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(Nutter administration finance director Rob Dubow testifies before City Council's finance committee. Image from City of Phila. TV)

City Council Committee Pushes Alternative Funding Source For School Budget Gap

Rob Dubow, the mayor’s finance director, argued against raising the city’s “U&O” business tax and in favor of boosting taxes on liquor and cigarettes.

2013/05/17

(Philadelphia City Hall. File photo by Tony Hanson)

Philadelphia Officials Holding Fast on Reporter Ban At Investors’ Meeting This Week

The Nutter administration is standing firm in its decision to bar reporters and the public from a meeting this week with Wall Street investors, despite a protest from several media outlets.

2013/04/15

(City councilman Bill Greenlee, in file photo. Image from City of Phila. TV)

Philadelphia Paid Sick Leave Bill is DOA For 2nd Time in Three Years

“I’m very disappointed,” said city councilman Bill Greenlee, who tried but failed to get the 12 votes needed to override Mayor Nutter’s veto.

2013/04/11

Michael Nutter (file photo by Mike Dunn)

Nutter Vetoes Earned Sick Leave Legislation

Council’s attempt to override the veto will not come until next week, if at all.

2013/04/04

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Future Of Paid Sick Leave Bill Now In Mayor’s Hands

Council voted 11-6 for the measure, but a two-thirds majority, or 12 votes, will be needed to override another expected veto from the Mayor.

2013/03/15

Area CEOs, Lawmakers Meet To Discuss Regional Growth Goals

The meeting of the CEO Council for Growth attracted ten members of Congress and more than 40 corporate and university heads for a frank and private discussion on how the region can propser with the right moves.

2013/03/11

(Supporters of mandatory paid sick leave demonstrate outside Philadelphia City Council chambers prior to a hearing on the proposed measure. Credit: Mike Dunn)

Philadelphia Lawmakers Push Paid-Sick-Leave Measure Forward Again

After a day-long hearing, a Philadelphia City Council committee hasapproved a bill that forces local businesses to offer workers paid sick leave.

2013/03/05

(Mayor Nutter speaks to the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Credit: Steve Tawa)

Nutter Seeks To Reassure Area’s Business Leaders On Philadelphia’s Future

Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter outlined some of his priorities for the upcoming year before more than 1,400 business leaders in an address to the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.

2013/02/26

(Philadelphia City Council members attend a roundtable discussion about paid sick leave legislation. Credit: Mike Dunn)

Philadelphia Lawmaker Says He’ll Try Again For Broad Paid Sick Leave Law

City councilman-at-large Bill Greenlee in 2011 was able to get the full Council’s approval for citywide mandatory earned sick leave, but he failed to get enough votes to override Mayor Nutter’s veto.

2012/11/19

(Andrea Mitchell addresses a Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Credit: Hadas Kuznits)

Longtime Political Reporter Andrea Mitchell Addresses Phila. Business Group

“My political roots all began here,” Mitchell recalled for the crowd, “and I think back of it often.”

2012/10/24

Philadelphia Charter School Raises Money And Awareness About Diabetes Through Dance

Students from Walter D. Palmer Learning Leadership Partners Charter School danced the night away.

2012/03/10

(An air traffic control tower at Philadelphia International Airport. File photo by John Ostapkovich)

Nutter Says PHL Airport Expansion Project Is Good For Entire Region

Nutter extended an olive branch to US Airways, which last month openly questioned the need for a new runway at Philadelphia International Airport.

2012/02/06

(Philadelphia City Hall. File photo by Timothy McLaughlin)

Philadelphia Lawmakers Move Toward Alteration Of City’s Business Taxes

With Philadelphia’s jobless rate in double digits, a City Council committee has okayed significant changes to the city’s business tax structure — and Mayor Nutter is on board as well.

2011/10/24

(Philadelphia City Council. Source: City of Phila. TV)

Philadelphia Lawmakers Approve Mandatory Sick Leave For Certain Workers

This bill, approved by a 15-2 vote, applies only to companies that win large contracts with the city. Mayor Nutter vetoed an earlier version.

2011/10/13

(Denise Early, left, of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, answers question posed by Councilman Wilson Goode. Credit: City of Phila. TV)

Revised Mandatory Sick Leave Bill Set For Full Philadelphia City Council Vote

After he sparred with a representative from the Chamber of Commerce, a City Council committee has approved Councilman Wilson Goode’s scaled-back version that would require paid sick leave only at large firms that have large city government contracts.

2011/10/05

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