Harrisburg
Does Michael Nutter’s Property Tax Stand a Chance?
It’s never easy for a mayor to sell a tax hike. So the fact that Mayor Michael Nutter is asking City Council to raise property taxes by 9 […]
State Legislators Want to Bigfoot Philly’s New Sick Leave Ordinance
Pennsylvania legislators met yesterday in Harrisburg to hone a bipartisan amendment that would vitiate the seven-plus years of work that went into Philadelphia’s sick leave ordinance by making it retroactive […]
Tom Wolf’s Incredible Plan to Overhaul Philly Taxes
Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled his first budget plan for Pennsylvania Tuesday, and it’s nothing if not ambitious. What got a little lost in the coverage of Wolf’s […]
The Five Boldest Parts of Tom Wolf’s New Budget
Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled a big, bold budget proposal on Tuesday, just as expected. It has a little something for everyone to love and hate. (You […]
Gov. Tom Wolf’s Pennsylvania Budget Announcement
Governor Tom Wolf is announcing his big, bold agenda today at 11:30 a.m. and Philly Mag’s Holly Otterbein will be providing live updates of the […]
BREAKING: Pa. Legislator Says Something Nice About Philadelphia
We don’t mean to be overly snarky here, but we were listening to NewsWorks’ interview with Pa. Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman this morning when […]
Tom Wolf: We Found $109M in Savings in Two Weeks
About two weeks ago, Gov. Tom Wolf launched the Governor’s Office of Transformation, Innovation, Modernization and Efficiency. He even calls it by its cheesy acronym: GO-TIME. Wolf says the […]
Pa. Senate Eyes Low State Vaccination Rate
Remember that Pew study showing Pennsylvania has the second-lowest vaccination rate in all the 50 states? The news didn’t go over so well in the […]
PA House Passes Liquor Privatization, 114-87
The Pennsylvania House passed a bill Thursday to privatize the state-run liquor system by a vote of 114-87. Here’s how the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board would be […]
How and Why States Bigfoot Their Cities
Harrisburg is Philadelphia’s do-nothing overlord that’s constantly foiling our fun, kind of like Bill Lumbergh from Office Space. Take UberX, for example. Mayor Nutter’s on board. City Council […]
Conservative Group Sues PFT Over “Ghost Employees” on Philly Schools’ Payroll
A new conservative nonprofit sued the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT) and school district in Common Pleas Court Wednesday over the district’s policy of keeping full-time union employees on […]
Gosnell-Inspired Bill Targets Infanticide, Illegal Abortions
A bill that would lengthen the statute of limitations for crimes of the sort committed by “House of Horrors” abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell has been […]
The 15 Best Tweets From Tom Wolf’s Twitter Town Hall
Gov. Tom Wolf did as the cool kids do and held a “Twitter Town Hall” Tuesday. Citizens asked him about everything from fracking to education funding to, […]
Does Pennsylvania Have a Self-Esteem Problem?
Gov. Wolf is finding out these days how easy it is to generate a little bit of political trouble for himself. The latest example? Telling […]
Pennsylvania House Passes Cyber Bullying Legislation
This afternoon, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed legislation that would make cyber-bullying a crime in the Commonwealth. More from a press release I received from one […]