Portal:Philadelphia/Philadelphia news/March 2008

• March 31: The Philadelphia Housing Authority gets a reprieve on losing US$40 million of federal funds the same day the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Alphonso Jackson resigns amid allegations Jackson sought to punish PHA because of its land development dispute with Kenny Gamble. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• March 27: The Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion upholding Mumia Abu-Jamal's murder conviction while ordering a new sentencing hearing. Should the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania choose not to hold a new hearing, Abu-Jamal will be automatically sentenced to life in prison. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• March 22: The decommissioned supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy arrives in Philadelphia. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
• March 12: Pennsylvania state senator Vincent Fumo announces he will not seek reelection in 2008 as a result of a corruption probe. (WTXF-TV)