Topic: governing
And What Does a State Treasurer Do?
Pennsylvania’s elected CFO manages the sixth largest economy in the U.S — and a few other things. See who's on the ballot this election season. The next in our Your City (and Commonwealth) Defined series.
By J.P. Romney
Right Up Our Alley
Philly’s downtown has 2.5 miles of alleys. Here’s why the President/CEO of Center City District sees the potential for beauty and community instead
By Prema Katari Gupta
Are We in a Nonprofit Bubble?
UArts. Benefits Data Trust. The Free Library Author Series. Resources for Human Development … Is the nonprofit sector imploding? What the hell’s going on?
By Larry Platt
Winning the Decade
Drexel’s Metro Finance head talks to Greater St. Louis CEO about how the Missouri city turned pandemic tragedy into urban prosperity. Hint: It’s all about jobs
By Bruce Katz
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
Should We Protect States’ Rights?
When does federal oversight impinge on the needs of local citizens? A local public policy professional wonders: Is it time to abandon the 17th Amendment?
By Jemille Q. Duncan
More Age Diversity, Please
A young local public policy professional says adding term limits would cycle out politicians who’ve overstayed their welcome — and invite new, younger leaders into the legislative mix
By Jemille Q. Duncan
Serve Your City
Tune out the naysayers, says a former city worker, and take a job in City government. Philly and you will benefit
By Raymond Smeriglio
Humans Must Control Human-Serving AI
Benefits Data Trust’s CEO — an AI advisor to the president — on what we must remember when using machines to deliver services to humans
By Trooper Sanders
Politics is the Power Struggle Some Founders Foresaw
Our country’s earliest politicians predicted today’s political divides — and their motivations: a hunger for power
By Jemille Q. Duncan