Mayor Nutter (Philadelphia) develops campaign to push city agenda with state legislators

See "Mayor Wants to Meet with Every Lawmaker" from the Philadelphia Inquirer. From the article:

Mayor Nutter said yesterday that his goal is to meet with all 253 lawmakers in Harrisburg as part of a concentrated effort by his administration to advance Philadelphia's agenda in the Capitol.

"We're going to spend a significant amount of time here in Harrisburg - not just me, but other members of the administration," Nutter said at the monthly luncheon of the Pennsylvania Press Club in Harrisburg, adding that he's been to the Capitol four times since taking office in January.

"I think we have a great story to tell about Philadelphia," he told the room of about 120 reporters, lobbyists and government officials. "We have our challenges, we have our problems, no question about it. But there are many good things going on in Philadelphia."

As part of that strategy, Nutter said he would create a new position, based in Harrisburg, for an employee to help advance issues important to Philadelphia. The city already contracts with outside lobbyists, but Nutter said the person hired would be a city worker with no client but the city.
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Sure DC has to deal with the federal government, both the Executive and Legislative Branches, and technically, Congress has the ultimate authority to approve all laws passed by the DC government, but for the most part, the city calls its own shots--not having to worry about a county or state government.

But with that capability ought to come great responsibility.