Most of the people who wrote to a federal judge in support of Smukler noted his lifelong friendships and devotion as a dad. But one writer cited Philly's history of political corruption in asking the judge to go easy on Smukler.
Most of the people who wrote to a federal judge in support of Smukler noted his lifelong friendships and devotion as a dad. But one writer cited Philly's history of political corruption in asking the judge to go easy on Smukler.
So-called independent expenditure political action committees are spending more so far than the three candidates in the race. Similar PACs spent more than all six candidates in the 2015 primary.
So-called independent expenditure political action committees are spending more so far than the three candidates in the race. Similar PACs spent more than all six candidates in the 2015 primary.
FOP to back Sheriff Jewell Williams because an opponent backed by Larry Krasner? Things that go bump in the night. And a classic Democratic City Committee backstabbing mystery.
Kenney’s two Democratic primary challengers — State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams and former City Controller Alan Butkovitz — seem to be using the same talking points when knocking his administration.
Kenney has a big lead in the polls, but his allies in the building trades unions aren’t taking any chances. They just spent more than $130,000 on a week of television commercials.
Mayor Jim Kenney is running an undercover campaign for reelection. State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams, one of Kenney's two Democratic primary challengers, is trying to get the mayor talking in public.
Devon Cade, a Democratic candidate for City Council at-large, claims "artificial intelligence" helped craft his challenges to 30 primary competitors. A judge will decide what to make of that.
Williams, who is seeking a third term while dogged by sexual harassment claims, has his face plastered on SEPTA buses and printed in an “annual report.”
Three former Philadelphia Traffic Court judges, who all went to federal prison for lying to federal investigators, are trying to run for City Council this year, despite a state constitution clause that says their convictions make them ineligible for elected office.
State Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams made a series of moves this week that suggest he is creeping closer to challenging Mayor Kenney's bid for a second term.
Michael Meehan, chairman of the local party, called for the “do-over” meeting in a Friday afternoon email, following a Clout column in The Inquirer and Daily News, citing a Goggins rival complaining that she collects disability and does not hold a job.
Former Pa. Lt. Gov. Mike Stack III is not the retiring type. He's gearing up to run for Philadelphia City Council after voters ousted him from his statewide post in the 2018 Democratic primary.
