Another city-state standoff yesterday with big implications, this one in the State Supreme Court where the issue in question was the city's ability to create its own campaign finance laws. As Heard in the Hall's Marcia Gelbart succinctly puts it, the central question is: "Because Pennsylvania's election law does not explicitly address the matter, can Philadelphia do what it likes?" Remember, this is the case U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah and union leader John Dougherty kept alive following the May mayoral primary. Read all about it in the Inquirer. The Daily News' take is here. Councilman Wilson Goode Jr. also weighs in on the proceedings over at Young Philly Politics.
Also yesterday, Republican mayoral nominee Al Taubenberger went on the offensive against Michael Nutter for perhaps the first time in the campaign. Taubenberger took issue with Nutter's position on full-value property reassessment (Nutter is for it, Taubenberger against), and went so far as to call a press conference and send a public letter to Nutter's office saying as much. Why Taubenberger picked reassessment isn't exactly clear, especially since he's endorsed it himself in the past. DN's take is here.
Don't worry, your favorite mayoral couple appeared to have patched things up by last night, appearing at a pair of forums and getting along as well as ever. Daily News piece is here.
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