Michael Nutter
The Brief: What the Mayoral Candidates Are Saying About Charter Expansion
Today’s the day the Philadelphia School Reform Commission must decide the fate of 39 applications to create new charter schools. It’s not an easy decision, at least politically: Republican […]
City Doles Out Grants for a Year of Performances in Public Spaces
This afternoon, Mayor Nutter and the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (OACCE) announced the first benefactors of the City’s new Performances in Public Spaces […]
After 7-Year Fight, Council Passes, Michael Nutter Signs Paid Sick Leave
[Update, 3:00 p.m.]: Mayor Michael Nutter signed mandatory paid sick leave into law Thursday, just hours after City Council passed the legislation. “I think we […]
The Brief: Who’s Even More Popular Than Mayor Nutter?
Michael Nutter is so, so popular. We know because he commissioned (and his political committee paid for) a new poll proving it. His approval rating […]
Nutter: Congressional Republicans “Are Almost Acting Like ISIS”
If Congress doesn’t act by February 27th, funding for the Department of Homeland Security will run out. Mayor Nutter says that would undermine the national security […]
Philly Likes Mike—Again
Perhaps it’s that he looks awfully good compared to those who are trying to replace him. Perhaps it’s that Simon Van Zuylen-Wood‘s terrific profile finally convinced […]
Philadelphia’s Dollar-Store Election
Can anybody spare a dime? Because Philadelphia’s mayoral candidates are broke. In a series of underwhelming filings Monday, the mayoral campaign committees reported raising remarkably […]
The Brief: Mayor Nutter Says the Candidates “Need to Get It On”
Mayor Nutter made his final address at the Chamber of Commerce annual luncheon yesterday, taking the dais just as the Jim Kenney goodbye party was […]
DNC Takes One Last Look at Philly
Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is visiting Philadelphia today, part of a trip to give a last look to the three finalists to host […]
Mayor Nutter Defends Closing the City Today
Mayor Nutter is defending the city’s decision to shut down the government Tuesday. Philadelphia only ended up getting a couple inches of snow, despite predictions that a historic blizzard was upon […]
Nutter on Ori Feibush: “A Little Jerk With a Big Checkbook”
The second district City Council race, featuring incumbent Kenyatta Johnson and controversial developer Ori Feibush, is certainly living up to its billing as perhaps the […]
Greenlee: Paid Sick Leave Will Become Law With or Without Mayor
City Councilman Bill Greenlee says his bill requiring Philadelphia businesses to provide paid sick leave to their employees is going to become law, with or without Mayor Nutter. Greenlee […]
State Examiner: City Can’t Just Change DROP
Two initial decisions by a state hearing examiner have found that the city of Philadelphia violated the law when it made changes to the Deferred Retirement Option Plan three […]
Youth Can See Selma for Free This Weekend at Pearl Theatre
There are several campaigns aimed at getting youth across the nation out to see Selma, Ava DuVernay’s film that chronicles Martin Luther King Jr.’s efforts […]
Mayor Nutter Officiates Same-Sex Wedding of Israeli Diplomat
Yesterday evening, Mayor Michael Nutter officiated the wedding of Elad Strohmayer, deputy consul general of Israel to the Mid-Atlantic Region, and his fiancé, Oren Ben-Yosef, in a ceremony in the […]