Voice: J.P. Romney

The City Budget
Mayor Parker kicked off budget season with her $6 billion budget proposal to City Council. Here’s what that means, and what happens now
By J.P. Romney
Sunshine Act
The 1957 state law requires elected bodies to hold all meetings in public, so the public knows what their government is doing. That is … a nice idea, isn’t it?
By J.P. Romney
The Night Mayor Will Take Your Call Now
Eighteen months after Philly’s first Nighttime Economy Director took up his post, the industry that generates $2.5 billion in wages is still waiting for help. Will Cherelle Parker hear their pleas?
By J.P. Romney
The Mummers Parade
A history lesson, including some scholarly conjecture, about Philadelphia’s New Year’s Day … phenomenon
By J.P. Romney
Register of Wills
What a RoW does, what Orphans’ Court is, and what Tracey Gordon, currently in the role, may have done to help herself out of a job
By J.P. Romney
Sheriff’s Office
Here’s a breakdown — and a little history — about the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office
By J.P. Romney
Speed Cameras Save Lives. Why Are We Still Only Testing Out The Idea?
The first in a series on pilot programs looks at one that has deterred speeders and saved lives on Roosevelt Boulevard may not become permanent. How can Philly sustain — and keep track of — our City’s many such feasibility studies?
By J.P. Romney
No More Traffic Deaths
Six years ago, the City pledged to eliminate pedestrian and cyclist deaths. Instead, they’ve gone up. Can we take a lesson from … Hoboken?
By J.P. Romney
I-95 (a Troubled History)
The overpass collapse last week was not the first catastrophe associated with Philly’s stretch of interstate. That dates back to … the beginning
By J.P. Romney
Primary Elections
Why we have them, why they are the way they are — and how they might change to allow more people to vote in Pennsylvania
By J.P. Romney