New Philly Council President Kenyatta Johnson – NBC10 Philadelphia | #citycouncil
It’s a new year and new leadership for Philadelphia. In addition to a new mayor, the city also has a new council president. Kenyatta Johnson’s ascent to the position might have seemed improbable to some not too long ago when he was facing federal corruption charges after being accused of taking bribes from executives at […]
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Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker, City Council leaders share inaugural stage
A wisecracking rabbi, a tearful Council President, slam poetry from an Abbott Elementary star, a cameo by the U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: Philadelphia’s mayoral inauguration was quite a show. Much of the four-hour long program on Tuesday was taken up by traditional swearing-ins and speeches. New Mayor Cherelle Parker delivered a nearly […]
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Philadelphia City Council President Kenyatta Johnson takes office | #citycouncil
The mayor may be Philadelphia’s most powerful political figure, but to get almost anything significant done, he or she needs the cooperation of the person who is in close second place: the City Council president. For the first time in 12 years, that august office has a new occupant. Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson was selected by […]
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