I would love to run, but who wants the headache???
I see that no one wants to run against Mayor Nutter or doesn't have the balls to run on a Democratic ballot. This is a chance with all that's going on in the city to give the Mayor a real run for his...
View ArticleWater pouring from the Fairmount SEPTA station is even worse
Three years ago this month I wrote about water seen streaming in from the ceiling of the Fairmount SEPTA station, on the Southbound platform. Since then, it's gotten a lot worse. I was fairly shocked...
View ArticlePhiladelphia's forum on hydrofracking our watershed
MEDIA ADVISORY - MEDIA ADVISORY - MEDIA ADVISORY - MEDIA ADVISORYSpeak out, Philadelphia -- for your water supplyLocal environmentalists partner with Councilwoman for hearing on new rules for...
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Cohen, Goode and Reynolds-Brown get the green nod in At-Large race
Reynolds-Brown, Goode and Cohen get the green voteClean Water Action releases its endorsed candidates in the at-large City Council election(Philadelphia) – This morning, Clean Water Action released its...
View ArticleUsing NFIB Economist’s Estimates on Paid Sick Days: It’s Not Cricket
A blog post from Stephen Herzenberg, originally published on Third and State.As a kid living near Manchester in the north of England, my first love was cricket. The sport (it is a sport) comes up...
View ArticleThird and State This Week: Teacher Salaries, Legislative Updates & Paid Sick...
This week at Third and State, we blogged about teacher salaries and a paid sick leave bill in Philadelphia City Council, along with providing legislative updates on efforts to cut unemployment benefits...
View ArticlePaid Sick Days Can Help Make Philadelphia a High Road City of Opportunity
A blog post from Stephen Herzenberg, originally published on Third and State.Last week, I wrote that when you look at the positive benefits and the low costs of Philadelphia’s proposed paid sick days...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Mayor Vetoes Paid Sick Leave Bill
A blog post from Stephen Herzenberg, originally published on Third and State.Some bad news out of Philadelphia Tuesday — Mayor Michael Nutter vetoed legislation that would have allowed every worker in...
View ArticleBank Swap Deals Cost Philadelphia City, School District
Large financial institutions, including many that received financial bailouts in the wake of the financial crisis, are making hundreds of millions of dollars off interest rate swaps negotiated with the...
View ArticleScrapple TV News: Republican Wingnuts, Stu Bykofsky, Charles Chaput, and the...
Scrapple News: we tell you what to think, and you obey.In this episode: Republican front-runners still crazy; Stu Bykofsky doubles down; Archibishop Charles Chaput climbs into bed with YOU; and how...
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