Soda Tax

Soda Tax Obesity

Philly's soda tax may improve the city's obesity rate – in time, Penn study says

Philly's soda tax has reduced risk of pregnancy complications, study finds

Soda tax maternal health

Philly's soda tax having little effect on consumption habits, Drexel study finds

Philly Soda Tax Consumption Study Drexel

Children's Health

Fewer U.S. kids are drinking soda and other sweetened drinks

Soda consumption children

Drinking soda increases risk of death – even if it's artificially-sweetened

Soda Increases Risk of Death

Parks and Recreation

$3 million investment will build new soccer fields across Philly

Rebuild Soccer Investment

The Philadelphia soda tax, while regressive, saves lives of those most at risk

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GOP mayoral candidate Billy Ciancaglini says people calling him 'a Nazi' are 'ridiculous' and wrong

Billy Ciancaglini

Philly City Council reportedly eyes rolling back soda tax in coming years

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Drinking soda, sweetened drinks linked to chronic kidney disease, study finds

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Philadelphia releases searchable database for public to track soda tax revenue, spending

Carroll - Soda and sugary drinks

New study finds soda more likely to cause diabetes than other sweets

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Philadelphia announces second round of Rebuild sites

Lawncrest Rec

Philadelphia’s soda tax is just making people buy their sugary drinks outside city limits

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Milton Street to bring his video-poker pitch to City Hall this week

Mayor Kenney signs Philadelphia's sodium menu warning label bill into law

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Under pressure, California lawmakers ban soda taxes for 12 years

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City announces Rebuild project will bring a soccer and football field to West Philly

Parkside Athletic Fields

Philadelphia reveals first of several 2018 Rebuild projects

Frank Glavin Memorial Park

Pennsylvania lawmaker introduces bill to invalidate Philly soda tax

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Drexel study shows at least one benefit of the Philadelphia soda tax

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City controller: Most soda tax revenue in General Fund, not spent on pre-K, community schools, parks rehab

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State Supreme Court to hear appeal of Philadelphia soda tax

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Airport study finds 'natural experiment' for Philly soda tax

Survey results show many Philly businesses hard hit by soda tax

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After Chicago repeals soda tax, Philly union urges Mayor Kenney to do the same

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The argument over Philadelphia's soda tax has cost both sides more than $5 million

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Philly to conduct economic impact survey on business effects of soda tax

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Opinion: No brotherly love in Philly’s soda tax

Big Soda appeals Philadelphia tax to state Supreme Court

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Opinion: As soda debate taxes our patience, drink in these truths

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City finance director answers controller's doubts about soda tax revenue

Philadelphia's soda tax remains legal after Commonwealth Court ruling

City controller: Soda tax shortfalls 'creating a multi-million dollar burden' on Philadelphia

Philly's soda tax revenue dips in April, looks like city's projections off by millions

People are less than thrilled about Pepsi's limited-edition flavor for the summer

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Eskin responds to Kenney's roast: 'He's a bully, not a good mayor'

Jim Kenney roasts Howard Eskin: 'The Sound of One Hand Clapping'

Philly officials encouraged by study on effects of Berkeley’s soda tax

Drexel study examines how money-framing strategy, not health benefits, led to Philly's soda tax passage

Philly's reaction to Pepsi's widely panned protest ad: Soda tax jokes galore

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Philly neighborhood font designer's new collection inspired by soda tax, Schuylkill Expressway

Philly's 'Rebuild' initiative featured in The New York Times

Cecil B Moore parks extra 5

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