Parker ends decades-long practice of setting aside percentage of city contracts to disadvantaged businesses

KYW Newsradio Audio On-Demand
15/11/2025 1 min
Parker ends decades-long practice of setting aside percentage of city contracts to disadvantaged businesses

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Mayor Cherelle Parker has ended Philadelphia’s long-standing policy of awarding a percentage of city contracts to businesses owned by women, minorities or disabled people.

KYW’s City Hall bureau chief Pat Loeb reports.

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