🗳️ Business experience, potential conflicts | Morning Newsletter
🐝 And the Philly spelling bee.
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Good morning, Philly.
As Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity tries to unseat Gov. Josh Shapiro for the top state job in November, she is leaning into her business background in the private sector and positioning herself as a positive contrast. But that could also lead to potential conflicts.
Also, take the opportunity to quiz your spelling skills of local places to celebrate the final of the 98th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Plus, Philly’s school board is poised to pass a $4.6 billion budget, and more news of the day.
— Taylor Allen (morningnewsletter@inquirer.com)
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Stacy Garrity’s successful business experience could be seen as an asset and set her apart from Shapiro.
The Republican challenger worked as an executive for a supplier for aerospace and defense firms before her taking on her current role as treasurer in 2021 while Shapiro has spent the past 20 years in politics.
But if she becomes governor, she would oversee a department that regulates a for-profit insurance company where she’s an active paid board member. If a pending acquisition closes, she could make almost $200,000.
If elected, she said she’d resign.
Inquirer’s Andrew Seidman has the story.
In honor of today’s final of the 98th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, our team created a quiz version closer to home.
It’s time to put your knowledge of the region’s place names to the test.
🐝 How it works: You press play to listen to the word and then you type out your best guess. When you enter, you’ll be able to see if you got it right and you’ll be able to compare how you measured up against others’ spelling abilities.
In the spirit of transparency ... I only did just OK at 6/8. I was a little overconfident.
Now it’s your turn, and let us know how you did.
What you should know today
The Philadelphia School Board is prepared to pass a $4.6 billion budget Thursday that includes millions in classroom cuts.
Speaking of the school board, it’s possible that it will approve a payout of $650,000 to three parents who allege the district’s special admissions policy is race-based and unconstitutional.
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said she wants to hike taxes on Airbnbs and other types of short-term rentals by 6% to help fund initiatives to address homelessness.
Meet the four South Jersey Democrats who will compete against one another in Tuesday’s primary election to ultimately face off against U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew to represent the state’s 2nd Congressional District in November.
One of the above South Jersey congressional candidates is Tim Alexander and his website highlighted a fake endorsement from the former mayor of West Cape May.
After missing payroll for the last three weeks, Connolly Dermatology is under investigation. The privately owned practice has 30 offices, mostly in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
Mi Vida, the Mexican restaurant and newcomer in National Real Estate Development’s $400 million East Market development, is ambitious but inconsistent, according to critic Craig LaBan.
Quote of the day
Interior designer Ana Cvetkovic uses her rowhouse as a personal canvas, and then presents it to her clients.
🧠 Trivia time
Genti Mataj, the Albanian-born and Italian-raised restaurateur, owns Osteria Ama. How many locations of this restaurant are there?
A) Trick question, just one
B) three
C) five
D) eight
Think you know? Check your answer.
What we’re...
👀 Watching: The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History is unveiling a $100 million fundraising campaign to reimagine exhibitions and strengthen finances.
💭 Imagining: What it’d be like to run a marathon in a suit.
⚾ Congratulating: The Phillies, especially starting pitcher Cristopher Sánchez.
🧩 Unscramble the anagram
Hint: “Philly’s Funniest Block”
SOME MATTRESS
Email us if you know the answer. We’ll select a reader at random to shout out here.
Cheers to Pam Brotschul, who solved Wednesday’s anagram: Tina Fey. The comedian from Upper Darby and actor Colman Domingo head to the Jersey Shore in the second season of “The Four Seasons.”
Photo of the day
And that’s all I have for you this morning. Have a great day, Philly. ☀️
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