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• L&I plans spot checks of apartment buildings 

  The Department of Licenses and Inspections hopes to begin spot checks of small apartment buildings this fall, with the goal of preventing tragedies...

  Philadelphia Inquirer, The, 09/02/09 by Patrick Kerkstra and John Sullivan Inquirer Staff Writers · More from publication

• Budget help for city could come with catch 

  Philadelphia is on the verge of finally getting the emergency budget help from state lawmakers it so badly needs, but with a huge catch: If the...

  Philadelphia Inquirer, The, 08/26/09 by Patrick Kerkstra, Marcia Gelbart and Jeff Shields Inquirer Staff Writers · More from publication

• Pa. Senate panel advances city's plan for budget 

  HARRISBURG - The Republican-controlled state Senate took a major step last night toward giving Mayor Nutter the tools he says he needs to avert...

  Philadelphia Inquirer, The, 08/25/09 by Tom Infield, Patrick Kerkstra and Jeff Shields Inquirer Staff Writers · More from publication

• Pa. senators may be looking at city pension takeover 

  HARRISBURG - Philadelphia came looking for simple budget relief, but Republican senators had bigger goals in mind, such as solving the city's...

  Philadelphia Inquirer, The, 08/20/09 by Patrick Kerkstra Inquirer Staff Writer · More from publication

• Tax-policy task force gets mixed response 

  The initial recommendations of Mayor Nutter's tax-policy task force received a mixed reception at a hearing in City Hall yesterday, as business...

  Philadelphia Inquirer, The, 08/14/09 by Patrick Kerkstra Inquirer Staff Writer · More from publication

• Pa. Senate may take action soon on Phila. budget 

  Under mounting public pressure, State Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi predicted yesterday that a pair of measures sought by Mayor Nutter to...

  Philadelphia Inquirer, The, 08/11/09 by Patrick Kerkstra and Mario F. Cattabiani Inquirer Staff Writers · More from publication

• A target in city's budget fight: OT 

  City jobs are not known for their generous salaries, but in Philadelphia, an abundance of overtime can make municipal work lucrative by any...

  Philadelphia Inquirer, The, 08/02/09 by Patrick Kerkstra Inquirer Staff Writer · More from publication

• Nutter seeks support for budget rally 

  Mayor Nutter hopes his former opponents will join him today in a 2 p.m. City Hall rally, where he will call on state lawmakers to pass the...

  Philadelphia Inquirer, The, 07/30/09 by Patrick Kerkstra and Marcia Gelbart Inquirer Staff Writers · More from publication

• Phila. will confront tax-delinquent employees 

  The Nutter administration and City Controller Alan Butkovitz have agreed in principle to begin withholding wages from tax-delinquent city...

  Philadelphia Inquirer, The, 07/29/09 by Patrick Kerkstra Inquirer Staff Writer · More from publication

• Limited audit finds parking agency needs reform 

  A draft of a pending audit of the Philadelphia Parking Authority contends that the agency is top-heavy with managers and "ineffective in...

  Philadelphia Inquirer, The, 07/29/09 by Patrick Kerkstra Inquirer Staff Writer · More from publication