Thursday headlines

Very short day, office clean-up, etc. Just headlines.

• Brady now says pension deliberately not declared -- he better pick a story before he gets to court...
  
  
• High court could hear Brady case
  
  
• Nutter: Help provide jobs for ex-cons
  
  
• Candidates draw ballot positions and similarly, Ballot-line lottery gives Brady some good news -- Albert points us to a summary of all ballot position draws (at the Committee of Seventy).
  
  
• Neighborhood slots foes await Council vote today and Council weighs anti-casino charter change today -- according to an Anastasio press release this afternoon, the measure passed unanimously, so the question of casino locations will be on the May ballot. Congrats to all who worked for this!
  
  
• Pa. Democrats put forth an agenda
  
  
• CityPaper: Re-Formers -- Who Are These Strange Beings Who Want to Save City Hall? (includes a photo of a heap of top local troublemakers on the progressive front)
  
  
• CityPaper: Relocation Blues -- The Convention Center expansion plan costs arts groups more than a home.
  
  
• Inky Editorial | Reform In Harrisburg, and similarly from the DN
  
  
• CP PolNote: Is Nutter Better? Yes, Nutter believes he is the true champion of change.
  
  
• Latest YPP/CP project on selection of local judges.
  
  
• Also at YPP: Announcing the R.E.F.O.R.M. Ballot
  
  
• AAJane notes a Philadelphia Quality of Life Survey
  
  
• Great Signe cartoon on regional transit woes...

Also, away tomorrow, so you're on your own. Have a great weekend!