
Politics & Policy
Christie’s ego may send him into a pretty strong storm
Here’s a mortal lock bet for you: Chris Christie will be re-elected governor of New Jersey this fall. But I have a gut feeling his ...
12 years ago
Was Barack Obama ever “a constitutional law professor”?
Matt Damon is only the latest ...
12 years ago
No halfway for Fumo—straight to the mansion
Former Philadelphia state senator Vince Fumo, now out of prison, won’t spend any time in a halfway house after all. Fumo will spend ...
12 years ago
Today is the 48th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the momentous Voting Rights Act into law on August 6, 1965. The Act was considered a centerpiec ...
12 years ago
N.J. assemblywoman: Don’t hold Trenton hostage over Tony Mack
Trenton Mayor Tony Mack has requested $46 million from the state of New Jersey to rehire laid-off police officers and add new ones. ...
12 years ago
Should Philadelphia compete for 2016 Democratic convention?
Philadelphia U.S. Rep. Bob Brady has convened business and hospitality leaders for a meeting Wednesday to consider mounting a bid to host ...
12 years ago
Philadelphia judge removed from office
The Pennsylvania Court of Judicial Discipline has permanently removed a Philadelphia judge from office. Common Pleas Court Judge T ...
12 years ago
How will former Sen. Fumo adjust to life on the outside?
Vince Fumo. Remember that name? The one time kingmaker convicted of multiple counts of corruption will be released from priso ...
12 years ago
Philly finance director says Council should move on sales tax; Clarke: Council will OK it
Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke’s office said Monday that legislators will make permanent a 1 percent sales tax ...
12 years ago
Metrics can be tricky, but they beat floundering in the dark
More than 600 geeks gathered in Philly last week to make love to WAR. Not war as in the thing with bullets WAR as in W-A-R, the ad ...
12 years ago
Can public officials defy laws with which they disagree? Kane, Haines and Obama
President Obama has publicly announced a policy of refusing to enforce U.S. immigration law against illegal aliens unless they are also c ...
12 years ago
Snowden’s asylum in Russia puts Obama and U.S. in a bad situation
The fugitive National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden has been granted asylum in Russia after five weeks stranded in the internatio ...
12 years ago
Pigeon shoot in Reading reignites efforts to ban mass killing of birds
Live pigeon shoots continue in Pennsylvania, much to the frustration of some animal activists. A shoot is scheduled to run through this w ...
12 years ago