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
Bill to end automatic pay raises for top state officials stuck in committee
Legislative pay, currently indexed to inflation, remains a controversial topic in Harrisburg.
By Anthony Hennen
Student loan forgiveness in Pennsylvania favors the wealthy
About 65 percent of loan forgiveness benefits would go to borrowers earning more than $51,000.
By Anthony Hennen
Majority of funds for climate change program went to repave Bloomsburg parking lots
Some funds will go to environmental upgrades, but most of the money looks like old-fashioned pork barrel spending.
By Anthony Hennen
Philadelphia uses Covid money to fill budget shortfalls, fund diversity initiative
The City plans to use federal money “to expand the City’s focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion,” a report says.
By Seth Higgins
On Inflation Reduction Act, Pennsylvania’s two senators are divided
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
Delco Council extends prison recruiting contract as staffing issues persist
The prison’s transition from private to government management has not gone as smoothly as promised.
By Todd Shepherd
Toomey defends opposition to $400B Democrat “slush fund” in veterans’ legislation
Outgoing Republican senator crosses swords with activists over the technical terms of a spending bill.
By Linda Stein