Fair Workweek, City of the Year, and TU Professors Support Marc Lamont Hill | The District

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THURSDAY 12/06 | Join hosts Amarynth Ruch, Amelia Winger, and Taylor Allen for the District, your one stop shop for state and local news and politics! City council voted in favor of the Fair Workweek bill, Philly is named GQ’s City of the Year, 27 Temple University professors sign a letter of no confidence in Board of Trustees Chairman Patrick O’Connor, and more on this episode of the District.

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1:08 – Council approves bills for ‘Fair Workweek’ and $15/hr wage hike

6:42 – Ruling on naming priests in abuse report may change Pa. grand jury process

16:25 – Brightwood Career Institute in Philadelphia abruptly closes while class in session

23:45 – More than 27 Temple University professors sign letter of no confidence in BOT Chair O’Connor

28:45 – Philadelphia Is the City of the Year

39:30 – Study suggests Philly’s accent is going away because of millennials

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