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Philadelphia Drops Longstanding DEI Contracting Rules As Legal Pressures Mount

by Mary Spiller November 16, 2025 Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration ends race- and gender-based contracting goals amid federal scrutiny, sparking backlash from city leaders and minority-owned businesses. Philadelphia officials are dismantling long-established diversity, equity and inclusion benchmarks for city contracts, a dramatic policy shift that arrives as the Trump administration

Philadelphia Drops Longstanding DEI Contracting Rules As Legal Pressures Mount

by Mary Spiller November 16, 2025 Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration ends race- and gender-based contracting goals amid federal scrutiny, sparking backlash from city leaders and minority-owned businesses. Philadelphia officials are dismantling long-established diversity, equity and inclusion benchmarks for city contracts, a dramatic policy shift that arrives as the Trump administration