Mayor Cherelle Parker is asking Philly’s ‘eds and meds’ to help fill holes in the city budget, sources say
Despite being some of the largest employers in the city and most having budgets or endowments in excess of $1 biIlion, Philly’s "eds and meds" are exempt from paying many local taxes.
Philadelphia bet its future on the ‘meds and eds’ now under attack by DOGE
Government investment in research, hospitals, and universities is what saved older cities after U.S. manufacturing imploded ...