the state’s first Black congresswoman and a progressive political organizer in Western Pennsylvania. → Read More
Breaking a ‘cement’ ceiling: Summer Lee’s journey to becoming the state’s first Black congresswoman
Lee joins a wave of progressive lawmakers that includes U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) and Ayanna Pressley (D., Mass.), who are gaining prominence in the tightly divided House. → Read More
Biden comes to Philly to cast past accomplishments as a case for 2024 success
As he visits Philadelphia for the Democratic National Committee winter meetings, President Joe Biden plans to highlight what the party has done in his first two years. → Read More