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Henon also took large donation; Kenney, Green offer campaign finance bills
February 7, 2013
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
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 »
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Kenney pledges new legislation to limit contributions
February 5, 2013
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 »
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City Councilman Green gets $30,000 from a beverage mogul
February 4, 2013
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 »
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Philadelphia Councilwoman admits tapping campaign funds for personal use
January 28, 2013
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 »
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Struggling to save the Philadelphia bike race - we get what we pay for
January 28, 2013
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 »
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Chris Christie connects; politicians should watch and learn
January 23, 2013
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 »
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