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Pa. union official: Parents want schools open to avoid “babysitting”

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021
Todd Shepherd
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“We are not a childcare center and I fear ‘babysitting’ drove parents to demand an amount of in-person instruction,” a Hatboro-Horsham union official wrote in an email.
By Todd Shepherd

Election

Charlie O’Neill: The voter registration numbers Democrats don’t want to talk about

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021
Charlie O'Neill
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Voter registration data is just one way to understand political shifts, but it’s worth examining, especially as a strong Republican flip has been occurring in Pennsylvania.
By Charlie O’Neill

Municipal Government

The Editors: Daylight appears between two Soros-backed DAs

March 7, 2021March 8, 2021
The Editors
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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

The Economy

Kerry Benninghoff: A year of lockdowns, a horizon of hope

March 5, 2021March 8, 2021
Kerry Benninghoff

As other states are lifting mitigation measures and masking orders, as more vaccine becomes available, and as winter turns into spring and then summer, finally we can look forward to a return to normal.
By Kerry Benninghoff

In the spotlight

  • Deresiewicz in UnHerd: Escaping American tribalism March 10, 2022
  • The Editorial Board in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Four-year degrees aren’t for everyone March 6, 2022
  • Shellenberger in Common Sense: The West’s Green Delusions Empowered Putin March 3, 2022
  • Russell in Persuasion: To Reform the Police, Join It February 28, 2022
  • Cooke in National Review: What in the Hell Is Kamala Harris Doing? February 17, 2022
The Courts

Sherman Joyce: Courts in “judicial hellholes” less likely to abide by SCOTUS precedent

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021
Sherman Joyce

“Judicial Hellholes” represent the growing number of local and state courts that blatantly ignore precedent in favor of short-sighted activism. The biggest offenders: the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
By Sherman Joyce

Politics

Christine Flowers: Someone’s finally taking Cuomo seriously

March 5, 2021March 5, 2021
Christine Flowers
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In the case of Andrew Cuomo, and to a lesser extent Rachel Levine, the whitewash of their misdeeds is almost as bad as the crimes themselves.
By Christine Flowers

News

PAC focused on in-school learning takes the next step: lobbying

March 4, 2021March 10, 2021
Todd Shepherd

Today, she’s the driving force of a political action committee supporting school board candidates committed to open up schools for in-person learning.
By Todd Shepherd

News

Pennsylvania lost 500,000 jobs in 2020

March 4, 2021March 8, 2021
Christen Smith

Pennsylvania lost 500,000 jobs in 2020, the Department of Labor and Industry said, and there’s no understanding of when – or if – those positions will return.
By Christen Smith

News

Democrats’ discontent with Wolf’s vaccine rollout continues to grow

March 3, 2021March 9, 2021
Todd Shepherd

One Democratic congresswoman said it was “beyond time” to fix problems with the administration’s vaccine rollout while a state senator said the system was “disorganized.”
By Todd Shepherd

State Politics

House Democratic Leadership: Coming back strong from COVID-19 needs a foundation in reality

March 3, 2021March 5, 2021
Joanna McClinton, Jordan Harris and Matt Bradford

Three House Democrats share their vision for recovery after Covid-19 — and the steps that must be taken to make it reality.
By Joanna McClinton, Jordan Harris and Matt Bradford.

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