Politics
Nutter hesitant on City Council push for PILOTs
Despite the resolution's landslide 15-1 approval in the Council, Nutter has not expressed support for PILOTs.
PILOTs resolution passes City Council vote, U. holds firm
Despite rising pressure from government officials, University administrators continue to firmly oppose PILOT payments.First of three public hearings held on medical marijuana legalization
The hearing was held at Pennsylvania Hospital, one of Penn Medicine’s medical facilities.
Mayoral candidates talk education at forum
Five Democratic mayoral candidates responded creatively to questions and took the chance to critique each other's views.
Former congressman shares political advice with Penn students
It takes a congressman to know Congress.
Alternative Spring Break students combat human trafficking
While some Penn students were partying away on the beach in Mexico and others were at home binge-watching Netflix, some students spent their Spring Break making a difference.
Candidates for UA presidency face off in first debate of the year
Presidential candidates and College juniors Aiden McConnell and Jane Meyer shared their views on a variety of campus issues.
City Councilman proposes resolution for U.'s to pay PILOTs
The push for PILOTs has gone from Penn President Amy Gutmann's house to City Hall.
Lawmakers propose guns on campus to prevent sexual assault
Members of the Penn Law School community believe weapons on campus only encourage more violence.
Alum Donald Trump shows interest in 2016 presidential bid
Trump launched an exploratory committee on Wednesday.
Members of Pussy Riot speak at Penn
The faces of the Russian counterculture took the floor last night. The Slavic Languages Department and Perry World House brought Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, two of the founders the Russian band Pussy Riot to Penn for a question and answer session on Tuesday.
Alec Ward | Throw the bums out
The report makes clear that the mostly-white city government systematically and intentionally used the police and courts to extract money from the mostly-black population. It was not simply that the government’s composition did not reflect that of the electorate, the government was acting directly against the majority’s interests.
Phila. teachers union endorses Jim Kenney for mayor
The endorsement was publicly confirmed on Monday at the John B. Kelly School in Germantown on Monday, though union members had been alerted of the news by email the previous Friday.
New Senate bill calls Penn sexual assault policy into question
Amidst campus controversy over Penn’s recently unveiled sexual assault policy, a bipartisan group of 12 U.S. senators reintroduced a bill establishing guidelines for colleges to adjudicate sexual assault complaints on Feb. 26.
Education at center of city and state budgets
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has proposed a 9.34 percent increase in property taxes for Philadelphia in an effort to offset the School District’s $80 million deficit for the upcoming school year and to answer their plea for additional funds.
Penn Democrats prepare to volunteer at 2016 DNC
The convention to elect the next Democratic nominee for president will be held at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on July 25, 2016.
Penn faculty have family trees rooted in politics
For a few Penn professors, politics is not only something to teach — it’s something that runs in the family.
Penn researcher uses Twitter to gauge Common Core debates
The project worked with 190,000 tweets over a six month period between September 2013 to February 2014 that included “#commoncore.”
Governor's suspension of death penalty to go to state Supreme Court
Pennsylvania is currently one of the 32 states with the death penalty.