Read more Philadelphia mayor stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27569/philadelphia-mayor.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 12:02:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50255/30-years-of-bail-jumpers-owe-philly-1b.htmlLaurel Jorgensen<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=180034&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110331232816' border='0' />Criminal defendants who skipped court dates in Philadelphia owe the city a total of $1 billion, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. For decades, the city has done little to try to collect full bail payments from those who don’t show. Critics say the system is farcical. “Bail judgments just aren’t paid...Defendants in Philadelphia get little financial evaluation before bail is set. It would make sense, "but if we did a means test, I'd need 27 more jails," an official said.http://www.newser.com/story/50255/30-years-of-bail-jumpers-owe-philly-1b.htmlSun, 08 Feb 2009 19:33:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/22449/pa-primary-turns-politics-of-race-on-its-ear.htmlWesley Oliver<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=87272&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401015915' border='0' />The upcoming primary in Pennsylvania pits two of the state's prominent young Democrats against each other in a battle that seems to defy the normal conventions of race and politics, USA Today reports. Philadelphia's popular black mayor is pushing hard for Clinton in the city, where Obama is nearly a...Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter stands with Sen. Hillary Clinton at City Hall in Philadelphia.http://www.newser.com/story/22449/pa-primary-turns-politics-of-race-on-its-ear.htmlTue, 25 Mar 2008 10:23:55 CDT