City Council and the soda tax, a ‘lobbyist employment program’

The $1.4 million spent on lobbying in the first quarter by the American Beverage Association is nearly three times as much as the overall amount spent by everyone else.

Anthony Williams’ West Philly meeting draws crowd that condemns violence, supports Islam

“This issue of ISIS,” said the state Senator — joined by DA Seth Williams, Congressman Chaka Fattah, Council members and candidates — “is not about 60th Street.”

Parochial Philly: Is the city too hostile to ‘outsiders’, and does that hold us back?

Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie and the trouble with political candidates on social media (guest column)

Obama’s coattails, subway handshakes, 1,000 calls a night: How candidates try to get voters to care

The faint, the fallout and the finances: Scandals, this week in #PHL15

It’s petition day! Getting signatures is hard — here’s what we (and the candidates) learned