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Mayor Jim Kenney visits students at Children’s Playhouse in South Philadelphia. The pre-K program is funded by the new, controversial soda tax that went into effect in Philadelphia on January 1st.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mayor Jim Kenney visits students at Children’s Playhouse in South Philadelphia. 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