Tag: Michael Nutter
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New Law Attempts to Widen Employment Opportunities for Philadelphia’s Ex-Offenders
Under the law, which was signed into law by Mayor Michael Nutter in April, employers with 10 or more employees are forbidden, on employment applications, to ask whether a candidate for a job has a criminal history — nor can the question be asked in a first interview. The law goes into effect today. (keep reading…) -
Bringing the Process to the People: An Interview with Harris Steinberg
PennPraxis Executive Director Harris Steinberg talks with Johanna Hoffman about the central Delaware development plan, which engaged thousands of Philadelphians in the planning of an important waterfront district. (keep reading…) -
The Audacity of Doing Nothing
When a flash mob of hundreds of teenagers took over Philadelphia’s Center City last weekend, people wondered what the kids were doing, what the city should do in response and what it all means. Diana Lind gives the whole phenomenon some thought. (keep reading…) -
A Dispatch from the Mayor’s Innovation Project
The Mayor’s Innovation Project gets underway, and Jess Zimbabwe is impressed by Xavier de Souza Briggs, who delivered a keynote address, but says the nature of the federal government’s commitment to cities remains unclear.
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Sham Retirements
Andrew Thompson on cities and states that are reconsidering an all-too-common loophole that allows workers to receive a pension and a salary at the same time. (keep reading…) -
Tackling Foreclosures in Philadelphia
Mayor Nutter announces good news about Philadelphia’s foreclosure prevention program, but skeptics wonder whether the initiative’s clunky name spells trouble. (keep reading…) -
“Big City” Bailout Request Looks Better than Reported, says Nutter’s Office
Earlier this month Philadelphia’s Mayor Michael Nutter hand-delivered a letter to 1500 Pennsylvania Ave, addressed to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson and signed by himself and the mayors of Atlanta and Phoenix. In it he asked for cities to be included alongside banks, financial institutions and automobile manufacturers as recipients of the $700 billion TARP bailout package. That afternoon, the story got top billing on the Drudge Report. Days later it got nothing but ignored and, at best, derided. So what happened? (keep reading…) -
Philadelphia Mayor Answers Questions From The Public On NPR
Michael Nutter, mayor of Philadelphia, will help local NPR partner station WHYY kick off its new multi-platform broadcast program, It’s Your City tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. The live hour-long program offers Delaware Valley residents the opportunity engage the new mayor. (keep reading…) -
Philly Presidential Debate, Chinese Super-Cities, Carl Rowe Interview, Alphono Jackon Blues, MORE
Philadelphia Daily News reports: “Mayor (Michael) Nutter said yesterday that he wants to get presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to Philadelphia for a public discussion of urban issues before the April 22 Democratic primary ... Nutter said that issues affecting American cities haven’t gotten enough attention in the campaign. ‘Health care is very important,’ Nutter said. ‘The war is very, very important. But if you live at 56th and Master, you’re not as focused on what al Qaeda is doing.” MORE (keep reading…) -
The place to pee: Will Philadelphia embrace the International Year of Sanitation?
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