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Thom Nickels: Philadelphia is going to the dogs

March 6, 2023March 5, 2023
Thom Nickels
9

Center City is overrun with canines and all of the problems they bring.
by Thom Nickels

Government

Kevin Mooney: Navigating open records requests in an age of pandemics, school closures, and mask mandates

January 24, 2023January 26, 2023
Kevin Mooney

Pennsylvania’s Open Records law is a powerful tool for transparency — one that local governments resist as hard as they can.
By Kevin Mooney

Health

State Senate bill proposes ban on vaccine mandates in Pennsylvania

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
Lauren Jessop

The proposed Medical Freedom Act will face stiff opposition in the state House.
By Lauren Jessop

Education

An Urgency of Normal is still needed for children

January 18, 2023January 18, 2023
Kevin Mooney
3

Mask mandates remain a harm to children’s learning, even as the pandemic fades.
By Kevin Mooney

Government

“ReOpen Bucks” group asserts new documents show county health director was cut out of key Covid policy reversal

January 9, 2023January 16, 2023
Todd Shepherd
2

Several counties in Pennsylvania have their own health departments to chart their own course on health policy. But what does it really matter when the state can thwart that independence anytime it wants?
By Todd Shepherd

Education

Central Bucks’ new policy draws scrutiny

January 2, 2023January 2, 2023
Isaac Avilucea

The policy aims to ban clothes, flags, or other paraphernalia that displays a political message.
By Isaac Avilucea

Civic Culture

Richard Koenig: 2022 in review

December 26, 2022December 29, 2022
Richard Koenig

Masks went off and on and off … the president flubbed … Thanksgiving got expensive.
By Richard Koenig

Government

Terry Tracy: Delco using $60 million in non-recurring funds to balance FY 2023 Proposed Budget — taxpayer beware

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022
Terry Tracy
3

Balancing the budget on one-time federal handouts keeps the county on a course of unsustainable spending.
By Terry Tracy

Education

Pennsylvania education assessment scores regress in Covid-19 pandemic era

December 1, 2022December 3, 2022
Alan Wooten

The learning loss caused by pandemic-era school shutdowns continues to plague the commonwealth.
By Alan Wooten

Health

Stephen F. Gambescia: CDC’s mea culpa on their Covid-19 response

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022
Stephen F. Gambescia
1

In the wake of Dr. Walensky’s self-examination, can the CDC forgo the limelight of politics and focus on protecting the public’s health?
By Stephen F. Gambescia

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