Politics & Government

Kenney Administration Has ‘Failed To Meet The Moment' In COVID Reopening, Some Philadelphia Councilmembers Say

As a reopening plan becomes clear for New Jersey, Delaware, and the Philadelphia suburbs, uncertainty remains as to when the city will open.

May 7, 2021

As a reopening plan becomes clear for New Jersey, Delaware, and the Philadelphia suburbs, uncertainty remains as to when the city will open. A timeline for when the city might open up has not been set, and that has pushed some council members to sound off.

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Some of this pushback started Wednesday during City Council’s budget hearing, where several councilmembers pressed the city’s health commissioner for a reopening date.

One has not been provided.

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