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Campaign finance reform inches forward; Babette Josephs nearly gets tossed from committee meeting
May 22, 2012
I've spent the day in Harrisburg following a baby step forward in campaign finance regulation in Pennsylvania. It's a measure requiring candidates and political committees to file their required contribution and expense reports electronically, so candidates can't dodge public scrutiny by submitting paper filings that take days or weeks for officials to get up online. The bill moved... More »
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Nutter's finance chief concedes tax plan would shift burden to homeowners
May 21, 2012
City finance director Rob Dubow said late Monday it's "a real possibility" that City Councilman Bill Green is right in his assertion that Mayor Nutter's property tax plan will incr... More »
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Romney attack rated mostly false, and other matters
May 18, 2012
A couple days ago I did a radio piece about the TV ad above that the super PAC associated with Karl Rove is running in Pennsylvania attacking President Obama. One claim in the ad struck me as fishy -... More »
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The cult of code-writers, and no-bid contracts
May 16, 2012
Last week I wrote about a city of Philadelphia software design project that imploded, at considerable cost to taxpayers. The city paid a firm called Perficient, Inc. $227,000 to build a system to impl... More »
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Osberg out as publisher of Daily News, Inquirer - Bob Hall is back
May 11, 2012
Greg Osberg, the subject of a lot of controversy in February, has stepped down as publisher of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com, which were bought by a group of local investors a f... More »
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Terry Gross shows some comedy acting chops; 25th anniversary show airs
May 11, 2012
If you're a Terry Gross fan, you have to check out the film short above starring Terry and comedian Mike Birbiglia, which Birbiglia directed and they shot for a special edition of This American L... More »
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Philly software project to implement lobbyist disclosure law crashes
May 9, 2012
UPDATED: Noon, Thursday, May 10th. After paying $227,000 to a national consulting firm, the city of Philadelphia has decided to scrap a year-long project to develop software to implement the city... More »
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Betty White running for office in Montco, and a controversial voice is back in the Inky
May 8, 2012
Betty White is on the ballot in Pennsylvania — NOT the "Golden Girl," but a Marlborough Township Democrat, who we are told is running for a Montgomery County State House seat. I figure if yo... More »
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