If you listened to WHYY 90.9 FM's local newscasts this morning (that's the 4 minutes or so a the top and bottom of the hour during Morning Edition), you heard the following stories:
Philadelphia City Council holds their first session of the year - and the first working with the new Nutter Administration. Council is expected to take up the issue of casinos and a controversial retirement program. But the mood is optimistic among councilmembers eager to put behind the often tense relationship with former mayor, John Street. WHYY's Susan Phillips reports.
City Council kicks off its 2008 session today. One new member says that as head of City Council's Licenses and Inspections Committee, she's going to make some long overdue changes. WHYY's Elizabeth Fiedler reports.
Last night, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey held a sixth and final town hall meeting at a school in Germantown. He has been talking to residents from across the city to gather information for an anti-crime plan that he is expected to deliver to Mayor Nutter by the end of the month. WHYY's Elizabeth Fiedler has more.
The Philadelphia School Reform Commission interviewed three finalists for the position of CEO of the Philadelphia School District yesterday. The candidates include a career educator, an academic and a businessman. All three say they can help improve Philadelphia's schools, but none of them said it would be easy. WHYY's Bill Hangley has more.
The links are to .mp3's which you can listen to on your computer or download as podcasts and use on any .mp3 player.
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