Rebecca Rhynhart
Philly’s Budget Treats Gun Violence Like It’s a Tomorrow Problem
Putting your money where your mouth is means nothing if you’re working with a bad script. Someone should tell that to the Kenney administration as […]
The Highs and Lows for Philly Public Figures During a Really Tough Year
The COVID stress test exposed so many flaws throughout our society and city. The most glaring were the ones revealed in our leaders and politicians, […]
Here’s the Scathing Investigative Report on the City’s Response to Civil Unrest in 2020
Nearly eight months after police tear gassed protesters on I-676 and in West Philadelphia, City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart has released a positively blistering investigative report […]
Rebecca Rhynhart on Her Political Aspirations and the One Book Everyone Should Read
I was born in … Madison, Wisconsin. My parents were at school there. And then I grew up in Abington, went to Abington High School, […]
Rebecca Rhynhart Won’t Say She’s Running for Mayor, But She Sure Sounds Mayoral
So far this year, Mayor Jim Kenney has released not one, but two budget proposals for fiscal year 2021 — the first in early March, […]
Rhynhart vs. Kenney: Inside the Most Contentious Relationship in City Hall
Let’s start at the top: If age generally moves politicians to the right, Mayor Jim Kenney seems utterly determined to stand that notion on its […]
The Best Thing This Week: Finally, a Fresh Reason to Oppose Gun Violence!
We continue to be astonished at this country’s slavish adoration of the ethically (and soon, pray God, actually) bankrupt NRA and firepower in general. No other nation […]
Kenney on Controller’s Voting Machine Objections: “I Don’t Know What Her Problem Is”
Mayor Jim Kenney has come out swinging in defense of the city’s looming purchase of more than $50 million worth of new voting machines that […]
Will Rebecca Rhynhart Derail the City’s New Voting Machines?
Philadelphia’s city commissioners, who oversee elections, say they’ve purchased the best — and most expensive — new voting machines out there just in time for […]
No Joke: Kenney Thinks “Overqualified” Black People Are Cause of City’s Diversity Woes
At a meeting of the African American Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Jim Kenney had his “I can see Russia from my house” […]
Controller’s Office: Whites Are Overrepresented in Philadelphia’s City Workforce
City controller Rebecca Rhynhart released a report on Wednesday assessing diversity among the city-hired workforce. The main findings? White employees are overrepresented relative to Philadelphia’s overall population […]
Amid Controversy, City Commissioners Choose New Voting Machines
On Wednesday, Philadelphia’s city commissioners forged ahead in the process of procuring new voting machines for the city. More than one week after they delayed […]
How Philly’s New Sexual Misconduct Policy Is (and Isn’t) Working
Last July, City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart released a scathing report on Philadelphia city government’s sexual misconduct prevention policy, claiming it lacked clarity and led to shortcomings […]
Rhynhart Blasts Philly Animal Control for “Wasteful” Spending, Misuse of Grant Funds
A report released by City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart on Wednesday accuses the city’s Animal Care and Control Team of “wasteful” spending practices, including the misuse of grant […]
Philly’s 20 Biggest Winners of 2018
At the end of the year, it is customary for us here at Philly Mag to take stock of the good, the bad, and the […]