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Episode 9: Who’s Running for City Council At-Large? 03/17/2023

Episode 9: Who’s Running for City Council At-Large? Inquirer editorial board member Dan Pearson joins Ali and Jon for part two of a conversation about the emerging City Council At-Large field. With 29 candidates filing petitions to run, voters have a surplus of choices, but only a few are likely to be viable. Learn more about who the front-runners are, who is supporting them, and what are some of the consequences of different slates of candidates winning in May /episode/index/show/homerule/id/26262840

Home Rule Episode 8: What Council President Clarke’s Departure Means for the 2023 Election 02/27/2023

Home Rule Episode 8: What Council President Clarke’s Departure Means for the 2023 Election Philadelphia’s 2023 election season is underway, and in this episode of Home Rule, Inquirer editorial board member Dan Pearson joins Ali and Jon to discuss the City Council field. Adding to the already-high stakes of this election, Council President Darrell Clarke announced his retirement this week. We talk about CP Clarke’s politics and leadership on City Council, and how his departure could change things going forward. We also discuss the state of the District City Council races to date. Stay tuned for more episodes of Home Rule as we feature more election and issue expert guests over the coming weeks to discuss the policy stakes of the 2023 elections. /episode/index/show/homerule/id/26058783

Home Rule Episode 7: Paul Levy on Center City’s Next Economic Comeback 04/30/2021

Home Rule Episode 7: Paul Levy on Center City’s Next Economic Comeback On the latest episode of our Home Rule podcast, we talked with Paul Levy, CEO of Center City District, about the outlook for Center City, what makes him optimistic about a strong rebound after the pandemic, and what city officials can do to leverage Philadelphia’s strengths for a full economic recovery. /episode/index/show/homerule/id/18925907

Episode 6: Food Fight The Politics Of Philly's Restaurant Recovery 04/23/2021

Episode 6: Food Fight The Politics Of Philly's Restaurant Recovery Hosts Ali Perelman and Jon Geeting discuss restaurants and the pandemic. They are joined by guests Allan Domb, at-large city council member, and Melissa Bova, the VP of Government Affairs for the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association. /episode/index/show/homerule/id/18837260

Episode 5: Assessing City Assessments 03/19/2021

Episode 5: Assessing City Assessments Jon Geeting and Alison Perelman are joined with guest Roukai Chen to discuss real estate assessments, why they matter, and what's happening in city politics with this issue. /episode/index/show/homerule/id/18393953

Episode 4: How is the PA General Election *Actually* Going to Work? 09/25/2020

Episode 4: How is the PA General Election *Actually* Going to Work? In this episode, we talk to State Rep. Kevin Boyle, the minority chair of the powerful State Government Committee, and Susanne Almeida, the interim Executive Director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, about the recent PA Supreme Court Decision impacting the General Election. Pennsylvania is *the* battleground state which will decide the Presidential election. Tune in to find out how easy or difficult it will be to cast a ballot in the Keystone State. /episode/index/show/homerule/id/16159901

Episode 3: What COVID-19 Could Mean for PA Elections 04/21/2020

Episode 3: What COVID-19 Could Mean for PA Elections PA lawmakers have taken some steps to shore up the election during the COVID-19 shutdown, but there’s still more to do. In this episode we talk to Rep. Kevin Boyle and local election attorney Adam Bonin about the pandemic’s implications for voting, PA’s new vote-by-mail program, the party conventions, and more. /episode/index/show/homerule/id/14084894

Episode 2: Popularity Contest 03/13/2020

Episode 2: Popularity Contest /episode/index/show/homerule/id/13537166

Episode 1: How to Run for Delegate 01/16/2020

Episode 1: How to Run for Delegate What is a presidential delegate? And how do you become one? In this episode, we'll explain how the delegate selection process works with the help of election attorney Adam Bonin. /episode/index/show/homerule/id/12770264

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