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William Bender
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Reporter /, investigations team. Public corruption, gov't accountability, fraudsters, grifters. Tennis. 🎾🎾🎾
Joined March 2009

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Jeff Brown is reincarnated newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker played by Burt Lancaster in 1957's Sweet Smell of Success, one of the best American journalism movies of all time. This concludes my analysis of the 2023 Philadelphia mayor's race.
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Philly cops sidelined by injury get full pay plus a 20% bonus. Police union had designated doctors to diagnose injured cops. Incredibly, 14% of the force was on paid injury leave. After media report, union doctors were dismissed. Injuries dropped 30%.
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With ’s newsletter set to launch tomorrow, *right now* would be an ideal time to sign up. I just did.
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🏘️Sign up for the @PhillyInquirer real estate newsletter demystifying the real estate world in the Philly region by @michaellebond. Launching tomorrow! inquirer.com/newsletters/re
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RIP Jerry Blavat. Last time I spoke to him on the phone he greeted me with, "BILL BENDER MY MAN POTS AND PANS" before I even got a question out
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The Geator is gone. And Philadelphia mourns. From @delucadan in @PhillyInquirer: inquirer.com/obituaries/jer
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"Rozzi himself won’t answer reporters by phone, by text, or in person." ahhh, takes me way back to the ... 2022 Pa. governor's race
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"Pennsylvania’s new House speaker, Mark Rozzi, promised to end all back-room deals and increase transparency in Harrisburg. He did this just after cutting a secretive deal ... Then he walked out of the chamber and shut the door" inquirer.com/politics/penns by @gill_mcgoldrick
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I got courtesy towed in Brooklyn one time and they have a phone number that gives you the exact location of your car, blew my mind
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My latest Philly "courtesy tow" story. I've been tracking this for three years. No one will fix it. A second federal lawsuit has been filed seeking class-action status. Pure insanity. “It boggles my mind,” one driver said. inquirer.com/news/courtesty
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My latest Philly "courtesy tow" story. I've been tracking this for three years. No one will fix it. A second federal lawsuit has been filed seeking class-action status. Pure insanity. “It boggles my mind,” one driver said.
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