Butkovitz to detail 311 audit, PGW shows off microturbine

    Good morning, Feeders! Tuesday brings us an audit of Philadelphia’s 311 system and a cancer study from the Commonwealth Medical College.

    Tom MacDonald will be at City Controller Alan Butkovitz’s 311 audit press conference to gather the details before heading to the Fox29 mayoral debate between incumbent Michael Nutter and GOP candidate Karen Brown.

    Kimberly Haas is on Health & Science duty today. She’s checking out the new microturbine at PGW in North Philadelphia, and will have more details for us on a study out of Scranton linking vitamin D deficiency with cancer.

    Lizz Fiedler is checking out two ongoing stories: racial discrimination in Lower Merion schools and a a countywide police force in Camden. She’s tracking both and will have the latest.

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    Having trouble getting back into election mode? We’ve got a recap of the 8th Distict Council race and what’s to come as the general election nears.

    Check out those stories and more today, including an update on the Pennsylvania Electoral College vote change proposal.

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