(The Center Squre) – As part of his newest budget proposal, Gov. Josh Shapiro suggested accelerating an ongoing reduction of Pennsylvania’s corporate net income tax. While that sounds like a good idea for the state’s economy, it appears to come with some strings attached – ones that likely won’t sit […]
Delaware County prison sergeant resigns, blasts leadership in scathing email
A sergeant apparently quit her employment at the Delaware County prison early Monday morning, but not before lobbing an email that was the equivalent of a hand grenade to the prison’s top management and also to county officials. In the email, Sgt. Yolanda Holmes made numerous specific and generalized accusations […]
Labor and delivery closure expands Pennsylvania’s maternity desert
(The Center Square) – Community members are voicing their anger following the announcement that UPMC Cole in Coudersport has made the decision to end their labor and delivery services in April. The move signifies the expansion of rural Pennsylvania’s maternity care deserts. The network says it will centralize care at […]
Delco DA Stollsteimer won’t help enforce immigration law on ‘peaceful’ illegal aliens
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer portrays himself as a law-and-order Democrat. But there are some laws — America’s laws against illegal immigration, for example — he refuses to enforce. “I am directing that CID (Criminal Investigation Division) staff are not to work with immigration officials to target for enforcement […]
PA Dems launch statewide candidate recruitment drive
In 2024, there were 93 races for seats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives that went uncontested, including 43 seats occupied by Republicans. In a hotly contested 102-101 Keystone State House, one seat makes all the difference. That’s why Contest Every Race and the Pennsylvania Democratic Party are launching a […]
Ward blasts Shapiro’s big-spending budget, mocks his social-media entourage
Gov. Josh Shapiro portrays himself as a governor who gets stuff done. Republican Senate Pro Tempore Kim Ward disagrees. “I would say that he is much more of a political animal than he is actually a ‘get-stuff-done’ governor,” the Westmoreland County Republican told DVJournal during a podcast interview. “He has […]
Rutledge Mayor asks Delaware County Council to consider universal basic income
Even a modest stipend would create enormous questions of long-term funding for the cash-strapped county.
By Todd Shepherd
Pennsylvania ACLU pushes schools to block immigration enforcement
(The Center Square) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is asking school leaders in the state to resist federal immigration enforcement agency actions on school grounds after the Trump administration rescinded guidance preventing enforcement efforts near schools. While President Donald Trump’s directives would allow ICE agents to enter […]
Trump: Nippon will invest into, not own U.S. Steel
(The Center Square) — The compromised international buyout of U.S. Steel took an unexpected turn Friday. President Donald Trump revealed that the Japanese-owned company will back away from its $14.9 billion to acquire U.S. Steel, but rather invest money into the iconic Pittsburgh-based company. During a joint news conference with […]
Local scientist and women’s advocate is a guest as Trump signs order outlawing boys in girls sports
Shannon Grady, a world class triathlete, sports scientist, and Delco native, advocated keeping boys and men out of girls and women’s sports long before it was the mainstream view. She appeared on a local TV program in 2021 and explained that Biden’s executive order was in direct conflict with Title […]