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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

Government

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

September 6, 2022September 6, 2022
Anthony Hennen
4

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
9

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
3

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
1

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

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Op-Ed

Ben Mannes: Noem’s fall shows why independent watchdogs matter at every level of government

Ben Mannes: Noem’s fall shows why independent watchdogs matter at every level of government

schedule March 10 2026
ink_pen A. Benjamin Mannes

After a contentious Congressional hearing, President Trump’s announcement of a forced departure of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem came because […]

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