DAILY GRINDER: Brown Calls Fellow Republicans a ‘Disgrace,’ ‘Unruly Kids’
Karen Brown still has a small lead over John Featherman for the GOP mayoral nomination, though Featherman contends he will stick around until every vote is counted. Until then, well, stranger things have happened. Thought munchy: Let’s say two things occur: 1) Brown’s lead holds and 2) the rumors are true and John Street runs for mayor as an Independent....
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Corbett: There are Things to Use Surplus on Besides School. Things Like Nothing.
Governor Tom Corbett does not want to use a “growing state cash surplus” to ease his devastating spending cuts in, say, education. He cites “the generational cycle of these children, so that they have a Pennsylvania to live in, to grow up in and raise their children in.” Protesters, not happy. Parents, pissed. Four-hundred Philadelphia teachers being...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Ed Rendell Makes a Local Endorsement
Former Governor Ed Rendell has made his decision. He’s endorsing Joe Grace for First District City Council. Now comes the part where we observe and figure out: Does Rendell’s opinion still hold weight ‘round these parts? (Initial reaction: Yes.) [Some press release] A ‘welfare drug test’ bill passed the PA House with colors that fly: 164-23. The bill...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Ladies Not Charmed by Governor Corbett
According to a Quinnipiac Poll, Governor Tom Corbett has reached Bob Casey-like numbers in the state: 39 approve, 37 disapprove, 24 have no opinion. Weird part: almost half of all Pennsylvania women disapprove of the dude. Growing up in a small town, no one ever told him you gotta buy a lady a drink before she let’s you defund her son’s kindergarten....
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Dog-Fighting Ring Broken Up in South Philly
The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals broke up a large dog-fighting ring in Grays Ferry last night. The ring had been under surveillance by the PSPCA for some time and an estimated 15-20 people were arrested. The number of canines involved wasn’t immediately available. Update: It turns out another ring was busted up in Kensington,...
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DAILY GRINDER: No More “M” and “F” Stickers on SEPTA Transpasses (some day)!
There’s some anti-union legislation heading through the PA House right now. Specifically, Rep. Metcalf of Cranberry Township is looking to end mandatory union membership for school, government and some business employees, calling the practice “tyranny.” While not as extreme as bills in Ohio and Wisconsin, this is similar to what’s called a “Right to...
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DAILY GRINDER: Corbett’s ‘Pig-Headed’ Anti-Shale Tax Policy
Philadelphia School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman received a death threat yesterday. It specifically said a bomb was going to be detonated at the district’s North Broad HQ today. No word on what, if anything, this has to do with the Inky’s ‘Assault on Learning’ series or the tussle over Ackerman wielding a chainsaw on the Daily News. We assume...
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Corbett’s Welfare Nominee and Service Cuts
As part of the nationwide, ongoing fight against progressive legislation and safety nets for the country’s neediest, Governor Tom Corbett has nominated Gary Alexander to head the Department of Public Welfare. And, needless to say, if you receive public help, things may not be looking up for you. Alexander is the former Rhode Island Executive Office of Health...
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DAILY GRINDER: Don’t Like The Expressway? Consider Your Opinion Validated
How many times do we need to say it – Pennsylvania loves arson. A small fire at the National Constitution Center, both made and put out last night, is under investigation by the Fire Marshal. [Daily News] We like: Deputy Mayor for Transportation Rina Cutler is so impressed by the East-West Spruce/Pine bike lanes, she’s proposing North-South sister lanes....
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