‘Significant' Economic Impact of Gun Violence in Philadelphia
According to Everytown for Gun Safety, the cost of the mass shooting on South Street that killed three people and injured nearly a dozen...
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- Jun 23
- 5 min
Cutting through the budget BS with Rebecca Rhynhart: 4 takeaways
Residents, activists, and officials tried to make sense of how to understand and impact Philly’s finances at a Billy Penn event. The...
- Jun 23
- 5 min
City reassessment hurting African Americans and seniors on fixed incomes
Stephen Williams Tribune Staff Writer May 26, 2022 In Penntown, a mostly Black Neighborhood in North Philadelphia, new million-dollars...
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Philly needs more police, but not a bigger budget | Opinion
Philly has enough money to hire police. Whether the Kenney administration can manage that money is a different problem. A sculpture...
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Rhynhart addresses NE Chamber
By Tom Waring March 31, 2022 From left: Dan McElhatton, Rebecca Rhynhart, Pam Henshall. City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart addressed...
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Hundreds gather at City & State’s inaugural Above & Beyond Awards
By: JUSTIN SWEITZER MAR 24, 2022 AT 11:42 AM The original article was published by City and State PA. You can read it here. The honorees...
- Jan 18
- 2 min
City Controller expresses urgent and needed voice on Philadelphia's gun violence epidemic
BY The Tribune Editorial Board January 18, 2022 On Sunday, we published an Op-Ed submitted by City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart on the gun...
- Jan 16
- 4 min
City Controller: Philadelphians deserve to feel safe
With 562 homicides, 2021 was the deadliest year in Philadelphia’s recorded history. Most of the victims were young Black men. — AP photo...
- Jan 14
- 3 min
Philadelphia's City Controller discusses 2022 projects
By Brian Saunders TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER This was originally published by the Philadelphia Tribune on Jan 6, 2022. “As we’re moving into...
- Jan 14
- 6 min
Rebecca Rhynhart Runs Philly
Rebecca Rhynhart's first term as City Controller reshaped how the office does its work. She expects more of the same to kick off 2022 and...
- Dec 20, 2021
- 4 min
City Controller Rhynhart and Councilmember Gauthier angered by Mayor Kenney's 'inaction'
Brian Saunders Tribune Staff Writer - Dec 15, 2021 Read the original article by clicking here. City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart and...
- Dec 20, 2021
- 7 min
2 Philadelphia leaders call out Mayor Kenney over gun violence response
"It's a lack of coordination, lack of transparency and lack of direction from the man who is at the top," said one councilwoman. By Annie...
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Trash pickup in Philadelphia is not equal across city, report shows
"There isn't a good reason in my opinion as to why they would be different in different neighborhoods," said Controller Rhynhart. By...
- Oct 28, 2021
- 2 min
City Controller says Philadelphia exempt employees lack diversity
Brian Saunders TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER -- Oct 22, 2021 City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart says, “After three years of reviewing exempt...
- Oct 28, 2021
- 4 min
Philly’s shockingly inhumane prison conditions | Opinion
It is up to Mayor Kenney to take steps to solve this crisis before anyone else is harmed. Security gate at Curran-Fromhold Correctional...
- Sep 14, 2021
- 6 min
‘We need help’: Video, reports depict violence and ‘riots’ at Philadelphia jails
“We have been warning the city for months,” a Pennsylvania Prison Society representative said, “that the prison is dangerous,...
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
Philly’s Budget Treats Gun Violence Like It’s a Tomorrow Problem
Most of the $155 million the city has budgeted for anti-violence programs is going toward long-term initiatives. But, hello, the crisis...
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Labor Day Parade Honors Frontline Workers, Their Families In South Philly
By Jasmine Payoute September 6, 2021 at 4:20 pm Read the original post here: https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2021/09/06/labor-day...
- Aug 16, 2021
- 4 min
City Controller’s audit finds Philly’s behavioral health contractor overspent, lacked accountability
By Zoë Read July 29, 2021 From WHYY Philadelphia City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart (Lindsay Lazarski/WHY) You can read the original...
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
Editorial: Mayor Kenney can't delay action on gun violence
Jul 31, 2021 From The Philadelphia Tribune City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier, at microphone, and City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart, right,...