Bush taps SBA chief to take over HUD
April 21, 2008
USA Today reports, “President Bush has chosen SBA Administrator Steve Preston to take over as head of the government’s housing agency at a time of crisis in the industry, the White House announced on Friday.”
Source: Bush taps SBA chief to take over HUD
Mayor Nutter seeks cooperation in ‘burbs
April 18, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “Mayor Nutter fired up his hybrid SUV and dialed up GPS coordinates to preach cooperation in places that have seen few emissaries from City Hall in recent years: Doylestown, Norristown and Media.”
Source: Mayor Nutter seeks cooperation in ‘burbs
FHA Expansion Is Cornerstone as Housing-Rescue Bill Shapes Up
April 18, 2008
KnowledgePlex.org reports, “While the White House wants to avoid moves it sees as bailing out irresponsible mortgage borrowers, observers say it’s likely that lawmakers looking to be reelected this year will expand the reach of the Federal Housing Administration to keep more borrowers in their homes.”
Source: FHA Expansion Is Cornerstone as Housing-Rescue Bill Shapes Up
As HUD Chief Quits, a Look at Close Ties
April 18, 2008
The New York Times reports, “Most of the time, the prominent men hovered in different orbits and different cities. Yet for years now, their lives have converged here on this resort island of white beaches and rippling sea.”
Source: As HUD Chief Quits, a Look at Close Ties
Testify on Nutter’s Operating Budget
April 16, 2008
YoungPhillyPolitics.com reports, “Tomorrow is the final opportunity for the public to testify about the mayor’s proposed operating budget. If you’d like to tell City Council how you think our money should be spent, this is your chance!”
Source: Testify on Nutter’s Operating Budget
Improving our schools is a smart way to empty our prisons
April 14, 2008
An Inquirer editorial reads, “n the same week this month, a study by a Washington criminal-justice think tank revealed that Philadelphia has the highest rate of incarceration in the country, while another study, by a Maryland-based nonprofit, reported that only half of Philadelphia’s students graduate from high school.”
Source: Improving our schools is a smart way to empty our prisons. Education – not incarceration
The city has lost control of its sidewalks
April 11, 2008
An Inquirer editorial reads, “There are close to 1.5 million people living in Philadelphia, and every one of them is a pedestrian at one time or another. Yet City Hall sometimes seems surprised to learn that people travel on two feet.”
Source: Changing Skyline: The city has lost control of its sidewalks
No residency test for city job seekers
April 11, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “Non-Philadelphians will be able to apply for most city jobs as a result of a bill passed by City Council yesterday.”
Source: No residency test for city job seekers
Nutter defiantly signs five gun laws
April 11, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “Mayor Nutter likened himself and City Council members yesterday to the band of rebels who formed this country as he signed five new gun-control laws that defy the state legislature and legal precedent.”
Source: Nutter defiantly signs five gun laws
Shift in Pa. population has a liberal, urban edge
April 10, 2008
The Inquirer reports, “As the population shrinks in western Pennsylvania and grows in eastern Pennsylvania, the politically pivotal state is becoming more suburban, more Democratic, more eastern. It is becoming more like New Jersey and less like Ohio.”
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