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08/08/2026

1/3 of eligible homeowners in Philly are missing out on tax relief from the Homestead Exemption. The city has tools to find tax cheats; why not also use the tools to reach homeowners who don't realize they're eligible for help?

08/08/2026

A few months ago, Philly passed a historic ICE Out legislative package. But enforcing the new laws doesn't seem like a priority to Mayor Parker.

08/02/2026

Will the Philly school board cancel its upcoming school closures just because city councilmembers held a press conference asking them to reconsider?

08/02/2026

Will anyone miss Philly's last managing director, who just resigned? Adam Thiel is the guy who disappeared for 5 months right after he got the job.

07/29/2026

Who's in and out in Mayor Parker's cabinet shakeup. And will anyone miss Philly's previous managing director, Adam Thiel? The Hall Monitor co-hosts break it down.

Also on tonight's show: Will the school board reconsider its 17 closures just because some city councilmembers want them to? Larry and Denise doubt it.

07/28/2026

Why is Philly the asthma capital of the U.S.? Wildfires are part of it, but so is our trash being incinerated in Chester. You think that smoke stops at the county line, asks councilmember Jamie Gauthier.

07/28/2026

Remember when parents in Bucks County voted out the school board that passed anti-LGBT policies? That was an excellent lesson in democracy, says Lisa Haver.

07/27/2026

That smoke from far-away wildfires should remind us to be careful about what we put in our air locally, says councilmember Jamie Gauthier.

07/26/2026

Why is Philly the only place in PA and the entire tri-state area without an elected school board?

07/26/2026

We should be able to vote out the school board members who voted to close 17 schools in Philly, says Lisa Haver. Why can't we vote them out in our democratic society?

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