Mayor Kenney is betting big on a courtroom victory this winter. As a judge weighs whether to uphold Philadelphia’s sweetened-beverage tax, the city has already spent nearly $12 million on a prekindergarten program that the levy is designed to support. Hundreds of families have signed up to send kids to classrooms in January, coinciding with the tax’s debut.
Mayor Kenney is betting big on a courtroom victory this winter. As a judge weighs whether to uphold Philadelphia’s sweetened-beverage tax, the city has already spent nearly $12 million on a prekindergarten program that the levy is designed to support. Hundreds of families have signed up to send kids to classrooms in January, coinciding with the tax’s debut.