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November 30, 2021 • Press Releases
Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt to Serve as President & CEO of Committee of Seventy
Today, the Committee of Seventy’s Board of Directors announced that Al Schmidt has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Pennsylvania’s long standing nonpartisan advocate for better government.
November 15, 2021 • Press Releases
Statement on the Conviction of Councilmember Bobby Henon and Local 98 Business Manager John Dougherty
The conviction of Councilmember Bobby Henon and Local 98 business manager John Dougherty marks a historic break from business as usual in Philadelphia politics.
September 17, 2021 • Press Releases
Statement on Misguided Senate Action to Subpoena Voter Records and Personal Information Regarding the 2020 General Election
Statement on Misguided Senate Action to Subpoena Voter Records and Personal Information Regarding the 2020 General Election
July 23, 2021 • Press Releases
David Thornburgh to Step Aside as Committee of Seventy CEO to Assume New Role as Senior Advisor
David Thornburgh to Step Aside as Committee of Seventy CEO to Assume New Role as Senior Advisor
June 30, 2021 • Press Releases
Committee of Seventy Statement on Governor Wolf’s Veto of House Bill 1300
Committee of Seventy Statement on Governor Wolf’s Veto of House Bill 1300
June 23, 2021 • Press Releases
Statement on SB735 and the Current Debate Over Election Policy in Pennsylvania
Statement on SB735 and the Current Debate Over Election Policy in Pennsylvania
May 18, 2021 • Press Releases
Bipartisan Open Primaries Legislation Introduced
BIPARTISAN OPEN PRIMARIES LEGISLATION INTRODUCED Proposal would allow 900,000 independent voters to vote on candidates in taxpayer-funded primary elections
May 17, 2021 • Press Releases
Sen. Dan Laughlin to Introduce Open Primaries Legislation to Enfranchise 900,000 Independent Voters on Election Day
Sen. Dan Laughlin to Introduce Open Primaries Legislation to Enfranchise 900,000 Independent Voters on Election Day
May 04, 2021 • Press Releases
Committee of Seventy and Draw the Lines PA congratulate Mark Nordenberg on his appointment to chair the Legislative Reapportionment Commission
Committee of Seventy and Draw the Lines PA congratulate Mark Nordenberg on his appointment to chair the Legislative Reapportionment Commission
April 01, 2021 • Press Releases
C70 to Kick Coffee Can of Destiny Down the Ben Franklin Parkway into New Coffee Museum
Philadelphia, PA (April 1, 2019) --- The Committee of Seventy (C70) announced today that it has negotiated rights to acquire the "Coffee Can of Destiny" (CCoD) from the Office of the Philadelphia City Commissioners and plans to donate it to a new Philadelphia Coffee Museum to be built on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.