Voice: Larry Platt
The Future of Sports Tech & Sports Betting Conference
Venture capitalist Wayne Kimmel and former Phillie Ryan Howard look to make the burgeoning sports betting industry their own
By Larry PlattThe B.S. Task Force
Do we really need a reconciliation task force to get to the bottom of the city’s accounting horrors? Or is the Mayor trying to look like he’s taking action?
By Larry PlattTax Addiction
Mayor Kenney seems more committed to the soda tax than to the programs it was meant to fund. Why?
By Larry PlattRhynhart On The Missing Millions
The Controller’s report this week woke people up to the embarrassment that is the city’s accounting practices. But does it go far enough in suggesting a fix?
By Larry PlattCouncil To The Rescue?
By defying a tax-happy mayor, our august legislative body has stepped up. But that doesn’t mean Council President Darrell Clarke has found a new moral center
By Larry PlattTrump v. The Media
Feeling anxious with every headline from D.C.? On Tuesday, join a panel of journalists from the frontlines to talk about why a free press matters
By Larry PlattGrowing Out Of Poverty
An Inquirer op-ed by Paul Levy reminds us that doing the same thing again and again will likely yield the same old results
By Larry PlattSteven Brill at The Free Library
His new book, Tailspin, may be the most important explanation yet of just how we got here
By Larry PlattHow Not To Watch Your Money
In this week’s saga of the city’s missing millions, a troubling reveal about the firm hired—at $500,000—to fix the mess. Meantime, more radio silence from the Mayor
By Larry PlattFinally, A Business Leader Steps Up…
…In Los Angeles. But a new face on the Philly school board provides hope that private sector expertise might be on its way
By Larry Platt