Is Lisa Deeley Going to Get Primaried Over Committee Person Write-Ins?
(Source: Facebook.com)
A few paragraphs into this week’s Inquirer piece on City Commissioner Lisa Deeley covering for Council President Clarke on the mail-ballot delays related to his last-minute At-Large City Council special election decision, there’s a little bit of 2023 election drama that shouldn’t be missed.
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Philly Voters Should Be Allowed to See City Council's Voting Record
With most of next year’s 2023 Philadelphia Mayoral field made up of legislators from City Council, a reasonable thing that voters might be curious about is how all those members voted on the various bills that have come up during their terms in office.
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SEPTA Key Advantage is Off to a Strong Start and Expanding to More Organizations
As SEPTA’s institutional pass pilot with three local employers—Drexel, Penn Medicine, and Wawa—nears the end-date of its 6-month trial period, the early results are looking like a rousing success.
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Philly's Democratic Ward Leaders Nominate Sharon Vaughn and Jimmy Harrity for At-Large Council Special Elections
(Photo: Jon Geeting)
Last week we told you about Philly Democratic City Committee’s pending selection of the special election nominees for At-Large Council seats, after Council President Darrell Clarke did an about-face on the question of whether to hold the At-Large election.
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How City Council's Zoning 'Overlay Mania' Could Put Statewide Democrats at Risk
With four members of City Council now having resigned to run for Mayor, there have been several fascinating new developments this past week that could be consequential for the politics of the 2023 election, the legislative math for passing bills in the lame duck City Council, and even the 2022 statewide elections.
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Pew's Property Tax Report and the Politics of Tax Reform
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The City’s Office of Property Assessment has started mailing out official property assessments to property owners last week, after releasing initial estimates of the changes on Atlas a few months ago.
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Dispatches from the City Hall Rumor Mill | Part Two: The Emerging Field for Mayor
(Photo credit: Jon Geeting)
Next May, voters will head to the polls to elect a new Mayor, with all of seventeen City Council seats also up for grabs. So for the next few weeks, in partnership with Lauren Vidas of the Broad and Market newsletter, we’ll be previewing those likely candidates for the 2023 Municipal Election.
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Dispatches from the City Hall Rumor Mill | Part One: The Emerging Field for Mayor
(Photo credit: Jon Geeting)
Next May, voters will head to the polls to elect a new Mayor, with all of seventeen City Council seats also up for grabs. So for the next few weeks, in partnership with Lauren Vidas of the Broad and Market newsletter, we’ll be previewing those likely candidates for the 2023 Municipal Election.
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The Next Mayor Should Set a Goal for 2 Million Philadelphians
(Image: What things were probably like when Philadelphia had 2 million people)
The upcoming 2023 municipal elections have the promise of being much more interesting from a voter standpoint than in 2015 or 2019, as an open Mayoral seat is attracting a higher-quality field of candidates than was the case last time that happened in 2015.
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For More Affordable Housing Funding, Bring Back the Fee Option for Small Apartment Projects
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With the passage of the Whole-Home Repair bill in Harrisburg, creating a new funding source for Basic Systems Repair funding around the state, it’s a good time for Philadelphia officials to start thinking about how best to leverage this opportunity by raising even more Basic Systems Repair funding locally to add to the pot.
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