Philly IRS employees fired; Visitors security’s sluggish tempo; IBEW Native 98 fined

Philadelphia spends thousands and thousands of {dollars} yearly on site visitors security efforts like pace bumps and bike lanes, road-narrowing tasks, red-light and pace cameras, and academic applications for schoolchildren. But yr after yr, greater than 120 individuals die in site visitors accidents, a charge a lot increased than in most large U.S. cities.

Now, Metropolis Councilmembers are contemplating a significant funding hike of $5 million for town’s Imaginative and prescient Zero site visitors security program — and anxious that latest efforts haven’t impacted the numbers of deaths as a lot as anticipated. Proceed studying …

The highly effective native electricians union IBEW Native 98 settled a case involving the actions of John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty, who was convicted of corruption fees in 2021, agreeing to pay a fantastic and register as a lobbyist. Proceed studying …

RECAP: What else occurred?

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• The federal firing spree continued with lots of of IRS workers in Philly dropping their jobs abruptly. [WHYY]