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
Wally Zimolong: Governor Wolf has a waiver problem
With his arbitrary waiver program, Governor Wolf undermined public trust at a critical time in Pennsylvania.
By Wally Zimolong
LISTEN: Christine Flowers talks about #MeToo hypocrisy with AM 990’s Chris Stigall
Columnist Christine Flowers joined Chris Stigall to discuss the #MeToo movement (& media’s) double standard on Biden vs. Kavanaugh sexual assault allegations.
Kevin Mooney: GOP lawmakers get in Wolf’s ear to bring construction industry back to work
Pennsylvania construction workers who operate in rural areas where they can avoid large crowds are eager to get back to work.
By Kevin Mooney
Christine Flowers: MeToo’s silence on Biden accuser shows it exists for left wing politics — not women
Scranton native Joe Biden’s credible sexual assault accusations are being soft-peddled by a supposedly impartial media and “women’s” groups that are really left-wing political outlets.
By Christine Flowers
Albert Eisenberg: Leadership from Bob Casey + other PA Dems in short supply as PPP funds run dry
The most important thing that the Senate could do is prevent total economic collapse in the face of this pandemic — and on this, and so many other issues, Sen. Casey seems to be asleep at the wheel. By Albert Eisenberg
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
Stu Bykofsky: Coronavirus is a wakeup call with China
China is not quite an enemy, but close. By Stu Bykofsky
Linda A. Kerns: When pitting public health against the economy, we cannot abandon reasonableness and commonsense
We must do what we can to stop the spread of this horrible virus but we cannot let our leaders issue unchecked edicts.
By Linda A. Kerns
Logan Churchwell: Pennsylvania can’t afford Pittsburgh’s voter roll mistakes
U.S. and Pennsylvania laws set standards for how election officials must keep voter registration records current and reliable. The rules are straightforward: remove the deceased; cancel the snowbird-turned-Floridians; and, if all else fails—keep a list of registrants whose addresses have gone bad and silent on all fronts.
By Logan Churchwell