The Krasner campaign seems to be blatantly evading or ignoring local campaign finance laws by its evidently intimate and lucrative relationship with a San Francisco PAC.
By Ben Mannes
Philly DA race tightens, according to poll from PAC allied against Krasner
With about 20 percent of respondents undecided, the race for Philly DA will apparently be close. The primary concern among a plurality of voters is crime and public safety.
By Todd Shepherd
Thom Nickels: MOVE bombing is a tragic story with much untold
The 1985 MOVE bombing tragedy has ensconced itself into contemporary culture as an event in a vacuum. As a result, activists, artists and journalists often revise history when portraying it.
By Thom Nickels
Philadelphia union sued for planned strike
A Philadelphia union faces legal action after a New Jersey-based food distributor claims an impending strike violates its collective bargaining agreement.
By Christen Smith
Mayor Kenney dodges endorsing Krasner’s re-election bid
The most recent statistics from the Philadelphia Police Department show 159 homicides so far this year, a 33 percent increase over the same time in 2020. Many of Krasner’s critics have blamed his decarceration policies for the upswing, while Krasner has blamed national trends.
By Todd Shepherd
The Boyle brothers, once celebrated N.E. Philly politicians, racking up legal bills
When Brendan and Kevin Boyle first burst onto the political scene their aim was to change how the Democratic Party worked. A little more than 10-years later, the two office holders are each fighting legal challenges and are using shared campaign funds to do it.
By Todd Shepherd
Larry Platt: Larry Krasner is losing the battle against homicide. Will voters even care?
With an election looming and body bags piling up at an alarming rate, can D.A. Larry Krasner skirt accountability?
By Larry Platt
Bucks lawmakers to Mayor Kenney: refund our commuters’ wage taxes
Suburban residents who normally commute into Philadelphia for work, but stayed home due to the pandemic, are facing red tape and hurdles as they try to get reimbursed for the wage taxes they paid while working from home.
By Linda Stein
Kevin Mooney: How cyber charter schools create new paths for teachers and students
Robert Pratt is a sixth-grade science teacher at Agora Cyber Charter School. He explains why cyber charters have shown their value to students and teachers alike over the last year.
By Kevin Mooney
Christine Flowers: Can Philadelphians find common ground after one year of pandemic?
This Pandemic Year has taken so much away from so many. It will take much more than $1,400.00 and a vaccine to fill the empty spaces.
By Christine Flowers