Attendees of the Philadelphia Democratic Party’s Thursday policy committee hearing told Broad + Liberty that rising crime had led to a split over endorsement. One source said, “The kids are not safe, the seniors are not safe. I don’t feel safe letting my kid go down to the 7-11 to get a tank of gas.”
By Todd Shepherd
Courtney Duchene: Fighting poverty with jobs
Camden-based Hopeworks is expanding its job training and placement mission with an eye to fighting regional poverty, hundreds of jobs at a time.
By Courtney Duchene
Guy Ciarrocchi: Why this May’s primary ballot will not be boring
Voters will be presented with two ballot questions that could limit a governor’s currently unlimited emergency powers on this spring’s primary ballot. To confuse and frighten voters, the Wolf administration chose deceptive wording for the questions.
By Guy Ciarrocchi