by Jane Richey | Jul 17, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Mayor Nutter has created an Office of Grants in response to the nationwide competition for a shrinking pool of federal funds, increasingly doled out based for merit and innovation. The new office, established by executive order, will seek federal, state, and private...
by Jane Richey | Feb 12, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
In Kensington and Eastern North Philadelphia, the unemployment rate for young adult dropouts is close to 50 percent. While staggering, that number only begins to tell the story. Roughly 1,500 of the 3,000 or so dropouts aged 20-24 in this part of the city are not even...