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Nutter? I Don't Even Know 'er!: Michael Gets Serious

Last Friday & the weekend: Michael defended his decision to cut $21 million in funding to Philadelphia Safe and Sound, the program that, as we mentioned last week, John Street had shifted money to in the waning days of his administration. And he announced that the Department of Public Welfare would be auditing Safe and Sound's finances for the last couple years. Michael also ignited Governor Rendell's fury with his revocation of SugarHouse's casino license, as Rendell is all for the casinos.

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By Ross Currie in on February 8, 2008 1:00 PM

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Yo, Philly in the News

  • A federal appeals court yesterday overturned a lower court's ruling and decided that Philadelphia police officers have immunity in the shooting of Jill Burella. Burella was shot by her husband, who then killed himself. She filed a suit back in 2000 claiming that "the Police Department knew her husband had a history of violence and mental problems but consistently failed to take action to protect her."

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    By Jim Genzano in on September 14, 2007 9:00 AM

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