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Government

Andy Bloom: Ghosts of government cuts past

February 24, 2025February 23, 2025
Andy Bloom
4

Everyone liked reinventing government when Bill Clinton was doing it.
By Andy Bloom

Municipal Government

Rutledge Mayor asks Delaware County Council to consider universal basic income

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025
Todd Shepherd
2

Even a modest stipend would create enormous questions of long-term funding for the cash-strapped county.
By Todd Shepherd

Government

Richard Koenig: Mary Gay Scanlon flails against the Musk bogeyman

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025
Richard Koenig

From time to time, I get missives from the office of Mary Gay Scanlon, a Democrat who represents me (in […]

Government

Guy Ciarrocchi: Yes, America, there is a swamp

February 11, 2025February 11, 2025
Guy Ciarrocchi
9

There is waste. There is fraud. There is abuse. And there is money — our tax dollars — spent on […]

Government

Rep. Seth Grove: Government waste is no accident

February 10, 2025February 9, 2025
Seth Grove
10

Government efficiency, across all levels, is more than a slogan to me. Being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars is one […]

Government

Delaware County prison officials issued questionable bonuses, records show

February 4, 2025February 5, 2025
Todd Shepherd
2

Delaware County prison officials seem to have broken their own rules for bonuses given to staff, as records show some […]

B+L Investigates

Delaware County’s bond issuance cost $2.1 million more than necessary, local analysis finds

December 11, 2024December 13, 2024
Todd Shepherd
1

The county paid more for bond issuance than it had to. Who benefits?
By Todd Shepherd

B+L Investigates

Delco stays silent on mystery $7.6 million that helped backfill 2025 proposed budget

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024
Todd Shepherd
2

The county’s numbers don’t add up.
By Todd Shepherd

Tax

Delaware County proposes 23% tax increase, one council member calls it a fiscal ‘crisis’

December 3, 2024December 4, 2024
Todd Shepherd
2

The budget also draws down the county’s rainy day fund to its lowest level in years.

By Todd Shepherd

Tax

Delaware County facing $76 million budget deficit — 28 percent tax increase proposed

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024
Todd Shepherd
19

The taxes would replace temporary federal funds that were used to pay for permanent spending increases.
By Todd Shepherd

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Op-Ed

Christine Flowers: Misguided matriarchy can’t dim men’s hockey Olympic gold

Christine Flowers: Misguided matriarchy can’t dim men’s hockey Olympic gold

schedule March 02 2026
ink_pen Christine Flowers

Looking for a good movie the other evening, I came across one that I’d missed when it was out in […]

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