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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]
As the clock hands moved toward ...
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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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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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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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Mayoral candidates discuss stop-and-frisk, min. wage and more at Working Families forum [gallery]
Among the topics that four of Philadelphia’s Democratic mayoral candidates discussed at Saturday’s ...
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Many of us feel our pets are family, but what is that special bond? We’ll look into that remarkable inter-species relationship and talk ...
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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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Philly mayoral candidates react to Nutter’s budget proposal
Before City Hall closed its doors early due to the snow on Thursday, ...
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Tony Williams finds it ‘curious’ that he’s considered ‘the charter-school guy’
The lobby of state senator/mayoral candidate Tony Williams’ 18th-floor campaign office featured about as many square feet as number ...
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City elections are taking a snow day
It’s official: the city elections are taking a snow day. ...
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How ‘dark money’ could affect Philly’s mayoral and council races
Over on his Off Mic blog, Dave Da ...
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Mayoral candidates discuss taxes, green issues and personal ‘fun facts’ at Next Great City forum
If several hundred people who braved the freezing-rainfall conditions were anticipating political fireworks at Tuesday night’s Next ...
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Living is in the journey, not in the fastest route
“Avoid the danger of the single path.” That’s what grabbed my ear in a recent TED talk by scientist and engineer D ...
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