Who’s going to pay for it all? Council isn’t saying, but you can probably guess.
By Wally Nunn
Delco’s legal spending spree: Outside attorney spending now eight times higher than prior administration
A firm where one county councilor used to work now makes more in a year from Delco than the county spent on all other outside legal work in 2019, the last year Republicans were in power.
By Todd Shepherd
Tony Lynch: The people deserve greater, faster transparency about government spending
The government already has data on how much is spent paying government employees; it should release it on a timely basis.
By Tony Lynch
Beth Ann Rosica: “Free for all” means reduced resources for the most disadvantaged
Welfare benefits should be reserved for the needy, not the comfortable middle class.
By Beth Ann Rosica
State agency has years of unspent funds that total nearly $100 million
The Department of Community and Economic Development admitted to holding the lapsed funds in a legislative hearing this week.
By Linda Stein
Price tag for Shapiro’s $44.4B spending plan scrutinized
“The devil is always in the details,” said state senate president Kim Ward.
By Christen Smith
Fiscal cliff ahead, state treasurer warns
As emergency federal funds dry up, hard choices remain for the legislature.
By Anthony Hennen
Pennsylvania gets $2M for 988 crisis line to help with workforce hiring
The nation’s first three-digit mental health crisis hotline went live this summer.
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
Wally Nunn: Delco taxpayers can’t afford the county’s spending binge
Spending has skyrocketed since the Democrats took over the County Council in 2020. When federal Covid funds run out, they’ll raise taxes to keep paying for it.
By Wally Nunn