Kenney’s Secretive Turn on Police Accountability (UPDATED)
By Dustin Slaughter and Austin Nolen Appended below. UPDATED: In a surprise reversal hours after publication, Kenney spokesperson Lauren Hitt…
Posts Tagged 'Jim Kenney'
DNC Day One: Immigrant Rights Advocates Call on Clinton to End Deportations
By Dustin Slaughter Amid chants of “No papers, no fear!”, hundreds of immigrant rights demonstrators gathered in sweltering morning heat…
Contrary to Official Promises, Public Could Be On the Hook for Convention
If the Democratic National Convention Host Committee can’t raise the up-to-$10 million it’s still seeking, taxpayer dollars could fill that…
Video – Philly’s New Mayor on his New Police Commish – Nutter and Ramsey’s ’07 Presser
Mayor-Elect Michael Nutter and Charles Ramsey at a 2007 press conference. By Kenneth Lipp 8 and one-half years ago…
Elect Doug Oliver Before He has a Chance to get into Politics
By Kenneth Lipp Assume that Kenneth is behind the wheel until Wednesday. Frankly I felt like the only thing for…
Mayoral Update with the Spirit Newspaper – The Candidates on Police-Community Relations
Editors’ note: this article first appeared in the Spirit Newspapers on March 11, 2015. The text here differs slightly from…
Mayoral Candidates Fail to Articulate Plans for Criminal Justice Reform
By Dustin Slaughter “The mayor can make a change,” an impassioned Reverend Greg Holston told a packed Arch Street United…
Daily Dec Roundup – March 2nd, 2015
Gov. Wolf to Obama: Help prevent oil train accidents Holly Otterbein, Philly Mag – Every week, as many as 70 trains…
Daily Dec Roundup – Feb. 10th, 2015
Why the next mayor of Philadelphia must double down on open data Mark Headd, Technical.ly Philly – In a…
Marijuana Decriminalization Supporters Issue ‘PSA,’ Challenge Nutter to Sign Kenney’s Pot Bill
By Kenneth Lipp In a retort to less than supportive responses from city administration and public safety officials, local advocates…
The Philly Declaration 