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Henon also took large donation; Kenney, Green offer campaign finance bills

February 7, 2013
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You know those invisible electronic fences designed to shock a pet that tries to stray from the yard? Eventually, you can unplug the system, because the pooch knows where not to go. Philadelphia'... More »

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Green takes lead in Philly 'mayoral' fundraising race

February 6, 2013
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It's the favorite parlor game of Philadelphia politics: handicapping the next mayor's race. So for entertainment purposes only, I checked the campaign finance reports of officials considere... More »
Kenney pledges new legislation to limit contributions

February 5, 2013
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The day after it emerged (in this blog) that Philadelphia City Councilman Bill Green had accepted $30,000 from a single donor in 2012, City Councilman Jim Kenney said he'll offer legislation to c... More »
City Councilman Green gets $30,000 from a beverage mogul

February 4, 2013
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There I was looking over City Councilman Bill Green's campaign finance report for 2012, and it practically jumped off the page at me: a $25,000 contribution from bottling company owner Harold Hon... More »
Challenger in controller's race leads in fundraising

February 4, 2013
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Challenger Brett Mandel leads incumbent City Controller Alan Butkovitz in fundraising for the Democratic primary so far, according to campaign finance reports filed last week. More »
Philadelphia Traffic Court: 'The whoopee cushion of the judicial system'

January 31, 2013
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What if there were a corruption investigation of the Pennsylvania Senate that left only one member standing? More »
Philadelphia Councilwoman admits tapping campaign funds for personal use

January 28, 2013
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Philadelphia City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown has admitted using thousands of dollars in campaign funds for personal purposes and failing to disclose income in required statements. At the sam... More »
Struggling to save the Philadelphia bike race - we get what we pay for

January 28, 2013
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Does it make sense to bill the Philadelphia bike race hundreds of thousands of dollars for city services whilepaying other sports franchises millions of dollars for the just privilege of having them i... More »
Chris Christie connects; politicians should watch and learn

January 23, 2013
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So there's Chris Christie - a Republican governor in a Democratic state, an overweight loudmouth who takes on public employees, yells back at hecklers and regularly goes off on reporters. More »
The Pa. Lottery -- who makes the deal?

January 23, 2013
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It's been fascinating to watch Gov. Tom Corbett tout his 20-year deal with a British firm to run and expand the state lottery, and to hear him complain that legislators have the effrontery to que... More »