Voice: Larry Platt

Property taxes are going up again. Why is it always groundhog day for the middle class Philadelphia taxpayer?

Can the Windy City’s stunning mayoral election results serve as an object lesson for Philly?

The VP's handsiness comes from a bygone political tradition. Is it a candidacy-imperiling crisis?

Today State Rep. Jared Solomon is announcing a bill to give voters recall power. Why is he seemingly the only person worked up about Philly’s culture of corruption?

It’s been nearly 45 years since someone not named Blackwell has represented Council’s 3rd District. The next in an ongoing series asks: Might that be changing?

Mayor Kenney says there’s no alternative to the soda tax to fund pre-K and Rebuild. Guess who disagrees? Candidate Kenney in 2015

The next in an ongoing series looks at the former Council staffer and lobbyist who is challenging Councilman Kenyatta Johnson. Her slogan? “Expect more and demand better.”

Three months out from mayoral and council elections, is Philly’s political establishment heading for a reckoning?

The city is banning cashless stores while the state cuts investment in tech startups. Remember when progressives used to believe in creating jobs?

And other speculations from the political class as election season revs up