PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Philadelphia City Council passed dozens of bills and resolutions Thursday in its last meeting of 2025, including a budget for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s affordable housing HOME initiative.
The passage of the budget came despite the administration’s request that city council hold off until it could also pass the bond authorization for the program, which will happen next year.
Council President Kenyatta Johnson said he wanted to keep the program moving…