BY PAT PARKINSON I’ve been a Democratic ward leader since 2009 and each election, both primary and general, I would work with the Republican ward leader (3 during my time) and we would fill the election boards with inside workers. The Republican ward leader resigned last year and there hasn’t been an appointment yet (well […]
BY DAVID LYNN The ability to raise money is one of the unmistakable hallmarks of a successful politician. We analyzed the fundraising totals from 2018 and 2019 for current incumbents in the Pennsylvania House. We will be presenting complete datasets for the entire Commonwealth at WinningCampaigns.vote. As a special to the Philadelphia Public Record, we […]
BY TONY WEST The COVID-19 pandemic has filled the spring of 2020 with baffling challenges for Philadelphians’ paths of everyday life. Keenly feeling this pinch are political campaigners in the June 2 primary, which features several locals in competitive races: Theirs is not work that can be put on hold until June. So much of […]
BY DENISE CLAY Last week, Mayor Jim Kenney unveiled the Budget That the ‘Rona Built. And no one, including him, has been very thrilled with it. Some of the cuts in this proposed budget have taken center stage. The Office for the Arts & the Creative Economy? Gone! Wanna go swimming in a City pool […]
The Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Blue Thunderbirds made a soaring dash across Philadelphia yesterday. It was a gesture of gratitude to the nation’s other warriors — health-care workers fighting COVID-19 — in a region hard hit by the pandemic. Current signs are that their efforts are paying off. As the curve of new […]
BY TONY WEST The June 2 primary election will be run in a way that is radically different from every other voting process that has gone before. This is the word from Philadelphia City Commission Chair Lisa Deeley. In an interview today, she explained how that body, which oversees elections in the city, is moving […]
BY DAVID LYNN I’ve assisted a number of people in both reading campaign-finance reports and forming political committees. There seems to be a mystique around the whole process. I think that more people could (and should) read these reports; they tell us a great deal about our political process and who is funding it. Often, […]
BY JOE SHAY STIVALA CORONA: We are all weary of sad headlines each day, so the “curve” flattening is some solace. We really cannot know where we are until more WIDESPREAD TESTING is undertaken. The arranging of a treatment facility in the Liacouras Center and securing use of Domino Lane Warehouse shows a PROACTIVE City […]
BY DAVID LYNN In 2019, Helen Gym’s campaign committee, Friends of Helen Gym, was a fundraising machine. Gym started 2019 with $276,179.01 in the bank, and during the year raised an additional $524,785.57 for a total of $800,964.58. Of this, her committee spent $749,626.65. According to campaign finance data available from the Philadelphia City Board […]
BY JOE SHAHEELI Sweet harmony didn’t last long on Capitol Hill in Harrisburg. Republicans have begun to push back on Gov. Tom Wolf’s executive order for all businesses deemed “non-life-sustaining” to shut down. Senate GOP leaders sent a letter to Wolf calling for revisions to his list of companies that may stay open. Topping their […]
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