BY JOE SHAHEELI/ Two down, three to go. Should those goals be met, who will become the next target of the Committee of 70? Or maybe its President may decide to show voters how things should be done by running for Mayor, should his funding run out.
This unelected, private official has become a major...
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Newly elected Pennsylvania Democratic Chair Jim Burn has appointed Jonathan A. Saidel, former Philadelphia City Controller, to head a transition team charged with evaluating all aspects of State Democratic Party operations, including staffing, fundraising, communications and more.
“Jonathan Saidel has an undisputed reputation as an innovative manager with the ability to maximize an organization’s efficiency...
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JIMMY DINTINO studies street lists in his modest 26th Ward HQ. An effective urban Republican force must stay in close touch with neighbors on the streets, he says.
BY TONY WEST/
This evening, the problem that walks in the door is a vacant lot.
A worried neighbor has come into the office to share her concern...
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BY STEVEN CORD/ Any state or city can do what the headline above suggests.
They only need to tax land assessments more, and, as a result, what is produced (such as buildings) less. The studies listed here show when we replace economically harmful taxes with an economically beneficial one, what will happen:
Most taxpayers will be...
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BY STATE REP. JOHN GALLOWAY/ In an interview with a Pittsburgh radio station last week, I was asked the following questions:
“How did a Democrat, in only his second term, convince his leadership to address illegal immigration, arguably the most divisive policy issue in the last decade; go against the Governor, his administration, and the...
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Yo! Here we go again with this question: Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another...
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