Elections
Jeff Yass — The Devil … Or Engaged Citizen?
The school choice mega-billionaire is at it again, spending lavishly on judicial elections and City Council races. Cue the wringing of hands.
By Larry PlattChristy Brady Just Wants to Go Back to Work
If elected, the Democratic candidate for Controller would be the second CPA in the role — and the first career-long employee of the office
By Lauren McCutcheonRegister 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. RomneyTroy Carter
The ahead-of-his-time West Philadelphia native, music mogul, early tech investor and school voucher advocate will talk about what’s next for Philly kids on November 17
By Larry PlattShould Philly Have an Office for People with Disabilities?
Voters this fall are being asked to approve an amendment to our City’s Home Rule Charter to create a permanent City office to monitor accessibility compliance and create programs for people with disabilities
By Jemille Q. DuncanThe 2023 Candidates for Judge in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
This slate of state-level justices could decide the fate of abortion, redistricting, gun laws, and more in Pennsylvania; while municipal judges you elect will handle criminal and civil cases.
By Julie Platt“Magic Seats” Undermine Democracy
The Democratic Party wants to pick your “elected” judicial candidates. A longtime committee person objects
By Karen BojarClean and Green. For Real.
In the next in a series of policy recommendations for presumptive Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker, a local environmental activist makes a plea for the planet — and Philadelphians who live on it
By Karen MeltonWhat’s the Problem with David Oh?
The Republican mayoral candidate is a nice guy with progressive values, governing experience and Philly pride. And yet …
By Lauren McCutcheonDave McCormick, Filibuster … Buster?
A pair of Harvard Law students believe the recently announced Republican candidate for U.S. Senate could win on an unlikely — and arguably unsexy — issue: legislative reform.
By Thomas Harvey and Thomas Koenig