The government has the duty to prove why a record should be withheld — and courts are increasingly insisting that they meet it.
By Todd Shepherd
About: Todd Shepherd
Todd Shepherd is Broad + Liberty's chief investigative reporter. He began his reporting career in radio, working as an anchor and reporter for KOMA in Oklahoma City and KOA in Denver. At KOA he was a three-time regional Edward R. Murrow award winner. He spent eight years as the investigative reporter for the Independence Institute in Colorado, a free-market-based think tank. Shepherd has covered national politics for the Washington Examiner and the Washington Free Beacon, and most recently was editor of Delaware Valley Journal. Send Todd tips at tshepherd at broadandliberty.com, or use his encrypted email at shepherdreports at protonmail.com.
Northampton County’s ‘full cooperation’ claim clashes with ICE courthouse restrictions
Executive McClure’s statements contradict 2020 policy requiring judicial warrants for immigration arrests at county facilities
By Todd Shepherd
Chester County leaders dodge questions on Maisano’s record as guardian, expert witness, and bogus degrees
Broad + Liberty asked elected officials and Democratic Party leaders in Chester County for comment after publishing allegations of misconduct by Treasurer Patricia Maisano. Only one responded.
By Todd Shepherd
Power, profit, and guardianship: The fraught legacy of Chester County Treasurer Patricia Maisano
Despite holding an uncontroversial post as Chester County treasurer, Patricia Maisano’s former career as a court-appointed guardian left behind serious ethical questions about overbilling, false credentials, and the treatment of elderly wards.
By Todd Shepherd
Former St. Joe’s prof homes in on student newspaper in lawsuit, says ‘Hawk’ article fueled firing
Greg Manco’s attorneys allege a voicemail shows intent to get him “f***ing fired” and claim The Hawk’s reporting defamed him and fueled a university investigation.
By Todd Shepherd
Disappearing documents: Shapiro admin deleted accuser’s emails — while senior aides’ records were preserved
Internal records and new RTK responses cast doubt on the Shapiro administration’s explanation for deleting the email account of a harassment accuser.
By Todd Shepherd
Chester County’s 13% tax hike blamed on ‘big ticket’ items — but budget tells a different story
Since Democrats won a majority in Chester County, county government has grown 41 percent.
By Todd Shepherd
Upper Darby set to make third try on earned income tax
Third time’s the charm for tax hikes?
By Todd Shepherd
‘We may help more Rs than Ds’: Texts show Delco Dems’ strategic concerns during 2024 voting
Messages reveal the strain between official duties and partisan leanings.
By Todd Shepherd