After spending twenty million dollars of the taxpayers’ money, what has the new county health department delivered?
By Terry Tracy
Judge grants state receiver greater powers in Chester
Receiver Michael Doweary will gain more responsibility in the troubled Delco city.
By Linda Stein
Beth Ann Rosica: The unchecked authority of school boards to raise taxes
Moving money around to avoid giving the voters a say on taxes is technically legal, but far from ethical.
By Beth Ann Rosica
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
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
Delco prison sees two suicides in one calendar year for first time since 2015
The deaths followed the return of the county prison to government control after decades of private management.
By Todd Shepherd
Delco last of suburban Philly counties to post proposed budget online
The county council’s tardiness gives citizens just six days to review the budget.
By Todd Shepherd
Ben Mannes: Rising crime is a referendum on identity politics
Skyrocketing violent crime rates from Philadelphia to Yeadon serve as an indictment of senior public safety appointments made through the lens of identity politics.
By A. Benjamin Mannes
Delco’s dropbox video wasn’t always monitored or accessible, election board member says
Election security standards are alleged to have been previously lax in the county, like several others in the state.
By Todd Shepherd
Scanlon defends march with ‘Defund the Police’ activists in debate
Challenger David Galluch hammered the incumbent on rising crime in the district.
By Linda Stein