Politics & Policy
How would you grill the applicants for the job of Philly mayor?
Last week was a big one for comings and goings in the Philadelphia mayor’s race. One candidate (Kenneth Trujillo) dropped ou ...
11 years ago
ListenObama, Biden to visit Philly for House Democratic event
President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden will visit Philadelphia next week where they will speak at House Democrats’ pol ...
11 years ago
Democrats schedule nominating convention for July
The Democrats still don’t have a city for their 2016 presidential nominating convention, but they now have dates. The Democr ...
11 years ago
Johnson launches reelection bid for Philly’s second district [photos]
All 17 seats on the Philadelphia City Council are up for re-election this year and the race for the 2nd district is already quite content ...
11 years ago
ListenIn Pa. Legislature, speaking softly and carrying no sticks
As a Democrat settles into the governor’s office, Republicans in Pennsylvania’s Legislature are loaded for bear, with bigger ...
11 years ago
ListenFactChecking Obama’s State of the Union
President Barack Obama largely stuck to the facts in his State of the Union address, although he did cherry-pick data and exaggerate at t ...
11 years ago
The state of the region: A tale of two economies
With most of the nation’s economic arrows now pointing up, President Barack Obama is expected to highlight a wide range of positive ...
11 years ago
ListenObama’s tax plan is dead on arrival, but would take on a tax system rigged in favor of the rich
President Obama will propose in his State of the Union speech bold tax increases on the wealthy. Those tax increase proposals will be dea ...
11 years ago
Obamacare is showing good results, so of course let’s scrap it
Here’s some good news from the good folks at the Commonwealth Fund. Obamacare is working pretty well. Here’ ...
11 years ago
ListenPa.’s US senators flip between majority, minority
Pennsylvania’s two U.S. senators are beginning the 114th Congress in new places. Democrat Bob Casey is in the minority for t ...
11 years ago
Christie talks more openly about a possible presidential run
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is talking more openly about a potential White House run. Christie said during his monthly “A ...
11 years ago
