Politics
Anthony Williams to Run for Mayor
Philly’s mayoral ballot is starting to get crowded. We already heard on Thursday that Lynne Abraham is going to make her candidacy formal next week; […]
Tom Wolf’s Honeymoon is Over
We’re barely a week past the election, and already it looks — sorry to say — like the honeymoon is over for Governor-elect Tom Wolf. […]
Tom Wolf’s Ethics Code Is a Good Start
Governor-elect Tom Wolf’s transition team unveiled a “code of ethical conduct” for team members on Tuesday, and for the life of me, I couldn’t initially […]
Meet the Philly Citizen Journalist Who Might Destroy Obamacare
Bloomberg’s Dave Weigel has a profile of Rich Weinstein, described as a Philadelphia-area investment advisor — the man who has uncovered key video clips that […]
Pileggi Faces Challenge for Pa. Senate Leadership
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Chester, might actually be in danger of losing the leadership position that he’s held since 2002.
No, Ed Rendell Doesn’t Want to Be Your Next Mayor*
Over at NewsWorks, Dave Davies speculates on the possibility of an Ed Rendell run for mayor in 2015 — then immediately disabuses us of the […]
GOP May Try Gerrymandering the Presidency
There are precious few people in America who love the Electoral College, with the probable exception of George W. Bush. Because most states are winner-take-all, […]
Officials Sue State Over New Gun Law
https://twitter.com/bwaxman/status/531850783416147968 A group of local, state, and federal officials today announced a challenge to the new Pennsylvania law that lets the NRA sue cities for […]
Tom Wolf Names Katie McGinty His Chief of Staff
Katie McGinty, an also-ran during the Democratic gubernatorial primaries earlier this year, has been named chief of staff in the new administration of Governor-elect Tom […]
Corbett’s Self-Inflicted Loss Is Lesson For Wolf, Republicans
The GOP tidal wave was massive, with Republicans winning from coast-to-coast. Preeminent among them was a man who, after achieving a stunning 10-point victory in […]
Tom Wolf Won’t Take State Paycheck
Governor-elect Tom Wolf spent millions of his own dollars running for governor this year. So it may come as no surprise he doesn’t need — and […]
Ticket Splitters: Enlightened, or Idiots?
On Monday, Philly mag writer Joel Mathis explained why he — a self-described liberal — would be voting for an (unnamed) Republican in Tuesday’s election. […]
How Tuesday Helped Chris Christie’s Presidential Ambitions
In 1962, Richard Nixon lost his campaign to be California governor. In 1968, he was elected president. In between, he spent years campaigning for just […]
Tom Corbett Concedes; Tom Wolf Is Pennsylvania’s New Governor
In the end, the polls were right: Democrat Tom Wolf beat Republican Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday, making Corbett the first incumbent governor to fail […]
(Updated) #PHLVotes: City Voters Get to Polls
Editor’s note: Be sure to share your story and pics on Twitter and Instagram at #PHLVotes. [Update 1:45 p.m.] Even more updates and selfies… We […]