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| What Philly's Talking About |
| FIFA Festivalgoers Banned From Parking at Lemon Hill | Speaking of fan festivals, the FIFA Fan Fest is taking over Fairmount Park’s Lemon Hill for 39 days, the entire duration of the World Cup. The extra traffic means only residents living near the fest in Brewerytown and Fairmount can park there using temporary parking permits. You’ll at least get free passes to the event for your troubles. [Philadelphia Parking Authority] | | | State Supreme Court Justice Splits With Party | Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht announced he’s leaving Democrats behind, citing antisemitic rhetoric as his reason not to register with any political party. Wecht was reelected just last year to serve another 10-year term under the Democratic ticket. [WHYY] | | Who Gets a Cut of a UArts Endowment? | Courts must decide whether the University of the Arts’ $77 million endowment will be split among colleges that accepted UArts transfer students after the school’s sudden closure, or returned to the Hamilton Family Charitable Trust. As the debate drags on, students are losing out on $3 million in scholarships and other educational support each year. [🔒 The Inquirer] | | Black Panthers-esque Group Gets Gun Licenses Revoked | Members of the Black Lion Party for International Solidarity are challenging the city’s revocation of their gun licenses following a run-in with police in North Philly back in January. Videos of the group’s armed neighborhood patrols and presence at anti-ICE protests went viral. [Axios] | |
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| What To Know Before You Head to the Polls on May 19 |
|  | Pennsylvania is a closed primary state, so you can only vote for candidates in your respective party — Democrat or Republican. Nonaffiliated and independent voters can still vote on ballot questions. (Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash) |
| On Tuesday Philadelphians will line up at the polls or return their mail-in ballots for this month’s primary election. Voters will not only decide on a pick for the bluest congressional district in the country, but also party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, state senator, and state representative. Plus, there’s a race for state committee that you may not have known was happening. And we can’t forget ballot questions. | | If you’ve mentally checked out of politics to preserve your sanity, here’s a last-minute cheat sheet. | | State Committee | You haven’t seen any commercials or billboards advertising this race, which is why you might be confused by all the names appearing on your ballot. | | State committeepeople endorse statewide candidates and guide statewide policy platforms for their respective parties. In the booth, the names that appear correlate to your state senate district. | | Some will be names you recognize, like elected officials and ward leaders, while others are everyday neighbors heavily invested in politics. This is more of an internal party role. | | Governor | Democrat Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity are running unopposed in their respective races for Pennsylvania governor on Tuesday. Although the competition will really heat up as November’s general election approaches, both candidates have been fundraising hard. | | Learn more about our gubernatorial candidates on this episode of City Cast Philly. | | Lieutenant Governor | Three candidates are running for the nomination for the second-highest elected office in Pennsylvania. Duties of the lieutenant governor include serving as president of the Senate and chairing the Board of Pardons. | | Incumbent Austin Davis, a Democrat, hopes to serve another term alongside Shapiro. Two candidates, John Venture and Jason Richey, are running for the Republican nomination. Venture describes himself as the “never socialist” candidate who is “Pro-God, Pro-Life, Pro-Constitution, Pro-Freedom.” Richey, an attorney, earned an endorsement from Garrity and promises to be a teammate on economic growth. | | Read more about candidates for lieutenant governor here. | | Representative for Congress | While Democratic and Republican races for the Second and Fifth Congressional Districts have no competition, there are four candidates vying for the Democratic nomination to replace retiring Congressman Dwight Evans. No Republican nominee has emerged in this deep blue congressional district, making the primary winner the Philadelphian who will likely be seated in the House of Representatives. | | |
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🎨 Want to add a pop of color to a Philly neighborhood? Head to the Point Breeze Community Market tomorrow from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. to help paint a new mural. | |
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