In the race to be the Philadelphia’s Fiscal Watchdog, the three Democratic candidates weighed in on whether it was sound fiscal policy for the City to borrow against future tax revenues.
In the video, you’ll see a great exchange from last night’s City Controller’s debate held in Northeast Philadelphia.  The three candidates you’ll see include the [...]

All seven members of Philadelphia’s tax assessment agency are refusing the Mayor’s request to resign. Yesterday Mayor Michael Nutter called on them to step down after a Philadelphia Inquirer investigative series documented political favoritism in how the Board of Revision of Taxes does its job.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports this morning that the BRT Board Members [...]

Just days after a Philadelphia Inquirer investigation documenting major flaws in how the city’s Bureau of Revision of Taxes does its job, Mayor Michael Nutter announced he wants the entire agency to be overhauled. The Philadelphia Daily News blog Clout reports that in addition to requesting that the BRT’s seven board members voluntarily resign he [...]

Former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge ended speculation today that he might run for the U.S. Senate in 2010. The blog PA2010.com reports that Ridge issued a statement saying he will not run.
“After careful consideration and many conversations with friends and family and the leadership of my party, I have decided not to seek the Republican [...]

If last night’s Philadelphia City Contoller’s debate at the National Constitution Center is any indication of what’s to come, tonight’s third gathering will be quite entertaining and informative.  This showdown will include the three Democratic candidates for Controller, the incumbent Alan Butkovitz, and challengers John Braxton and Brett Mandel. Here are the details.
Northeast Philadelphia
John Perzel [...]

This week the candidates for Philadelphia City Controller will debate three times. The first was held on Monday at the University of Pennsylvania. It was sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Committee of Seventy. You can read about it here.
The second is scheduled for this evening at 6:30 p.m. at the National [...]

Philadelphia is facing a strange new problem. If you have a corrupt agency that attempts to reform itself, is that really reform?
This has been one nasty week for the Bureau of Revision of Taxes. This is the office that assesses the value of buildings and homes in Philadelphia. This week, The Philadelphia Inquirer ran a [...]

The program Tight Times, Tough Choices: The Pennsylvania State Budget airs Thursday, May 7 at 9 p.m. on our digital TV channel Y-Info. (Comcast 258, FiOS 473)
The program is designed to give citizens a stronger understanding of the current budget crisis and encourage more citizen involvement in the decisions that are about to be made [...]

By Monica Sellecchia
Soon-to-be college graduates at Temple University are trying to combat the stress of finding that first job for after graduation. Seniors Scott Weinhardt, Mari Saito, Annie Leitenberg and Pamela Hiddemen are preparing themselves for the real world of job searching, as they leave their college lives behind.
In a time when the national [...]

On March 24, 2009, It’s Our City began an outreach campaign to every member of the Philadelphia City Council asking for them to share with us their thoughts about the budget. The questions are pretty straight-forward.
Do you largely support the mayor’s budget?
If you do not, what areas do you see as problematic?
What alternatives do you [...]