Philly councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke has introduced a new plan to make life more affordable in our city. Will it work? The Hall Monitor team takes a deep dive into his proposals and whether they go far enough.
Also on this week’s show: reporter Vanessa Maria Graber looks at conditions in Moshannon, the ICE detention center in Pennsylvania where immigrants arrested in Philly are most often sent; the Hall Monitor teams looks at Trump’s latest move to censor the media; and consumer reporter Lance Haver questions the latest water rate increase.
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