Government & Politics
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Media Narratives Challenged as Philadelphia Crime Stats Drop
When comparing a recently released Gallup poll to crime statistics in Philadelphia, it is clear that the city may be safer than it is perceived to be, writes Heather J. Chin for Billy Penn at WHYY. The poll on perceived notions of safety for 16 U.S. cities found that just 47 percent of people who…
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Philly International Airport to Serve as Northeast’s Gateway to Exotic Cuba
(This post first appeared June 20, 2016.) Residents of Delaware County planning to visit some of the Cuban cities outside of Havana will soon no longer have to struggle with multiple layovers, writes Kenneth Hilario for the Philadelphia Business Journal. As early as this fall, Philadelphia will be one of five U.S. cities that will…
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So How Is Chester Doing With Its Bankruptcy? Here’s an Update
Michael Doweary is trying to figure out what cash flow is needed to successfully run the city of Chester. Doweary is the state-appointed receiver for Chester charting a path that would pull the city out of Chapter 9 bankruptcy, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. He needs a “baseline expenditure,” the amount needed to provide adequate…
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Chester Takes on Former Employees Over Pension Fight Legal Fees
As Chester tries to work out its financial difficulties and lift itself out of bankruptcy, it’s also facing new challenges from its former employees, writes Justin Udo for KYW Newsradio. The battle over pension payments has gone to court, and the city is supposed to pay the legal fees of its former employees. Those fees…
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Drexel Hill Man Receives Invitation to Trump September Fundraiser
Rich Pruett of Drexel Hill has received a unique invitation. Pruett is in possession of an invitation to attend a Sept. 14 fundraising event for former President Donald Trump next month in Philadelphia, reportedly at the Union League, writes Julia Terruso and Chris Brennan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Though there’s been no immediate comment about…
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Delaware County Controller Recognized for Excellence in Financial Reporting
The Delaware County Controller’s Office has again been awarded a “Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting” by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). County Controller Joanne Phillips and her staff were recognized for their Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The…
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The Pennsylvania State Song: ‘I Think We Can Do Better’
A Delaware County state representative is behind a measure to find a new state song, reports CBS 3 Philadelphia. The state legislature approved a resolution 138-64 to name an independent commission to come up with a new song. The resolution now goes to the Pennsylvania Senate. There’s an existing state song, “Pennsylvania” by Eddie Khoury…
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Descendants of Executed Black Teen Don’t Want His Name on County Building
Descendants of Black teen Alexander McClay Williams wrongfully sentenced in Delaware County and executed for a 1930 murder have asked county council not to rename a building in his honor, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Instead, they would like a building named for Delaware County’s first Black attorney, William H. Riddle, who…
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Philadelphia Navy Yard to Become Home to New Frigate Land-Based Engineering Site
Construction is currently underway inside the building that was once a World War II aircraft factory at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on the engineering site that will teach future generations of U.S. Navy sailors how to operate the systems aboard the new Constellation-class frigate, writes Mallory Shelbourne for the USNI News. The Philadelphia Navy Yard…
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Court-Ordered Reshuffling of State Public School Funds Won’t Make This Budget
A court requirement to create a more equitable public school funding system in Pennsylvania is a key point in this year’s state budget, but it won’t be resolved by the budget’s June 30 deadline, writes Katie Meyer of Spotlight PA for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Commonwealth Court ruled in February that the state’s current school funding…
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More Treatment, Prevention Top List of Uses for Opioid Funds
As millions of dollars in opioid settlement funds pile up in Delaware County, officials are looking at an opportunity to reverse the opioid crisis, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Residents were asked at a town hall Thursday how the funds should be spent. About 50 were in attendance. It’s estimated that 11,700 people in Delaware…
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Washington Post: Once Strong Election Engagement by Philadelphia Voters is Waning, Worrying Democrats
Philadelphia has historically fueled Democratic victories in Pennsylvania, but once strong Philadelphia voter engagement by its voters has started to wane, write Anthony J. Rivera and Colby Itkowitz for The Washington Post. During the 2022 midterms, Philadelphia’s voter turnout dropped from 49 percent in 2018 to 43 percent, while turnout rose statewide. Things did not…
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Delaware County Leadership: Allan Domb, President of Allan Domb Real Estate, Former At-Large Member of Philadelphia City Council and Candidate for Mayor
A week before the Primary Election in May, Allan Domb, one of several Democratic candidates running for mayor of Philadelphia, spoke to DELCO Today about his modest upbringing in Fort Lee, New Jersey, how he was always working, starting with shining shoes at age 5, and continued working full-time while attending American University. After building…
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Philadelphia Area Visitors React to New Ocean City Rules for Teens
Following a Memorial Day weekend of chaos, Ocean City officials have decided to implement new rules aimed at reining in rowdy teens, and some Philadelphia area visitors think they are being too strict, writes Chris O’Connell for Fox 29 Philadelphia. Ocean City leaders described a wild and raucous weekend where close to 1,000 calls were…
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Norristown Official’s Plan: Bus Borough’s Homeless to Villanova University
Norristown Council President Thomas Lepera said he plans to bus homeless living in the borough to the Villanova University campus, writes Alfred Lubrano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. His plan includes offering donated $500 gift cards to everyone who boards the bus at the end of June. Norristown, which has no homeless shelter, is currently coping…
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Gun Violence: A Delaware County Visit From the Governor and an Arkansas Delegation
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro came to East Lansdowne Friday to rally support for two gun control bills, while representatives of Pine Bluff, Arkansas stopped by the district attorney’s office Wednesday to hear about Chester’s successful violent crime reduction. Two bills have passed the state House and are now with the state Senate, writes Pete Bannan…
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Advocates Want Boy Wrongly Executed Honored with Delaware County Building Name Change
A lobbying effort is underway to name a Delaware County court building after Alexander McClay Williams, a teen who was wrongfully sent to his death in a murder conviction. The building now bears the name of the judge who ordered the sentence, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Delaware County Council has been…
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Pennsylvania Treasurer Proposes Legislation That Would Return Billions of Unclaimed Cash
Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity has proposed legislation that would allow the state to return some of the billions in unclaimed property automatically to its rightful owners, writes Charlotte Keith for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The state is sitting on over $4 billion in misplaced money. It could be from a check somebody forgot to cash, a…
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