By: Shannon Curley
It’s no secret that many of Philadelphia’s public schools have the odds stacked against them. The district suffers from a teacher shortage, large class sizes, and lack of supplies. Improving education was a cornerstone of then candidate Michael Nutter’s 2007 mayoral campaign. Earlier this month, Nutter as mayor, outlined his vision for Philadelphia’s [...]

By: Shannon Curley
It’s been a bad week. On Wall Street, Lehman Brothers collapsed, AIG got a government bailout, and Merrill Lynch was bought out. In state government, Governor Ed Rendell declared a statewide hiring freeze to preemptively address possible budget shortfalls. In Philadelphia, things aren’t looking any better.
Last Thursday, Mayor Michael Nutter announced that the [...]

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter greeting Eddie Robinson who turned himself in after eluding authorities for two-years after skipping out on probation.

By Benjamin Bradlow
Amid cheers, requests for pictures, and a big box of Philly-style pretzels, Mayor Michael Nutter dropped in today on fugitives waiting to clear their record or receive new court dates at the True [...]

Steve Wray, Executive Director, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia. The Economy League and Pew Charitable Trust’s January 2008 report “Philadelphia’s Quiet Crisis: The Rising Cost of Employee Benefits” analyzed the impact of the city’s pension and benefits’ costs on the budget at present and in the long term.
The Mayor’s announcement makes it clear that the [...]

TITLE 18
PA CRIMES CODES
§6120. Limitation on the Regulation of Firearms and Ammunition.
(a) General rule. No county, municipality or township may in any manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession, transfer or transportation of firearms, ammunition or ammuni­tion components when carried or transported for purposes not prohibited by the laws of this commonwealth.
(a. l) No right [...]