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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Newspapers Ask Court To Open Secret Meeting

An attorney representing the Daily News and Inquirer has asked a judge to intervene in a secret budget briefing being held right now at the Municipal Services Building by Mayor Nutter for 16 of City Council's 17 members.  The newspapers believe that with a quorum of Council members present, the meeting should be open to the public. 

Mayor Nutter has repeatedly clashed with reporters on this, allowing them once to stay in a Council budget briefing and keeping them shut out of another budget briefing. 

No hearing has been scheduled. The judge is reviewing the request from the newspapers. KYW Newsradio is also joining the effort.

Posted by Chris Brennan @ 5:03 PM  Permalink | File Under: City Council | | Nutter | | City Council | | Nutter | Post a comment
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About Chris Brennan and Catherine Lucey
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Chris Brennan, a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University, joined the Daily News in 1999. He has written about SEPTA, the Philadelphia School District, the legalization of casino gambling, state government, the mayor, the governor, City Council and political campaigns.

Catherine Lucey joined the Daily News in 2002. Since then she has written about murderous drug gangs, political protesters and Harry Potter. For the past two years, she covered the 2007 mayoral election. Now that the battle is over, she has moved down to the City Hall bureau where she will report on the Nutter administration.

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