By Holly Otterbein – John Dougherty is such a big deal that he doesn’t need the Democratic City Committee anymore. The electricians union boss tells Citified he has stepped down as leader of the First Ward in South Philadelphia. “I’m…
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STATEMENT FROM PFT PRESIDENT JERRY JORDAN ON DISTRICT’S DECISION TO CONVERT TWO MORE SCHOOLS TO CHARTERS
PHILADELPHIA–“After years of taking programs and services away from the children at Jay Cooke and Huey Elementary schools, the District has decided to give these schools to charter school companies rather than make the investment necessary to fix them. “Since…
Public Sector Unions Just Got Brutalized In The Supreme Court
By Ian Millhiser – WASHINGTON, DC — Let’s not beat around the bush. – Public sector unions just had a simply terrible day in the Supreme Court on Monday. Justice Antonin Scalia, the justice who seemed most inclined to agree…
DNC Expects To Fill Major Hotel Rooms
By The PhillyPublic Record – The Democratic National Convention Committee has qualified 26 hotels as sites for its approximately 6,000 delegates and alternates participating in Convention week activities at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia Jul. 25-28. Fifty-seven state delegations…
Prison Time for Contractors Convicted in Deadly Building Collapse
By James Jennings – Griffin Campbell and Sean Benschop were sentenced to 15 to 30 years and 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison, respectively. Contractors Griffin Campbell, 51, and Sean Benschop, 44, were both sentenced to long prisons terms…
