Receiver Michael Doweary will gain more responsibility in the troubled Delco city.
By Linda Stein
Delco Dem scrubs Keffer endorsement from website
An endorsement from Mayor Keffer was removed from a campaign website less than a day after Keffer’s DUI arrest.
By Todd Shepherd
Upper Darby administrator Vince Rongione steps down, ending months of controversy
Rongione was the center of a months-long political drama in one of the largest municipalities in the commonwealth.
By Todd Shepherd
Thom Nickels: City Council’s proposed sprinkler ordinance looks to be costly and ineffective
The bill sponsored by Mark Squilla and Katherine Gilmore Richardson would impose massive costs on city residence without adding much to anyone’s safety.
by Thom Nickels
Tim Hartman: Columbus in a box
Political cartoonist Tim Hartman on the only thing in Philly Jim Kenney can be bothered to “protect.”
Wally Nunn: Delco taxpayers can’t afford the county’s spending binge
Spending has skyrocketed since the Democrats took over the County Council in 2020. When federal Covid funds run out, they’ll raise taxes to keep paying for it.
By Wally Nunn
Beth Ann Rosica: Where does hate really live?
Chester County has fallen into the same pattern of hate-filled behavior as is happening across the country.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Con-VINCE-ing data: Investigator says federal funds were spent without UD council approval, violating home-rule charter
Outside financial investigation suggests wrongdoing by the Keffer administration; they push back with accusations of racism and partisanship.
By Todd Shepherd
Judge rules the vote to fire Upper Darby’s Rongione violated Pa. Sunshine Laws
After a ruling from a Delaware County judge, Mayor Keffer says it’s time to move on. The bipartisan group who have opposed her administration in recent months say the matter isn’t decided, and the judge must offer more clarity.
By Todd Shepherd
Investigator: Upper Darby’s commingling of federal funds created accounting problems, final report due in Sept.
A financial investigator’s preliminary findings allege commingling of federal funds caused accounting issues for the township, while the release of internal communications creates more tension between factions.
By Todd Shepherd