On an unseasonably bright January morning this Tuesday, large crowds rallied outside the U.S. Supreme Court as justices heard arguments […]
Delco officials decline to answer questions about council president’s tax delinquencies
The county confirmed the existence of a payment plan but declined to answer questions about its terms or enforcement.
By Todd Shepherd
Garrity: “Josh Shapiro has made Pennsylvania mediocre”
“Pennsylvania is not reaching its potential, and the buck stops at Josh Shapiro’s desk.” With those words, Pennsylvania State Treasurer […]
Jon Delano: The demise of the Post-Gazette
The fall of a great American newspaper will be felt across the region.
By Jon Delano
Philly suburbs pay Pennsylvania’s highest school taxes, new report finds
Tax burden trifecta: school, county, and municipal taxes surge in Philly collar counties
By Beth Ann Rosica
From the Editors: A functioning republic needs a functioning news media
Readers of a certain age will no doubt recall the opening monologue to Woody Allen’s film, Annie Hall: “There’s an […]
Ben Mannes: Trust without verification — Minnesota’s welfare fraud scandal exposes Philadelphia’s oversight gaps
Minnesota’s multibillion‑dollar Somali‑linked welfare fraud scandals, anchored by the Feeding Our Future case, were enabled by glaring failures of oversight […]
Emily Greene Brey: Pennsylvanians want affordable health care, not more Obamacare
Last month, four Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives broke away from their party to support Democrats’ number one […]
Albert Eisenberg: An independent path forward for Pennsylvania’s maverick senator
Fetterman could find a home — and reelection — as an independent.
By Albert Eisenberg
Guy Ciarrocchi: Minnesota’s daycare fraud is more proof that Democrats just don’t get it
There is indisputable, widespread fraud in Minnesota, stealing billions of American taxpayer dollars over the last several years. “Daycares” that […]