Everyone remembers a local business in their town that was shut down due to the Covid pandemic, while the big […]
Eric Tuwalski: SEPTA, Saval, Shapiro, and their scare tactics
SEPTA daily ridership is roughly 750,000 passengers — a considerable amount of people who depend on the services to get […]
You’re part of the story — welcome to The Independence
Dear Readers, Wherever we Americans come from, we tend to see our home as unlike anywhere else. This is often […]
Beth Ann Rosica: The inevitable federal-state showdown on education
Several elite universities are currently in a face-off with the Trump administration over recent mandates and withholding federal funds, and […]
Beth Ann Rosica: After two years in office, Shapiro fails to fill key vacancies on state commission
Incompetence or malfeasance?
By Beth Ann Rosica
Thomas C. Willcox: Don’t blame AI for Pennsylvania’s high rent
Pennsylvanians might be more politically divided than ever before, but there’s one thing they can all agree on: the rent […]
Lawmakers’ perks: free Penn State football tickets
Being a lawmaker in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly comes with many perks.It’s a full-time job with six-figure pay. Gracious per-diems and […]
Pennsylvania’s Dem. senators united in silence about Shapiro administration’s missing emails
None of the legislators would comment on the record about the missing documents.
By Todd Shepherd
From the Editors: The one way New Jersey is five times better than Pa. on transparency
A particular fee to obtain records is far more costly in Pennsylvania than in New Jersey.
By The Editors
Jason Saylor: Ensuring fairness in school sports: why I am suing the state
Four years ago, I stepped into the public arena, running for the Perkiomen Valley School Board in the midst of […]