Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is refusing to provide copies of the human resources policies that would support its central defense: […]
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.
Audio: Voice messages reveal orchestrated effort to oust St. Joe’s math professor over racial reparations tweet
Newly obtained audio appears to show a coordinated push to remove Dr. Greg Manco, raising questions about university actions and student press independence.
By Todd Shepherd
Assaults keep climbing at Delco prison under county control, data shows
Despite falling inmate populations and rising spending, the violence inside George W. Hill appears to keep rising — and so do questions about the county’s performance.
By Todd Shepherd
Court delivers key transparency victories in Shapiro records fight
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
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