Government efficiency, across all levels, is more than a slogan to me. Being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars is one of the most important responsibilities entrusted to elected officials. For far too long, corrupt politicians and unelected bureaucrats from both sides of the aisle have been abusing those they are […]
Delaware County prison officials issued questionable bonuses, records show
Delaware County prison officials seem to have broken their own rules for bonuses given to staff, as records show some employees of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility receiving thousands of dollars in bonuses even though they don’t appear to have met the criteria. The questionable bonuses, which the county […]
Delaware County’s bond issuance cost $2.1 million more than necessary, local analysis finds
The county paid more for bond issuance than it had to. Who benefits?
By Todd Shepherd
Delco stays silent on mystery $7.6 million that helped backfill 2025 proposed budget
The county’s numbers don’t add up.
By Todd Shepherd
Delaware County proposes 23% tax increase, one council member calls it a fiscal ‘crisis’
The budget also draws down the county’s rainy day fund to its lowest level in years.
By Todd Shepherd
Delaware County facing $76 million budget deficit — 28 percent tax increase proposed
The taxes would replace temporary federal funds that were used to pay for permanent spending increases.
By Todd Shepherd
Wally Nunn: You can’t make this stuff up
Truth is stranger than fiction in Delco Dems’ financial mismanagement.
By Wally Nunn
Rep. Seth Grove: Deficits have consequences
When Governor Josh Shapiro was sworn into office in January 2023, he inherited a Commonwealth with an $8 billion surplus. With the final FY 2024-25 budget now in place, the surplus will be reduced to a little more than $3 billion by June 30, 2025, and will be completely gone […]
Delaware County’s spending on third-party attorneys now over $4.5 million
The $4.5 million in spending on outside attorneys is eleven times higher than the same category of spending in 2019 — the last year Republicans had majority control of the council.
Guy Ciarrocchi: The Democrats’ Oprah strategy
Giving away trillions to buy reelection — bribing us with our own money.
By Guy Ciarrocchi