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Pennsylvania gets $2M for 988 crisis line to help with workforce hiring

December 30, 2022January 2, 2023
Anthony Hennen

The nation’s first three-digit mental health crisis hotline went live this summer.
By Anthony Hennen

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

Municipal Government

Wally Nunn: Delco taxpayers can’t afford the county’s spending binge

October 12, 2022October 11, 2022
Wally Nunn

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

Government

Bill to end automatic pay raises for top state officials stuck in committee

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022
Anthony Hennen
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Legislative pay, currently indexed to inflation, remains a controversial topic in Harrisburg.
By Anthony Hennen

Education

Student loan forgiveness in Pennsylvania favors the wealthy

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022
Anthony Hennen
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About 65 percent of loan forgiveness benefits would go to borrowers earning more than $51,000.
By Anthony Hennen

Government

Majority of funds for climate change program went to repave Bloomsburg parking lots

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022
Anthony Hennen
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Some funds will go to environmental upgrades, but most of the money looks like old-fashioned pork barrel spending.
By Anthony Hennen

Government

Philadelphia uses Covid money to fill budget shortfalls, fund diversity initiative

August 11, 2022August 16, 2022
Seth Higgins
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The City plans to use federal money “to expand the City’s focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion,” a report says.
By Seth Higgins

Politics

On Inflation Reduction Act, Pennsylvania’s two senators are divided

August 9, 2022August 10, 2022
Anthony Hennen
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As the Inflation Reduction Act goes from the U.S. Senate to the House, Pennsylvania’s senators disagree on the bill’s consequences.
By Anthony Hennen

Government

Delco Council extends prison recruiting contract as staffing issues persist

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022
Todd Shepherd

The prison’s transition from private to government management has not gone as smoothly as promised.
By Todd Shepherd

Politics

Toomey defends opposition to $400B Democrat “slush fund” in veterans’ legislation

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022
Linda Stein

Outgoing Republican senator crosses swords with activists over the technical terms of a spending bill.
By Linda Stein

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