Elections
Why the primary matters more than the general election in Philly
With Democrats making up the majority registered voters in Philadelphia, most winners are chosen during the primaries. Now a new faction of the party is rising.
Air Date: May 20, 2019
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PlanPhilly
How Philly’s City Council candidates say they’d deal with the housing crisis
Philadelphia voters in Tuesday’s primary election will help determine the future of City Council — and of policies to deal with the city’s affordable housing crisis.
6 years ago
Living a block from the polls makes you 28% more likely to vote
Fewer than one in three Philadelphians voted in the last mayoral primary, and that was for an open seat.
6 years ago
Billy Penn
Why ‘PPA guys’ want to dethrone Councilman David Oh
At least a dozen wards — most of them in the Northeast — will not be including incumbent GOP Councilman David Oh on their sample ballots.
6 years ago
Ahead of Philly primary, incumbent Jim Kenney reflects on the nature of being mayor
After nearly four years as Philadelphia’s mayor, Jim Kenney says he expects to be re-elected, but, if that doesn’t happen, he might become a teacher.
6 years ago
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PlanPhilly
Why Philadelphia’s councilmanic prerogative isn’t going away
No matter who wins on Election Day, councilmanic prerogative is likely not going away. Here’s why.
6 years ago
Under indictment, Philly’s ‘Johnny Doc’ still a player in politics
Campaign finance reports show IBEW Local Union 98 headed by indicted union leader John ‘Johnny Doc’ Dougherty gave more than $700,000 to city candidates this spring.
6 years ago
The Philadelphia Tribune
Former state Sen. Milton Street announces candidacy for mayor
Former state representative and state senator T. Milton Street announced in a Facebook post Wednesday afternoon that he intends to seek this city's highest office this year.
6 years ago
Childhood mentor helped mayoral candidate Butkovitz learn to express himself effectively
Mayoral candidate Alan Butkovitz sees the irony in the fact that everything he had trouble with in school, he ended up having to do as part of his work or part of his life.
6 years ago
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Philly mayoral candidate Anthony Williams prays for city to understand its bias
Instead of blaming Donald Trump for dividing the country, mayoral candidate Anthony Williams says Philadelphians should first confront their own prejudices.
6 years ago
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Billy Penn
Philly candidates for mayor spar on crime, poverty in only televised debate
As Kenney faced off against state Sen. Anthony Williams and former City Controller Alan Butkovitz, the race showed its first signs of a pulse.
6 years ago
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren stumps in Northeast Philly, presents education plan
Promising tuition-free public colleges and retiring student loan debt for millions if she’s elected president in 2020, Sen. Warren met with members of the American Federation
6 years ago
Key black clergy group picks Williams over Kenney in Philly mayor’s race
The Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity has endorsed state Sen. Anthony Williams over incumbent Jim Kenney in the mayoral primary race.
6 years ago
Billy Penn
The procrastinator’s guide to the May 2019 primary election in Philly
A cheat sheet for being informed on Election Day.
6 years ago
NJ Spotlight
Ahead of primaries, N.J. is at early stage of shoring up election security
New Jersey wasn’t one of the 21 states whose electoral systems were targeted by Russian hackers in 2016, but it has weaknesses at both the state and county level.
6 years ago