The budget also draws down the county’s rainy day fund to its lowest level in years.
By Todd Shepherd
Upper Darby income tax, speech limits, and ARPA reversal fail in court
A Delaware County court recently killed Upper Darby’s new income tax and restrictive public forum rules as well as a policy to effectively defund a youth arts center. The rulings not only quash fiscal policies expounded by Mayor Ed Brown (D) and his allies on Township Council but rebuke the […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Trump’s historic victory reveals as much about us as about him
Trump’s victory was historic — meaning it’s important and worth studying. The unfortunate reality is that in today’s America, any Republican win in a swing state or district is actually historic. However, Trump’s victory is in a “super-historic” category. With all the post-election debate over why he won, too many […]
Mass transit’s mass state funding
(The Center Square) – State government covers more than half of operational costs for mass transit systems in Pennsylvania’s largest cities. Notably, it’s not rider fares or contributions from local taxing authorities. In 2022, the latter represented just 7.5 percent of funding for both SEPTA in the Philadelphia region and the […]