Philadelphia Daily Record

Vol. III No. 93 (459)

Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia

June 1, 2012

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CONGRESS MEMBERS Allyson Schwartz and Lou Barletta are emerging as key spokespersons for the Barack Obama and Mitt Romney campaigns respectively in Penna. See story

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Jun. 9Republican State Senatorial candidate Mike Tomlinson fundraiser at Chickie’s & Pete’s, 11000 Roosevelt Blvd.

Tickets at door $40, two for $75. 6 pm on. For info contact Kathy Lombardi, (215) 5197553 or kimb157@comcast.net.

Jun. 15-16-7- Annual St. Maron Church Lebanese Festival on Ellsworth St. between 10th and 11th. Friday from 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m.

Admission free. All welcome.

Authentic Middle East cuisine and entertainment.

Jun. 10St. Edmond’s Parish Centennial Dinner at Penn’s Landing Caterers, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., 2-6 p.m.

Ticket $65 with a cash bar. For info (215) 334-3755.

Jun. 15-17- Remembering Juneteenth (Freedom Day, Jun. 19), three-day celebration hosted by Berean Baptist Ch., 2425-33 W. Indiana Ave. Rev. James Henry Buck, Jr., pastor.

For info (215) 229-8048.

Jun. 13Republican City Committee schedules meeting for ward leadersa at United Republican Club, 7 p.m.

Jun. 14Fundraiser for Councilwoman Cindy Bass at Tavern 17, Radisson Warwick Hotel, 220 S. 17th St., 5-7 p.m.

Ticket levels $50 to $1,000.

RSVP by Jun. 7 to Fran Fattah at RSVP@CindyBass.com or (215) 370-9883.

Jun. 14Creative Class Fundraiser for Councilman David Oh at the Walnut Room, 1709 Walnut Street, 5 to 8 pm.

Tickets $50 up. Special for Artists, $5 at the door. For information call John Kathrina at 215-252-6918.

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Jun. 15Celebrating 60th anniversary of SS United States celebration and stack lighting at Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd., 6:30-9 p.m Tickets $30.

Jun. 22Cocktail reception for Joe Rooney, Republican 13th Dist. congressional candidate, hosted by Donna Parisi at A Child’s Place, 524 Sugartown Rd., Devon, Pa. Tickets $150$1,000. For info Maria Diezel (610) 430-0419.

Jun. 2714th annual Youth Anti Violence Health Awareness Initiative, 9am to 4 pm, Myers Rec. Center, 58th and Kingsessing av. Free event.

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Presidential Campaigns Curry In-State Voices Both Republican and Democrat national campaign teams are developing articulate Pennsylvania political leaders as spokespersons for day-to-day press events, in what will be a key swing state in the November 2012 presidential election.

On Friday, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (DPhila) was tapped for an Obama for America press conference call to discuss Mitt Romney’s economic philosophy, “his failed economic record in Massachusetts and why he’s the wrong choice for Pennsylvania.” In recent weeks, Schwartz has surfaced repeatedly at Pennsylvania press events that have been presenting national issues for in-state audiences.

“Looking at his record in Massachusetts as Governor, we can see how he would take his private sector experience to the Federal Government.

Running for Governor he promised that he would create more jobs, there would be less debt and smaller government, but that actually didn’t work.

The actions that he took in fact lead to opposite outcomes, he really failed to deliver on those promises,” said Schwartz.

Schwartz was joined by State Rep. Eugene DePasquale (D-York) in this conference call. While not a statewide name yet, DePasquale is running for Auditor General in the fall and is expected to be able to carry water for Democratic campaigns.

“We can’t afford to let Romney do to America what he did to Massachusetts. While Romney Economics promises more outsourcing, loopholes and risky financial deals, that’s exactly the opposite of what President Obama believes. President Obama is fighting to move America forward, not backward,” said DePasquale Friday. “He believes we need a job-creating economy built to last – one where we grow the economy from the middle out, not the top down, and where hard work pays off, responsibility is rewarded, and everyone from Main Street to Wall Street does their fair share and plays by the same rules.”

Schwartz is well known in the crucial Montgomery Co. suburbs, where Obama must runs strongly if he is to take the Keystone State.

This morning, the Romney campaign struck back with a conference call featuring Congressman Lou Barletta (R-Luzerne), a dynamic campaigner who drew national attention for his anti-illegal-alien stance as Mayor of Hazleton. Barletta was packaged with two small-business owners to develop the theme President Barack Obama’s policies have been harmful to “job creators”.

Suppressing the Democrat vote in Barletta’s Wyoming Valley home turf is important in enhancing Romney’s chances to take the state.

