Applications are open through Dec. 31 on the Merchants Fund website. Priority will go to small, locally owned retailers operating in low-income neighborhoods.
To kick Trump out of office. That’s mainly why. I really don’t follow politics that closely, so I just went straight democratic all the way down.
What presidential platform policies or issues are most important to you?
The [ballot question about whether or not the city should borrow] $134 million. I used to teach, and I think I’m going to go back. I’m not certified any more, but the schools need money. That [question] was important to me. Teachers in this city, a lot of them are underpaid. There’s some really, really good teachers — way better than I ever was — but they deserve a lot more money when you consider that people in Montgomery [County] and Bucks County get paid more.
Editor’s note: One of Philadelphia’s ballot questions asked voters if the City of Philadelphia should borrow $134 million to spend on various city programs, such as transit, the Streets Department, and economic and community development.
As of September 1st, people receiving SNAP benefits are required to work, volunteer, or be in an employment training program a minimum of 20 hours a week in order to continue receiving assistance. If they don’t comply and aren’t exempt, their benefits will terminate December 1st.
During Tuesday’s primary, the 7th and 33rd Wards, which include Fairhill, Harrowgate, and Kensington, remained the two wards with the lowest voter turnout in Philadelphia.
