Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. To report problems: Philadelphia 215-686-3462 or phillyelection.com. Bucks 215-348-6154 or buckscounty.org.
It may come as a surprise to many Pennsylvania voters, but Tuesday is primary election day, with balloting to choose party candidates for judgeships and a variety of local offices throughout the state's 67 counties.
Clout: There's no shortage of potential candidates being floated for the 2015 race for mayor. The latest name: city Managing Director Richard Negrin.
If Mayor Nutter gets his way, smokers and drinkers could be forking up some big dough in city taxes.
Incumbent Alan Butkovitz, seeking a third term, has two spirited challengers
PhillyDeals: If Philadelphia really plans to boost alcohol and tobacco taxes, the city had better be ready to spend money on extra tax enforcement, and on busting city residents and visitors who try to buy their smokes outside the city, scholars warn.
Anna Henderson, the sixth-oldest American, has experienced more than a century of change.
For any city controller in Philadelphia there is a conflict between the ideal job specifications and the political reality of getting yourself elected.
Voters across Pennsylvania have only one statewide contest on Tuesday's primary ballot - the Democratic primary for a seat on Superior Court.
Urinal picture prompts Butkovitz supporters to question Mandel's judgment.
It may come as a surprise to many Pennsylvania voters, but Tuesday is primary election day, with balloting to choose party candidates for judgeships and a variety of local offices throughout the state's 67 counties.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. To report problems: Philadelphia 215-686-3462 or phillyelection.com. Bucks 215-348-6154 or buckscounty.org.
Councilman William Greenlee hopes not to get burnt Thursday when his indoor-tanning bill comes up for a vote.
With low turnout, labor and the local Democratic Party could hold huge sway in Tuesday's election.
Incumbent Alan Butkovitz, seeking a third term, has two spirited challengers
Joel L. Naroff: The growth-killing Philadelphia tax structure has to change, and now is as good a time as any to start.
The destitute Philadelphia schools are counting on Kevin Sosinavage, and others like him, to come to the rescue by continuing to do what they're doing: smoking and drinking.
Clout: There's no shortage of potential candidates being floated for the 2015 race for mayor. The latest name: city Managing Director Richard Negrin.
The Nutter administration switched gears and has now set aside $31 million to pay for a portion of the firefighters’ arbitration award.
If Mayor Nutter gets his way, smokers and drinkers could be forking up some big dough in city taxes.