Over the weekend, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill approved by the General Assembly that would prohibit premature release of a prisoner that has committed a violent offense while imprisoned.
By Anthony Hennen
Paul Davis: Mayor Kenney’s latest order is a futile and stupid gesture
Kenney wishes to be seen as doing something, but what he’s done will have no effect on the violence sweeping the city.
By Paul Davis
Andy Bloom: Control for the U.S. Senate tightens over crime
Republicans must hold Pennsylvania and Wisconsin to have any chance of winning the Senate.
By Andy Bloom
Philadelphia pushes for more gun control, enforces existing laws less
Philadelphia’s attempt to create new gun restrictions was once again defeated by the judicial branch striking down a new city policy.
By Anthony Hennen
Committee testimony highlights conviction rate drop under Krasner
Testimony before the House Select Committee investigating crime in Philadelphia turned away from personal stories and toward data and policy Friday.
By Marco Cerino
Thom Nickels: Fetterman’s everyman act conceals a radical policy agenda
On marijuana, on crime, on prisons, and on the border, Fetterman is out of sync with mainstream Pennsylvanians.
By Thom Nickels
Lisa Hart: Krasner ignores victims and sides with murderers — including my parents’ killer
I was just a baby when my parents were brutally murdered in their home in 1984. Their killer was captured, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death by a jury of his peers. Now Larry Krasner wants to reverse that jury’s sentence, and doesn’t think the victim’s family should have a say in the matter.
By Lisa Hart
Retired cops could boost police numbers under Solomon’s proposal
Northeast Philadelphia Democrat emphasizes the need for a solution to police officer shortages in the city.
By Anthony Hennen
Ben Mannes: Rising crime’s impact on the midterm elections
Will crime rates become a referendum on the job performance of Josh Shapiro and John Fetterman as they work to become the keystone state’s next Governor and U.S. Senator?
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Con-VINCE-ing data: Investigator says federal funds were spent without UD council approval, violating home-rule charter
Outside financial investigation suggests wrongdoing by the Keffer administration; they push back with accusations of racism and partisanship.
By Todd Shepherd