Politics

Our Ultimate Job Interview series with the major mayoral candidates has featured plenty of drama … and helped shed light on the qualities needed in City Hall.

The two experienced former councilmembers took the stage for the last of our first-round of mayoral interviews. Here’s what they had to say

One in seven city jobs are vacant, creating a backlog in services to residents. It may be time to rethink who, and how, we hire

All-Star #11: C. Delores Tucker

Many of those running for mayor call themselves change agents. But 13 weeks from Election Day, where are the innovative plans that could alter the direction of the city?

A longtime state politics watcher weighs in on the “morally necessary court decision” that could mean more money for local schools — but not without a fight

A new crop of leaders is rising in Philadelphia. A local businesswoman and city booster of a certain age calls on her peers to own their moment

Former Mayors Michael Nutter and Kasim Reed speak with David Muhammad, the man behind Oakland’s 50 percent reduction in shootings, on our podcast

A former state politician asks for your support for … whatever. Just don’t check his facts

See what happened at the latest of our mayoral candidate forums. And then join us for the next one on Feb. 21