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 Five of the six Democratic mayoral candidates responded to the Chamber of Commerce questionnaire. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

5 mayoral candidates answer 5 Chamber of Commerce questions about jobs and growth

A couple of weeks back, ...

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 Seth Williams' corruption-charges announcement led to a nasty war of words between Jim Kenney and Lynne Abraham. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Corruption charges lead to war of words between Abraham, Kenney [updated]

When District Attorney Seth Williams announced charges ...

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 KieranTimberlake offices, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)

A workspace adapted to people, not the other way around

“The saying goes, as you get older, you get closer to heaven,” James Timberlake, co-founder and partner, along with Steve Kie ...

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South Philly stoop lady stalks Dave Davies in quest to learn more about local politics

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 At last week's Next Great City forum, Rev. Keith Goodman noted that he is 'not a career politician.' Today, he exited the race. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

Rev. Keith Goodman explains why he exited the Philly mayor’s race

When the Rev. Keith Goodman declared his intention to run for mayor of Philadelphia last month, ...

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Reports from the Philly Board of Elections office on petition-deadline day [updated]

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 Tuesday is the deadline for candidates for citywide office to file their nominating petitions. That includes the race for mayor. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Today separates pretenders from contenders; city nominating petitions due by 5 p.m.

As political mile markers go, Tuesday marks a noteworthy post on Philadelphia’s political-season calendar for candidates in the may ...

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 Nelson Diaz waits to address the House Democratic Policy Committee at Harding Middle School in Frankford. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Diaz pitches idea of a parent-led city school board

Inside a Frankford middle school that resembled a construction site from the exterior, mayoral candidate Nelson Diaz said Monday that he& ...

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 Mayoral candidate Tony Williams and Local 107 President William Hamilton await the start of Monday's endorsement event. (Brian Hickey/WHYY)

Tony Williams climbs into big rig, accepts Teamsters endorsement

We here at NinetyNine do not intend to cover every single mayoral-endorsement event between now and May 19. That’s what our regular ...

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While you were gone: Weekend forums and meetings with business leaders

The quartet of mayoral candidates who attended Saturday’s Pennsylvania Working Families forum at the Arch Street United Methodist C ...

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Candidates for mayor (from left) Nelson Diaz, Anthony Williams, and James Kenney share their views Saturday afternoon during a mayoral candidate forum organized by Pennsylvania Working Families Organization at the Arch Street United Methodist Church in center city. Behind them are the emcee, Bishop Dwayne D. Royster, and candidate Doug Oliver, right.

Mayoral candidates discuss stop-and-frisk, min. wage and more at Working Families forum [gallery]

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 Scenes from Tuesday night's Next Great City mayoral forum at the Convention Center. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

Budgets, branding and Dr. Seuss: NinetyNine’s mayoral campaign-coverage week in review

At high noon each Friday during Philadelphia’s mayoral-primary season, NinetyNine will post a roundup of noteworthy stories fro ...

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 Superintendent William Hite (second from right) looks on as Mayor Nutter proposed a budget calling for a property-tax increase to help fund Philadelphia's schools. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Philly mayoral candidates react to Nutter’s budget proposal

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 Anthony Williams took objection to being branded 'the charter-school advocate' when others in the race support them as well. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Tony Williams finds it ‘curious’ that he’s considered ‘the charter-school guy’

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