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Claim: Shapiro had no ‘need to know’ about harassment claims against cabinet-level director

September 2, 2025September 2, 2025
Todd Shepherd
1

If the governor isn’t considered to have a ‘need to know’ about sexual harassment in his own cabinet, who does?

By Todd Shepherd

B+L Investigates

Shapiro admin stonewalls on key HR policies in sexual harassment scandal

July 21, 2025August 31, 2025
Todd Shepherd
6

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration is refusing to provide copies of the human resources policies that would support its central defense: […]

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Broad + Liberty wins first place in statewide journalism contest for investigative reporting on Delco prison

July 15, 2025July 15, 2025
Broad + Liberty Staff
2

Broad + Liberty has been awarded first place in the investigative reporting category in the 2025 Keystone Media Awards, one […]

B+L Investigates

Chester County leaders dodge questions on Maisano’s record as guardian, expert witness, and bogus degrees

June 4, 2025June 4, 2025
Todd Shepherd
1

Broad + Liberty asked elected officials and Democratic Party leaders in Chester County for comment after publishing allegations of misconduct by Treasurer Patricia Maisano. Only one responded.

By Todd Shepherd

B+L Investigates

Power, profit, and guardianship: The fraught history of Chester County Treasurer Patricia Maisano

June 2, 2025February 16, 2026
Todd Shepherd

Despite holding an uncontroversial post as Chester County treasurer, Patricia Maisano’s former career as a court-appointed guardian left behind serious ethical questions about overbilling, false credentials, and the treatment of elderly wards.

By Todd Shepherd

B+L Investigates

Disappearing documents: Shapiro admin deleted accuser’s emails — while senior aides’ records were preserved

May 6, 2025May 9, 2025
Todd Shepherd
8

Internal records and new RTK responses cast doubt on the Shapiro administration’s explanation for deleting the email account of a harassment accuser.

By Todd Shepherd

B+L Investigates

Chester County Democrats and elected officials stay quiet about treasurer’s deceptions on résumé

December 5, 2024December 4, 2024
Todd Shepherd

Top Democratic elected officials in Chester County along with the party’s top brass are refusing to comment regarding County Treasurer […]

B+L Investigates

Courts reject Chesco treasurer as expert medical witness, but don’t catch that her degrees are from diploma mill

December 2, 2024December 2, 2024
Todd Shepherd
8

The Chester County treasurer’s side gig of working as an expert witness in civil trials has been dealt substantial blows […]

B+L Investigates

Questionable expenses keep mounting for Hero Thrill Show Inc.

June 28, 2023June 29, 2023
Todd Shepherd
5

New disclosures raise further questions about the nonprofit’s spending on outside legal fees.
By Todd Shepherd

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Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: The Spirit of ’76 — and 2026

Thom Nickels: The Spirit of ’76 — and 2026

schedule April 15 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

In Philadelphia these days there are two kinds of theater experiences. There’s the Walnut Street Theater with its mostly mainstream […]

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