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Government Spending

Municipal Government

Wally Nunn: Delaware County spending increases — again

September 26, 2023September 26, 2023
Wally Nunn
3

Who’s going to pay for it all? Council isn’t saying, but you can probably guess.
By Wally Nunn

B+L Investigates

Delco’s legal spending spree: Outside attorney spending now eight times higher than prior administration

August 28, 2023August 29, 2023
Todd Shepherd
3

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

Government

Tony Lynch: The people deserve greater, faster transparency about government spending

August 3, 2023August 3, 2023
Tony Lynch

The government already has data on how much is spent paying government employees; it should release it on a timely basis.
By Tony Lynch

Government

Beth Ann Rosica: “Free for all” means reduced resources for the most disadvantaged

June 2, 2023June 3, 2023
Beth Ann Rosica
3

Welfare benefits should be reserved for the needy, not the comfortable middle class.
By Beth Ann Rosica

Government

State agency has years of unspent funds that total nearly $100 million

April 18, 2023April 18, 2023
Linda Stein
1

The Department of Community and Economic Development admitted to holding the lapsed funds in a legislative hearing this week.
By Linda Stein

State Politics

Price tag for Shapiro’s $44.4B spending plan scrutinized

March 10, 2023March 10, 2023
Christen Smith

“The devil is always in the details,” said state senate president Kim Ward.
By Christen Smith

State Politics

Fiscal cliff ahead, state treasurer warns

February 6, 2023February 6, 2023
Anthony Hennen
1

As emergency federal funds dry up, hard choices remain for the legislature.
By Anthony Hennen

Government

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
3

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
1

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

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Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: Faith, identity, and the questions that remain

Thom Nickels: Faith, identity, and the questions that remain

schedule November 14 2025
ink_pen Thom Nickels

An organization called FRIEDA, located at 320 Walnut Street, bills itself as “connecting generations to strengthen our community.”  This membership-based […]

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