Unfunded retirement obligations and pension promises have left Philly drowning in debt, to a startling tune of $27,500 per resident.
By Christen Smith
Todd Shepherd: Delco plows on with creation of health department as budget figures will arrive soon
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
Wally Nunn: Costly political agendas are hurting the working people of Delaware County
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
The Editors: Government should provide the basics, or step aside
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
The Editors: On Covid-19 and competent local governance
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
Kyle Sammin: Councilwoman’s proposed tax is unwise, unworkable and unconstitutional
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
Terry Tracy: Protecting the commons, art, and the public trust
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
Wally Nunn: Delco health department debate misses the point
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
Dan Pearson: Mayor Kenney has squandered Philadelphia’s fiscal boom years
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
Terry Tracy: Upper Darby school debate shows the limits of virtual government
When our recently robust economy descends into the fiscal abyss, citizens rightly demand that local government clarify its focus. By Terry Tracy