Political cartoonist Tim Hartman on the only thing in Philly Jim Kenney can be bothered to “protect.”
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Report: Reliability, low fares, short trips key to transit in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia
Commuters say they want transit agencies to run more buses and trains.
By Anthony Hennen
Terry Tracy: Delco using $60 million in non-recurring funds to balance FY 2023 Proposed Budget — taxpayer beware
Balancing the budget on one-time federal handouts keeps the county on a course of unsustainable spending.
By Terry Tracy
Patty-Pat Kozlowski: You don’t need brass ones to commit crime in Philadelphia
The City Hall Brass Railing Bandit — sawing away and carrying off a $20,000 brass railing on a Thursday morning — is simply rearranging the deck chairs on the S.S. Philadelphia.
by Patty-Pat Kozlowski
In the spotlight
- Young in The Hill: Biden’s worst-case economic scenario is unfolding at the worst possible time
- MacDougald in Tablet: The People Setting America on Fire
- Sammin in Philadelphia Inquirer: Whether it’s Capitol rioters or campus occupiers, the rule of law must prevail
- Shafer in Politico: Time to Tune Out Biden’s Media Criticism
- Yglesias in Slow Boring: America should spend more on prison management
In the Pennsylvania House, both parties now claim a majority — and authority to set election dates
Even before the new session convenes, disputes rage about control of the closely divided chamber.
By Anthony Hennen
Ben Mannes: Will the arrest of a former Philadelphia deputy spell trouble for Sheriff Rochelle Bilal?
The scandal-plagued sheriff’s office is once again the focus of federal law enforcement attention.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Paul Davis: Santa’s little self-helpers
This holiday season, brazen organized shoplifters may put retail stores out of business.
By Paul Davis
Wally Nunn: Guards, inmates, and taxpayers all suffer from Delaware County’s so-called “prison reform”
Violence against prisoners and guards is up, and costs are out of control, but elites are satisfied because it is no longer privately run.
By Wally Nunn
Joe Gale: Against the tax hike and politician pay raise
I voted against the pay raise — and I won’t be accepting it, either.
By Joe Gale
Upper Moreland School Board rejects candidate for board president because he was “cis, white male”
One board member openly admits that her vote was based on race, sexuality.
By Todd Shepherd