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Philadelphia On Guard For Election Day Irregularities
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia’s district attorney wants to hear from any city voters who facing polling place irregularities tomorrow. District attorney Seth Williams (above right) said on Monday...
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Committee Of 70 Fears Voter Apathy
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – One of Philadelphia’s political watchdogs fears that negative advertising for a number of races through the campaign season will prompt many disgusted voters to simply stay home....
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DROP Action Delayed; Watchdog Group Sees Stalling
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — It’s been more than three months since Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter called on City Council to abolish the controversial retirement program known as “DROP.” The end of the...
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Philadelphia Ethics Board Drafting New Campaign Activity Rules For City Workers
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The Philadelphia Board of Ethics is drafting new regulations that spell out what city workers can and cannot do when it comes to political activity. But the political watchdog...
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Two Organizations Gear Up For Philadelphia Elections
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The latest Philadelphia political battle comes not between two candidates, but between two organizations that are integral to elections in the city. In one corner, you’ve got the...
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Pollwatchers, Official and Unofficial, Prepare For Pennsylvania Primary In...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Low turnout is expected in tomorrow’s primary election in Philadelphia, but both official and unofficial watchdogs will be out to make sure things go smoothly. Despite the mayor’s...
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Rain, Lack of Interest Make For Low Turnout In Philadelphia Primaries
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – If you were going to vote on Tuesday in Philadelphia, you were getting relatively more say in the city’s near future because so few people were joining you. Call it a stealth...
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Philadelphia City Council Votes To Keep DROP, With Modifications
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia City Council today voted to tweak the controversial lump-sum pension perk known as “DROP,” turning its back on the mayor’s call to abolish the program. Today’s...
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Ackerman ‘Surprised’ By Talk Of Fundraising To Buy Out Her Contract
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Embattled Philadelphia schools superintendent Arlene Ackerman is voicing surprise at a published report saying that local businesses have been asked to chip in to buy out her...
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Mayor Nutter Says It’s Time To Move On From Ackerman
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Mayor Nutter says it’s time to look ahead, now that the Arlene Ackerman buyout drama is over. Committee of 70 CEO Zack Stalberg suggested if contributors to Arlene Ackerman’s...
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Pennsylvania’s New Voter ID Card Law – What You Need To Know
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law requires that, beginning in November of this year, all voters present a photo ID every time they vote (see related story). But you...
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Political Watchdog Wants New Superintendent Contract Details Made Public
By Mike DeNardo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - As the School Reform Commission decides on a new superintendent, a watchdog group wants the public in the loop on contract terms. It’s down to the final two...
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Voter ID Law A ‘Solution In Search Of A Problem’? Watchdogs Find Little...
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Pennsylvania’s voter ID law has been at the center of controversy in past weeks, since many opponents say the law is a solution in search of a problem. So, is there...
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Pa. Supreme Court Sends Voter ID Ruling Back To Lower Court For Review
By Tony Romeo HARRISBURG, Pa. (CBS) — Opponents of Pennsylvania’s recently enacted voter ID law have notched a preliminary victory in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Commonwealth Court had previously...
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Committee Of 70 Concerned About Plan To Give City Council Control Over Money
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A Philadelphia city councilman’s plan to give council direct and final control over hundreds of millions of dollars isn’t sitting too well with a local political...
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Even After Judge’s Ruling, Pa. Voter ID Opponents Not Slowing Down
By Pat Loeb PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The “Pennsylvania Voter ID Coalition” says it will keep up its efforts to get every voter a photo ID. They’re happy about today’s Commonwealth Court decision (see...
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City Election Official’s Partisan Message Not Appropriate, Says Watchdog Group
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — One of Philadelphia’s city commissioners, who will oversee next month’s election in the city, is taking heat for putting out an e-mail urging support for President...
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Worker Fired As Councilwoman Sidesteps Questions About Ethics Probe
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – On Tuesday, Mayor Nutter fired a city worker implicated in a probe by the city’s Board of Ethics of City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown. Nutter terminated John...
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City Council President Rejects Request For Hearing On Council’s Own Budget
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Despite a plea from a political watchdog group, City Council has no intention of holding public hearings on its own budget. Getting details of Council’s spending is no...
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Groundbreaking Philadelphia Columnist Chuck Stone Dead at 89
By Jim Melwert PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Chuck Stone, a longtime Philadelphia Daily News columnist and cofounder of the National Association of Black Journalists, died over the weekend. Stone worked at the...
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