Monthly Archives: April 2012

Former Philadelphia Housing Director and former Candidate for Sheriff John Kromer and I watched three Democratic statehouse primary races carefully — Assembly districts 182, 188, and 195.  In all three races, the incumbent had a credible challenger. You can read … Continue reading →

There’s something strange about 1st District Sen. Larry Farnese’s campaign finance reports. I recently reviewed five lines on the cover page of each report provided by the Department of State’s website, along with the same reports found on the Philadelphia … Continue reading →

Some time ago, I began searching for campaign finance documents related to sitting supreme court justices.  Oddly enough, I could not locate this information on the Pennsylvania Department of State Campaign Finance Online Filing website.  I expanded my search, and … Continue reading →

As a public service, I ran the name “Lichtenstein” through the database of city and state contributors that I maintain on an SQL Server platform.  As you may recall, the Lichtenstein brothers — Yechiel, Michael, and Nahman — control the … Continue reading →

Students First PAC has filed two reports with the Philadelphia City Board of Ethics. The first shows one contribution, and one contribution only — $1,000,000.00 during 2012 cycle1 on 2/21/12 from American Federation for Children, a Washington, DC group that … Continue reading →

Students First PAC has become a big voice for school choice since it began reporting contributions and expenditures in 2010.  The committee listed $6,371,300.00 from a small pool of contributors in 2010 (43 contributions total) and $354,000.00 in 2011 (7 … Continue reading →

Am I the first person or the last person to realize that large hookah bongs are readily available for sale at the Lukoil gas station directly across the street from the County Board of Elections at Delaware Avenue and Spring … Continue reading →