Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter says there are 26 percent fewer people living on the streets of the city. This year the number of homeless people living day-to-day on the streets was 395 compared to 532 in 2008. Project H.O.M.E. conducted the annual count and credits the city for providing more developing additional permanent housing for [...]

Former Pennsylvania House Speaker John Perzel turned himself in this morning in Harrisburg to face charges in a legislative corruption case. Perzel is one of 10 people connected to the House Republican caucus charged in a probe into the alleged misuse of public resources and workers for campaign purposes.

(updated: Grand Jury report links below)
Former state House Speaker John Perzel is among 10 people connected to the House Republican caucus who are being charged in a new phase of a legislative corruption probe.
Attorney General Tom Corbett says Perzel, a Philadelphia Republican, his former chief of staff Brian Preski and former House GOP counsel Brett [...]

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Update 2/3/10 @ 10:30 a.m. - Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has proposed a prisoner swap of Iranians in U.S. prisons for three American hikers being held in Tehran. Ahmadinejad said in a television interview Tuesday that talks were under way about possibly exchanging the hikers for Iranians in the United Sates. Samantha Topping, a New [...]

NBC10 is reporting that an agreement has been reached and the six day transit strike is over, Buses, trolleys and subways will be running before Monday morning’s rush hour. The contract is expected to be ratified by the full membership of  The Transport Workers Union Local 234 during a vote scheduled for later today.
The strike began [...]

It’s Our Money blog reports that the Transport Workers Union Local 234 has a made a counter proposal to SEPTA’s latest offer. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, who is part of the negotiations, said earlier today that the two sides reached a tentative deal.
TWU members went on strike on Tuesday halting bus, trolley and subway service [...]

Governor Ed Rendell speaking on WHYY’s Radio Times this morning said that the SEPTA Board has revised its original contract offer and that now it’s up the union leadership to decide if it’s acceptable. Rendell said the changes were non-economic, adding that the SEPTA Board has made it clear that they don’t have anymore money [...]

November 04, 2009 - 12:08AM ET
(i) = incumbent

= winner

= runoff

Governor - General

6242 of 6305 Precincts Reporting - 99%

Name
Party
Votes
Vote %

Christie, Chris
GOP
1,135,181
49%

Corzine, Jon (i)
Dem
1,033,522
45%

Daggett, Christopher
Ind
132,245
6%

Kaplan, Kenneth
Ind
4,588
0%

Steele, Gary
Ind
3,448
0%

Cullen, Jason
Ind
2,682
0%

Meiswinkle, David
Ind
2,472
0%

Petris, Kostas
Ind
2,426
0%

Pason, Gregory
Ind
1,978
0%

Stein, Gary
Ind
1,564
0%

Leinsdorf, Joshua
Ind
996
0%

Lindsay, Alvin
Ind
725
0%

The man who The New York Times said stole the show during the first gubernatorial debate in New Jersey has conceded.
Pre-election polls showed Independent gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett attracting up to 20% of the voters. But when it finally came down to the election booth many of his supporters abandoned him in what was believed [...]

November 03, 2009 - 10:55PM ET
(i) = incumbent

= winner

= runoff

Governor - General

5793 of 6305 Precincts Reporting - 92%

Name
Party
Votes
Vote %

Christie, Chris
GOP
1,040,715
49%

Corzine, Jon (i)
Dem
942,147
44%

Daggett, Christopher
Ind
116,781
6%

Kaplan, Kenneth
Ind
3,819
0%

Steele, Gary
Ind
2,936
0%

Cullen, Jason
Ind
2,436
0%

Petris, Kostas
Ind
2,248
0%

Meiswinkle, David
Ind
2,123
0%

Pason, Gregory
Ind
1,617
0%

Stein, Gary
Ind
1,383
0%

Leinsdorf, Joshua
Ind
862
0%

Lindsay, Alvin
Ind
576
0%