Anna Orso

City Hall reporter at @PhillyInquirer. Send tips and jokes to [email protected].

[Anna Orso @anna_orso]

sorry i made a typo

[Anna Orso @anna_orso]

popping in after a yearlong twitter hiatus to say i have no idea what this account is but it's misrepresenting our reporting. i recommend you read the inquirer and not unnamed accounts this app. https://t.co/yy8N7N23Re bye! hope we dont talk again for at least another year!

[Popstonox @Popstonox]

Ala Stanford's AIPAC support has pulled all TV ads the week before the PA-03 election

Sources say 314 Action Fund polling shows Stanford is in "a distant second place behind Chris Rabb, after a series of campaign missteps"

The PA-03 primary is in 6 days on May 19

[Ellie Rushing @EllieRushing]

The city’s Kensington Wellness Court has been placed on hold amid judges’ mounting frustration with the city officials tasked with overseeing the program. A judge who presides over the cases called city leaders "fake." https://t.co/Ewue22CRT2

[Jake Blumgart @jblumgart]

Mayor Parker released the details of how she wants to spend $800 million on housing policy over the next four years. Over 75% of the spending would be split between seven programs, most of which already exist: https://t.co/ZNCcopBo7a

[Phillies Tailgate @PhilsTailgate]

The Phillies went 4-for-27 (.148) with Runners in Scoring Position and left 29 Runners on Base during the Braves series.

[Anna Orso @anna_orso]

its a dustup! its a brouhaha! its a good ol fashioned debate about debates https://t.co/QqxfLVsjZg

[Anna Orso @anna_orso]

absolutely despise the in game interviews. leave Bryce alone

[Jake Blumgart @jblumgart]

ICYMI: My deep dive with @sbcmw into the politics of Mayor Parker's push to get City Council to relinquish a little power over land in their districts: https://t.co/MYYisd7jFQ

[The Philadelphia Inquirer @PhillyInquirer]

Mayor Parker wants to defund a program that provides free transit passes for low-income people https://t.co/oZRkvKcV1A

[Jake Blumgart @jblumgart]

Mayor Parker unveiled her big housing policy push, which includes expanding successful existing programs and fixing the land bank, although many details are still lacking. Barriers include councilmanic prerogative and Donald J. Trump: https://t.co/74ZmEAnHEq

[Anna Orso @anna_orso]

Also these types of stories are soo hard to land that most of us reporters would never attempt them. But Ellie nailed it

[Anna Orso @anna_orso]

This story is sad and gobsmacking and revealing and emotional

[Ellie Rushing @EllieRushing]

Before the Young Bag Chasers were a violent gang, they were friends from West Philly chasing music and money. A string of shootings, and the rise of drill music and social media, scrambled their intentions and altered the trajectory of their young lives. https://t.co/SpjG6TWrES

[Anna Orso @anna_orso]

Thousands of small businesses currently exempt from Philly’s business tax would have to start paying it under Mayor Parker’s budget proposal. The change was prompted by a lawsuit challenging the tax break. From ⁦@sbcmw⁩: https://t.co/BO0fDoLNsh

[Anna Orso @anna_orso]

@RubyFlower16 @PhillyInquirer Hi! Thanks for reading. My story said the event in West Philly was the first “public” debate. Ward meetings are generally not open to the public.

[Julia Terruso @JuliaTerruso]

Frustrating aside here: Fetterman hasn't granted an Inquirer interview request in over a year.

He does plenty of hallway interviews on the Hill and with national (and some Pa.) outlets but not with the state's largest paper.

[The Philadelphia Inquirer @PhillyInquirer]

Mayor Cherelle Parker will propose cutting taxes and borrowing $800 million for housing in Philly’s next city budget https://t.co/XxO0pwaLIH

[Anna Orso @anna_orso]

@Burn2Post not that i know of, and the deadline to submit petitions to get on the primary ballot was yesterday. someone else could run as an independent or write-in

[Anna Orso @anna_orso]

If there were any illusions that the Philly DAs race would start off with friendly dialogue, they were quickly shattered last night at the first public forum. These two candidates will clearly have no problem going at each other https://t.co/7lbu7prG7X

[Jake Blumgart @jblumgart]

Mayor Parker asked major eds and meds institutions to help with the city budget, and a couple weeks later one of them mused about moving their HQ out of Philly https://t.co/1iqjoIFZFG

[Julia Terruso @JuliaTerruso]

Little update here on the Eagles' visit to the White House. A White House official tells me: "We sent the invite and they enthusiastically accepted. We are working with them to determine a date and logistics."