The Declaration Hosts Police Complaint Data Archive
By Declaration Staff Today, The Declaration is launching a publicly-accessible archive of Philadelphia police civilian complaint data. The archive, accessible here,…
Opinion
Court Orders District Attorney to Release Agreement with ICE
By Declaration Staff What information, exactly, does the City of Philadelphia share with federal immigration authorities? The public may soon…
Local Media’s Great Divide on Philly Traffic Deaths
By James Kennedy Car crashes killed 96 people in Philadelphia during 2017, according to an analysis of police data and…
Police Complaint Data Fall Short of Real Transparency
By Declaration Staff In a comment submitted earlier today to the Managing Director’s Office on the implementation of City Executive…
Parallel Snark: How the PPA Makes Odd Allies of Right and Left
By James Kennedy Philadelphia is at its worst a deeply divided city. Those divisions usually track along race and class,…
Why is the Philly DA Taking The Declaration to Court?
By Declaration Staff Last spring, The Declaration requested records about Philadelphia’s Preliminary Arraignment Reporting System from the District Attorney’s Office….
Public Must Be Able to “Make Meaningful Use” of Police Complaints Data
By Declaration Staff In a comment submitted yesterday to the Managing Director’s Office on the implementation of new City Executive…
Opinion: March on Harrisburg Tackles Pennsylvania Corruption
By Emily DiCicco, March on Harrisburg Organizer Pennsylvanians know that our democracy is broken. A recent survey of registered voters…
Op-Ed: Why Are Some Philly Democrats Celebrating Trump’s Election?
By Brett Mandel This commentary was first published on Mr. Mandel’s website and is republished here with permission. Democrat-dominated Philadelphia…
An Open Letter to the Philadelphia Republican Party
By Larry West Ed. note: Mr. West’s letter was first posted on November 16, 2016 and is republished here with…
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