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Philadelphia council creates investigative committee after CHOP garage collapse

Philadelphia City Council · April 16, 2026
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Council voted to establish a special investigative committee authorized to hold hearings and issue subpoenas to probe the April 8 partial collapse of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia garage and other construction projects, directing the committee to develop recommendations to protect workers and neighborhoods.

Philadelphia City Council on April 15 adopted a privileged resolution to establish a special investigative committee on construction practices, empowering it to hold public hearings and issue subpoenas to investigate the partial collapse of a garage at the Children's Hospital of…

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