DAILY GRINDER: New State Voter ID Card Coming?
Pennsylvania officials said they will soon unveil a new state identification card which will make it easier to vote. (?) It will be “formerly announced” in the next few weeks. (?) “If you can’t meet the PennDot requirements for a non-driving ID because you are having trouble getting the necessary documentation together, there will be a way for...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: City Council Raise Kindly Being Donated—to President Obama
City Council is up for a payraise. Six members—Mark Squilla, Curtis Jones, Darrell Clarke, Bobby Henon, Jim Kenny and David Oh—have announced they’d be either rejecting the raise or giving it away. Kenyatta Johnson, Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, Blondell Reynolds Brown and Bill Green are taking it. But not all those under the “rejecting/giving it away”...
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DAILY GRINDER: PA Atheist to Desecrate Quran if ‘Year of Religious Diversity’ Resolution Passed
Image: American Atheists Ernest Pearce V, the director of the state chapter of the American Atheists (the same group that put up the “Slaves, Obey Your Masters” billboard in Harrisburg) says if the House passes a new resolution in the fall, which would hilariously call 2012 the “Year of Religious Diversity” in addition to “Year of the Bible,”...
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Nutter Calls Romney ‘A Joke’
Lots of pixilated ink has been spilled over Mitt Romney’s speech to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People yesterday, in which he was maybe cheered, maybe booed, maybe both—but definitely not neither. Almost immediately after the speech, in which the presidential candidate told the mostly-black audience, “If you knew my heart, I...
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DAILY GRINDER: Sen. Casey Wants to Ban Robotripping
'Don't robotrip, kids.' Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey has introduced legislation that would outlaw the sale of cough syrup containing dextromethorphan to teenagers. He’s calling the legislation Repeal of the Brain-Killing DXM Robotripping Bill. (OK, he’s not calling it that. But as an homage to the multiple health care repeal bills in...
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DAILY GRINDER: Nutter Says Homeless Food Ban Part of Broader Strategy
Mayor Nutter took the stand yesterday for a reported 90 minutes in the homeless feeding ban hearings, defending the city’s stance to deny feedings except in some areas of the city, and with a permit. During that time, he defended not just the ban’s prior purpose (fighting potentially tainted food) but said it’s part of a broader strategy to end homelessness...
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DAILY GRINDER: SEPTA Violated Federal Lobbying Regulations?
Good job: Federal officials say SEPTA has “repeatedly” violated lobbying regulations with regard to its paying Washington lobbyists over the past five years and could face fines of up to $100,000—“for each instance.” Smell that? A four-alarm fire killed a vacant warehouse at Front and Girard early this morning. The El is down and one firefighter was...
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DAILY GRINDER: Nutter Calls Shooter ‘Asshole’—Again
Mayor Nutter is again calling a shooter—specifically, the 16-year-old kid who opened fire during the July 4th festivities in Center City—an “asshole” and is once again correct. As it was put by the mayor: “I’m not going to let a 16-year old asshole who’s got a beef with somebody from a month ago in Germantown, to negatively impact the image...
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Nutter, Other PA Mayors Send Open Letter to Mitt Romney
In light of a Washington Post report published on Friday detailing Mitt Romney’s tenure at Bain Capital — specifically, its role in outsourcing American jobs overseas — five Pennsylvania mayors are lashing out. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Allentown Mayor Ed Pawloski, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, Erie Mayor Joe Sinnott and Reading Mayor...
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At Philly COPS Grant Announcement, Support For Attorney General Holder
Several area political leaders were on hand in the Mayor’s Reception Room in City Hall yesterday afternoon to unveil a federal COPS grant to the City of Philadelphia worth $3.125 million, which will partially fund 25 police officers—specifically, post-9/11 military veterans-turned-police—for three years. Those officials, Rep. Bob Brady; Mayor Michael Nutter;...
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