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Council and Nutter wrangle over city's budget needs

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Published April 30, 2010 at 3:44 a.m.

City Hall's mounting frustrations with Philadelphia's unappealing budget options boiled over Thursday, as Council members sparred with one another and Mayor Nutter over everything from taxes on sugary drinks and real estate to the proposed garbage-collection fee and how deeply spending ought to be cut ...

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Mayor Nutter launches PhillyGoes2College

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Published Feb. 23, 2010 at 11:46 a.m.

Philadelphia now has something unique to offer anyone seeking a college education ...

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Snow Emergency Declared In Philadelphia

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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 5:21 a.m.

Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency for the city ofPhiladelphia beginning at 8 o'clock Friday evening. That means, by 8pm,all vehicles parked on Snow Emergency Routes must be moved to analternate parking location ...

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Snow removal rubs salt into Phila. budget wounds

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Published Feb. 6, 2010 at 2:34 a.m.

The worst winter in Philadelphia's recent history is making a bleak budget that much worse, city officials said yesterday.The near record-setting snowfall of Dec. 19 and 20 had already forced Mayor Nutter to find $3.4 million for overtime, salt, and payments to contractors that the city had hoped not to spend. This weekend's storm could be just as expensive, Budget Director Steve Agostini said ...

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Nutter expects another challenging year

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Published Jan. 3, 2010 at 5:02 p.m.

As he enters the second half of his first term, Mayor Nutter is seeking to "manage expectations" and warning that 2010 could be as difficult for the City of Philadelphia as was cash-strapped 2009 ...

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Mayor, Mummers Settle Their Differences

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Published Dec. 30, 2009 at 10:57 a.m.

The Mummers will strut on after reaching a tentative agreement with the city of Philadelphia. Mayor Michael Nutter and the Mummers are expected to host a news conference Wednesday to talk about the annual New Year's Day Parade ...

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Back to the Senate for Phila. budget help

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Published Sept. 11, 2009 at 5:06 p.m.

Mayor Nutter's attentions will shift to the state Senate Monday to ask - again - for votes to pump $700 million into Philadelphia's long-term budget and help stabilize the city's future ...

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Time line: A casino in South Philadelphia

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Published Aug. 27, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

1994 - Bally's obtains an option to purchase 21 riverfront acres on Christopher Columbus Boulevard at Reed Street. Ed Rendell is mayor of Philadelphia and speculation spreads that riverboat gambling will be approved by the state ...

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Delco mayor charged in funeral home scam

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Published Aug. 21, 2009 at 11:42 a.m.

A suburban Philadelphia mayor is facing theft charges for allegedly bilking over $75,000 from customers of the funeral home he owned ...

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Nutter lays out dire future unless state helps

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Published Aug. 21, 2009 at 2:01 a.m.

A city without courts? Without libraries, recreation centers, and a usable park system? And with 3,000 fewer workers?That's the scenario Mayor Nutter continues to paint if state lawmakers fail to act fast on two Philadelphia measures - and no matter how ludicrous it seems, the mayor insists he's not bluffing ...

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