A town meeting on how to help immigrant entrepreneurs assimilate into the Philadelphia region’s economy drew a lively crowd to WHYY on Monday night. The forum was co-sponsored by by The Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians, a group that promotes immigration participation in the region’s economic, political and social life. In its recent report “Shared [...]

Thanks to Will Bunch for posting this video to his Attytood blog this morning. If you haven’t been following this story, the controversy is that John Yoo, who was the legal architect for President Bush’s “enhanced interrogation” program, is a paid commentary writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Many critics of the Bush Administration think that [...]

It’s Our Money blogger Ben Waxman hosts an important discussion tonight on Philadelphia taxes. The forum will give you a better understanding how a proposed five-year sales tax increase in Philly will impact both retail sales and city revenues. The sales tax hike is part of the City’s proposed 2010 budget that aims to close [...]

Conventional wisdom suggested that Seth Williams was the favorite going in to the Democratic primary, but with no public polls to act as a compass, it really seemed like the win could go to anyone of the candidates. That feeling was reinforced when Daniel McCaffery (man with the TV $$$ ads) led in the election [...]

The fact that an incumbent won his party’s nomination should be no surprise to anyone. But I have to admit that I thought Brett Mandel ran an energetic campaign one would have thought would have translated into more votes for him. So, What happened? Did Brett go too far in his claim that City Controller [...]

Election Category: CONTROLLER-D
89.57 % 1503/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up

Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes

BRAXTON, JOHN L
DEMOCRATIC
25357
30.22 %

BUTKOVITZ, ALAN L
DEMOCRATIC
35029
41.75 %

MANDEL, BRETT
DEMOCRATIC
23482
27.99 %

Write In,

41
0.05 %

Election Category: CONTROLLER-R
89.57 % 1503/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up

Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes

SCHMIDT, AL
REPUBLICAN
8384
99.85 %

Write In,

13
0.15 %

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BULLETIN (AP) — Seth Williams, Dem, nominated District Attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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BULLETIN (AP) — Joan Orie Melvin, GOP, nominated Supreme Court, Justice, Pennsylvania.
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Supreme Court Justice GOP - Primary
3,985 of 9,287 precincts - 43 percent
Joan Orie Melvin 95,421 - 55 percent
Cheryl Allen 48,690 - 28 percent
Paul Panepinto 28,368 - 16 percent
2 to be nominated.

Superior Court Judge Dem - Primary
4,033 of 9,287 precincts - 43 percent
Robert [...]

Election Category: CONTROLLER-D
83.43 % 1400/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up

Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes

BRAXTON, JOHN L
DEMOCRATIC
22803
29.13 %

BUTKOVITZ, ALAN L
DEMOCRATIC
32832
41.94 %

MANDEL, BRETT
DEMOCRATIC
22602
28.88 %

Write In,

37
0.05 %

Election Category: CONTROLLER-R
83.43 % 1400/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up

Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes

SCHMIDT, AL
REPUBLICAN
8244
99.85 %

Write In,

12
0.15 %

Election Category: DISTRICT ATTORNEY-D
77.23 % 1296/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up

Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of Total Votes

MCELHATTON, DANIEL P
DEMOCRATIC
13285
15.57 %

TURNER, MICHAEL L
DEMOCRATIC
7029
8.24 %

GRADY, BRIAN
DEMOCRATIC
3954
4.64 %

WILLIAMS, R SETH
DEMOCRATIC
33020
38.71 %

MCCAFFERY, DANIEL
DEMOCRATIC
28016
32.84 %

Write In,

3
0.00 %

Election Category: DISTRICT ATTORNEY-R
77.23 % 1296/1678 Precincts Completed.
Overall winner(s) Denoted by Winner vs Runner(s) up

Candidate Name
Party
Votes
% Of [...]