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Philly Councilman Allan Domb drops $32,000 on poll as 2019 mayors race approaches
After spending $32,000 for political poll, Philly City Councilman Domb stays mum on whether he’ll challenge Mayor Jim Kenney this year.
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Developers, unions fill City Council war chests ahead of 2019 elections
Who runs Philadelphia City Council? If campaign spending is any indication, the answer is labor unions and the real estate industry.
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Henon pleads not guilty to federal corruption charges
Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon pleaded “not guilty” to a string of criminal charges outlined in a sweeping federal indictment.
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‘Red-striped’: How Johnny Doc played Philly’s building inspectors
It pays to know a guy when you want to build in Philly. Especially if that guy is a sitting council member with the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspection on speed-dial.
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Feds: Former ZBA head embezzled from nonprofits
James Moylan, former head of Philadelphia’s Zoning Board of Adjustment, was indicted Tuesday by federal authorities on embezzlement charges.
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Pa. political powerbroker ‘Johnny Doc’ indicted on corruption charges
John Dougherty’s mighty labor union is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.
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Fairmount Park Conservancy leader to challenge Blackwell for Philly Council seat
Fairmount Park Conservancy executive director Jamie Gauthier will challenge longtime City Council member Jannie Blackwell for control of West Philadelphia’s 3rd District.
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N.J. contractor pleads guilty to union bribes linked to Local 98 probe
The charges are linked to a years-long federal probe into the operations of Local 98, Philadelphia’s powerful electricians' union.
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New York developer wins Budd site at auction
A New York developer with a history of transforming former industrial properties made the winning offer on the massive former Budd Company site in North Philadelphia.
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City devotes $4.4 million to ‘holistic’ anti-violence programs
Mayor Jim Kenney is devoting more than $4 million to fighting gun violence as a public health crisis.
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Philly judge makes $135,000 gaming city land sales
A judge played the city’s land sale process to flip a publicly owned lot for a windfall, again calling into question city’s process for appraising and selling its land.
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