POLS ON THE STREET: State Poll Spells GOP Trouble; City Primary Races Steam up

BY JOE SHAHEELI The latest poll casts a grim light on Republican prospects in the Keystone State in the November general election. According to an Allentown Morning Call/Muhlenberg…
Top Philly DA Staffers Exit under Krasner

BY RYAN BRIGGS & MAX MARIN A full quarter of the prosecutors and other senior staff at the Philadelphia District Attorney have departed since Larry Krasner took office…
POLS ON THE STREET: Welcome Aboard, School Board! Check Lifejackets

BY JOE SHAHEELI Philadelphia crossed a historic milestone when it recovered its own Board of Education, freed from State management as of July 1, 2018. Few are mourning…
PUBLIC SERVANTS AT WORK, Apr. 5, 2018

Sabatina Taps April for Autism Awareness State Sen. John Sabatina (D-Northeast) won a resolution to designate April 2018 as Autism Awareness Month. “It is incredibly important to recognize…
What Is a ‘Committee Person’?

BY CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY I would like to clarify many misconceptions of what a committee person’s duties are and how valuable they truly are. First, it is a…
School District Posts School Budget Books Online

Every year the School District of Philadelphia publishes two budget books annually for the public…
Rabb, Murt Bill Targets 100% Renewables by 2050

Two Philadelphia lawmakers are among those who will unveil new, bipartisan legislation being introduced in…
SEPTA Public Hearings on FY 2019 Operating Budget Start This Week

This week, SEPTA begins a series of public hearings regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2019…
Understanding Bankruptcy, 4/12/18

BY MICHAEL A. CIBIK, ESQUIRE AMERICAN BANKRUPTCY BOARD CERTIFIED Question: Chapter 13 bankruptcy time bomb:…
PAGOP Cries Collusion on Pa. Supreme Court Map

The Republican Party of Pennsylvania filed Right to Know requests with the Office of the…