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Municipal Government

The Editors: Daylight appears between two Soros-backed DAs

March 7, 2021March 8, 2021
The Editors

A memorial ceremony for a slain Philadelphia police officer, which Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner opted to ignore, reveals daylight between Krasner and Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer.
By The Editors

Municipal Government

Delco plows on with creation of health department as budget figures will arrive soon

January 24, 2021March 8, 2021
Todd Shepherd

Opaque budget projections for Delaware County’s forthcoming health department has left some residents weary of the proposal’s suspected tax burden.
By Todd Shepherd

Municipal Government

Wally Nunn: Costly political agendas are hurting the working people of Delaware County

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021
Wally Nunn

A professional corrections facility operator provides access to more resources, provides better programming and treatment for incarcerated individuals and, most importantly, operates more efficiently on the behalf of the county’s residents and taxpayers.
By Wally Nunn

Municipal Government

The Editors: Government should provide the basics, or step aside

August 27, 2020April 19, 2021
The Editors
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The mandate for both local and statewide government seems to have been forgotten in the last six months: provide the basics for businesses and our community, or step aside.
By The Editors

Municipal Government

The Editors: On Covid-19 and competent local governance

August 17, 2020April 19, 2021
The Editors

Let’s be honest. Over the course of Mayor Kenney’s tenure in office, Philadelphia’s municipal government consistently fails to provide even the most basic services. By The Editors

Municipal Government

Kyle Sammin: Councilwoman’s proposed tax is unwise, unworkable and unconstitutional

June 25, 2020April 19, 2021
Kyle Sammin
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In what has become a yearly tradition, the city seeks to solve its annual budget deficit by reaching into the pockets of the citizenry.
By Kyle Sammin

Municipal Government

Terry Tracy: Protecting the commons, art, and the public trust

June 22, 2020April 19, 2021
Terry Tracy
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As the citizens are the direct beneficiaries of the public art – whether affirmation of our civic pride or warnings of our civic failures – when government abdicates its responsibility as trustee, the governed are duty-bound to protect collective cultural heritage.
By Terry Tracy

Municipal Government

Wally Nunn: Delco health department debate misses the point

June 21, 2020April 19, 2021
Wally Nunn

While it is true, as Ms. Panaritis states, that Delaware County has the highest death rate per 100,000 population in Southeastern Pennsylvania, if one looks closely at her charge that the lack of a health department is the cause, her case quickly evaporates.
By Wally Nunn

Municipal Government

Dan Pearson: Mayor Kenney has squandered Philadelphia’s fiscal boom years

May 18, 2020April 19, 2021
Dan Pearson
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For Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, the next few years will be filled with hard choices and finding the least bad option. After years of doing less with more, he’ll be tasked with the infinitely more difficult task of making do with less.
By Dan Pearson

Municipal Government

Terry Tracy: Upper Darby school debate shows the limits of virtual government

April 16, 2020April 19, 2021
Terry Tracy

When our recently robust economy descends into the fiscal abyss, citizens rightly demand that local government clarify its focus. By Terry Tracy

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