School District Needs Money, Cyclists Want Protection & Philly Says No to ICE

About this episode

The episode discusses the financial struggles of the school district, ongoing bike lane issues, and anti-ICE bills in Philadelphia.

The school district is broke, and the mayor has a controversial plan to solve the problem. Meanwhile the Center City bike lane saga continues. And what’s going to happen with the anti-ICE bills on the mayor’s desk? Our political contributor Lauren Vidas is here with Trenae Nuri to give us a round-up of what’s going on in City Hall. Our newsletter has Philly news & events in your inbox every weekday morning. Call or text us: 215-259-8170 Instagram: @citycastphilly Support our show and get great perks as a City Cast Philly Neighbor: membership.citycast.fm Advertise on the podcast or in the newsletter: citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Heiler Painting Free Library of Philadelphia

People in this episode

Host: Trenae Nuri

Guest: Lauren Vidas

Topics covered

• school funding
• bike lanes
• anti-ICE legislation
• Philadelphia politics
• City Hall news

Keywords

• school district
• funding
• bike lanes
• ICE
• Philadelphia
• politics
• City Hall

Sponsors

Heiler Painting, Free Library of Philadelphia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: City Hall, City Cast, ICE

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