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Montco Dems Fête Leach

AT WELL-ATTENDED RECEPTION in Villanova over the weekend for State Sen. Daylin Leach were, from left, Montgomery Co. Coroner Walter I. Hofman, MD; Vice Chair of the Montco Board of Commissioners Leslie Richards; Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz; Senator Leach; and Senator Judith Schwank of Reading. Leach, Schwartz and Schwank discussed challenges facing the state legislature as well as Congress, including women’s rights, budget cuts to education and research, and the lack of bipartisanship in government at all levels. Photos by Bonnie Squires

HOSTS ANNE & RICK UMBRECHT held this reception.

Among attendees were, from left, the Umbrechts; Leach; and Dr. Hofman.

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State Revenue In May Lags Behind Forecasts Pennsylvania collected $1.9 billion in General Fund revenue in May, which was $43.8 million, or 2.3%, less than anticipated, Secretary of Revenue Daniel Meuser reported Friday. Fiscal year-to-date General Fund collections total $24.9 billion, which is $332.9 million, or 1.3%, below estimate.

Sales-tax receipts totaled $710.5 million for May, $44.4 million below estimate. Year-to-date sales tax collections total $8 billion, which is $29.7 million, or 0.4%, more than anticipated.

Personal income-tax revenue in May was $803.6 million, $300,000 below estimate. This brings year-to-date PIT collections to $9.8 billion, which is $224.8 million, or 2.2%, below estimate.

May corporation-tax revenue of $81.3 million was $18.4 million below estimate. Year-to-date corporation tax collections total $4.3 billion, which is $141.6 million, or 3.2%, below estimate.

Inheritance-tax revenue for the month was $85.8 million, $6.1 million above estimate, bringing the year-to-date total to $756.2 million, which is $5.5 million, or 0.7%, below estimate.

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May, $5.8 million above estimate, bringing the fiscal-year total to $263.3 million, which is $400,000, or 0.2%, more than anticipated.

Other General Fund tax revenue, including cigarette, malt beverage, liquor and table-games taxes, totaled $131.5 million for the month, $7.9 million above estimate and bringing the year-to-date total to $1.4 billion, which is $2 million, or 0.1%, above estimate.

Non-tax revenue totaled $51.7 million for the month, $600,000 below estimate, bringing the year-to-date total to $409.9 million, which is $6.9 million, or 1.7%, above estimate.

In addition to the General Fund collections, the Motor License Fund received $189.3 million for the month, $23.9 million below estimate. Fiscal year-to-date collections for the fund – which include the commonly known gas and diesel taxes, as well as other license, fine and fee revenues – total $2.2 billion, which is $14.9 million, or 0.7%, below estimate.

For more information, visit www.revenue.state.pa.us.

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City’s Sales Tax Take Keeps Up Yearly Gains City Controller Alan Butkovitz today issued his latest economic report that indicated the $20.1 million sales tax collection for April 2012 marked the sixth consecutive monthly increase over the prior year. April’s collection was about $400,000 more than in April 2011.

While monthly collections in the first four months of the current FY12 fell behind the previous year’s revenues, the increased revenues since November 2011 have kept the City on pace to meeting its current fiscal year estimate of $250 million. To meet this estimate, May and June’s collections will also need to slightly exceed collections from the same two months of last year, which were $22.7 million and $20.5 million, respectively.

Along with highlighting sales tax collections, the Controller’s April 2012 economic report reviewed the latest Recovery.gov quarterly report of the American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA) for funds received directly by the City of Philadelphia. The Recovery.gov report showed that the City, as the prime recipient, still had 17 projects that were not completed but were still receiving funds.

These open projects accounted for a total award amount of $206 million, with about $130 million, or 63% that had been received so far by the City.

One of the top ARRA awarded projects that’s less than 50% completed is the $43.9 million Neigh-

borhood Stabilization Program 2, which is recorded as creating 56 jobs through the construction of 256 new multi-family affordable housing units.

Other top awarded projects that are not completed but still receiving funds include the following: $25 million EnergyWorks: scale up the region’s energy retrofit market by enhancing retrofit lending programs $21.5 million Homelessness Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Services $19.5 million Construct an improved transportation structure and facilities to screen passengers’ baggage for security at airport $15 million Establish policy and reform systems to improve food and physical activities in communities, schools, worksites, etc. $14 million Energy Efficiency & Conservation: replace traffic signals with LEDs, RFID readers to support city recycling program, etc.

To view an extended list of ARRA projects awarded to the City of Philadelphia as well as additional city revenues, please download the City Controller’s Economic Forecast and Monthly Snapshot on Controller’s Web site at www.philadelphiacontroller.org.

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