Dave Davies Off Mic

Cracking a minority contracting scam; Corbett still in trouble

May 8, 2013
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When Philadelphia began requiring minority participation in city contracts in 1982, the enabling law had a sunset provision shutting the program down in 10 years. The idea was that the preference for ... More »
Bending the truth about going broke

May 6, 2013
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If you're troubled that nobody from Wall Street has gone to jail as a result of the financial meltdown and precious few have suffered civil action, you'll be encouraged to learn the Securiti... More »
Philadelphia controller candidates trade accusations

May 2, 2013
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You wouldn't expect at this point that a debate among the three Democrats running for Philadelphia city controller would be anything but a knife fight, and the face-off Thursday moderated by Comc... More »

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Study fuels debate over Philadelphia tax break

May 1, 2013
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Anyone who was around Philadelphia in the '80s has to be impressed by the transformation of Center City. More »
Sam Katz: Fiscal prophet or Chicken Little?

April 30, 2013
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It's fascinating to hear Sam Katz, chairman of the state board overseeing Philadelphia's finances, says he fears the city could be headed toward another historic financial crisis. Gives me deja vu. More »
Philadelphia's DA targets public corruption

April 29, 2013
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For years, I've wanted somebody around here besides the FBI to take political corruption seriously. Now we have corruption fighters bumpin' into each other. More »
Tom Knox says he'll spend 'whatever it takes' to become Philly mayor

April 26, 2013
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Does he really mean it this time? Millionaire Tom Knox, who finished second to Michael Nutter in the 2007 mayor's race, has announced through spokesman Frank Keel that he plans to run for mayor ... More »
Nutter seems determined to sell PGW

April 24, 2013
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There was a time when I thought the city selling the Philadelphia Gas Works was about as likely as us getting the Olympics. I doubt we'll ever see the games in South Philly, but listening to May... More »
Remembering two who did it the right way

April 23, 2013
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I was pained last week to hear of the death of Mhari Saito, a bright and hardworking journalist who spent some great years here at WHYY. More »
Joe Sestak — candidate for what, from where?

April 22, 2013
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It was the middle of last week when I heard the buzz from a prominent Philadelphia Democrat. "I hear Joe Sestak has changed his registration and is going to run (for governor ) from western Penn... More »