Belated Friday roundup

• Politicians and election-related
  
  
  
  • The Inky looks at the campaign of Republican Supreme Court candidate Mike Krancer, a self-funded rich guy.
    
    
  • Adding to the heat in the Delaware County commissioners' race, a prominent Republican endorses a Democratic candidate. A Daily News piece notes that that same candidate, Landau, has a substantial bankroll for his campaign, indicating that people think he has a fighting chance.
    
    
  • AAJane notes that the Republican candidates for Montgomery County commissioner don't play well together, adding to the tensions there.
    
    
  • Metro: Democrat McAleer looks to oust O’Neill (NE City Council District race)
    
    
  • New Jersey is seeing a rare battle over this fall's ballot measures.
    
    
  • Pennsylvania Bar lawyers are a bit peeved at their head for criticizing a local judge for a recent decision that has endangered her retention vote, claiming that the public statement undermined judicial independence.
    Meanwhile, a number of groups continue to protest the ruling and call for the judge's ouster, and Dan at YPP makes the same case here.
    
    
  • State elections officials are going to court to challenge the deluge of advertising in the Supreme Court race that is being funded by a Virginia organization. More on the story here.
    
    
  • Pa. Supreme Court race has implications for Philly
    
    
  • The Daily News offers its opinions on tomorrow's ballot questions, as well as on the top judicial races.
    
    
  • Clout | Relax -the street money is in the pipeline
  
  
• Other odd bits
  
  
  
  • One of presumed-future-mayor Michael Nutter's first policy proposals has been passed by Council even before the change of executives, setting up additional incentives for employers to hire ex-offenders in an effort to prevent their return to crime.
    
    
  • Study: City control of schools by 2010: The report set up conditions. Mayoral nominee Michael Nutter called the issue a "distraction." More here.
    
    
  • Big city budget surplus ... for now
    
    
  • Ex-Seaport Museum chief to be sentenced for fraud
    
    
  • O'Neill clears path for Fox Chase project
    
    
  • Editorial | Fumo's Big Break -- amazingly, this is about the valuation of his house, not the delay of his trial until after the primaries...
    
    
  • Albert catches sight of city flags at half-mast for the recently slain policeman.