Government & Politics
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Community Day Celebrates Recovery, Recognizes Partners in Drug Prevention
This spring, the Delaware County Heroin Task Force and the Partners for Success Coalition will hold the Fifth Annual Community Day, Celebrating Prevention, on Saturday, April 20 from 11 AM-2 PM, rain or shine, in Rose Tree Park in Media. Each year, the event has been held to raise awareness about drug abuse and addiction…
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TSA Officer from Boothwyn on Free Lunch for Unpaid Airport Workers: ‘The Support Has Been Amazing’
TSA workers who are doing their jobs at Philadelphia International Airport without pay due to the government shutdown were recently treated to a free lunch from the Philadelphia Airline Management Council, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. “We came together to support our fellow brothers and sisters at the airport,” said PAMC chairperson Janet…
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Tom McGarrigle the Unanimous Choice to Lead Delaware County Republican Party
The Delaware County Republican Party found its new chairman in Tom McGarrigle, who was picked unanimously by 400 GOP committee members to lead the county’s 162,182 registered Republicans, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. McGarrigle, who owns a gas station in Springfield and recently lost his re-election campaign for the state Senate, was the…
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Here’s How the Partial Government Shutdown Is Affecting Delaware County
Despite last Friday being pay day for more than 2,000 federal workers in Delaware County, not all of them received a paycheck, courtesy of the partial government shutdown, write Steve Esack and Eugene Tauber for The Allentown Morning Call. In Pennsylvania, around 13 percent of the state’s 97,174 federal employees did not get paid. However,…
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Appeals Court Agrees with Local School Districts, Allows Taxation of Land Where Billboards Stand
A Pennsylvania appeals court has given the green light to Delaware County school districts to start taxing land used for billboards, writes Harold Brubaker for the Philadelphia Inquirer. The appeals court’s opinion upheld the tax exemption for both billboards and the structures that support them. But it said that the assessed value of the land…
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Local Republican Officials Ponder Trump’s Chances to Carry Their Battleground State in 2020
Republican officials in Pennsylvania are worried that Donald Trump will not be able to replicate his 2016 victory in the Keystone State, where Republicans hadn’t won in almost two decades, writes Marc Levy for The Associated Press. Driven by anti-Trump fervor, Democrats in Pennsylvania have since recorded huge gains. This includes scoring big victories in…
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Local Congressional Reps ‘Feel the Urgency,’ Refuse Pay During Government Shutdown
Chrissy Houlahan of Chester County and Mary Gay Scanlon of Delaware County are among the congressional representatives refusing pay during the partial government shutdown, writes Dave Davies for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The two Democrats have joined two other representatives from the Philadelphia area in refusing pay: Democrat Dwight Evans of Philadelphia and Republican Brian…
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New Year to Bring Political Showdown in Delaware County
After decades of Republicans holding the reins of government in Delaware County, Democrats finally have a chance to take control in the 2019 election, writes Dave Davies for WHYY. Democrats have been making steady gains in recent years, including taking two seats on the five-member County Council in 2017. The other three seats will be…
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Pennsylvania’s Bob Casey Mulls 2020 Presidential Bid
Bob Casey, the senior U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, is considering a run for president in 2020, writes Holly Otterbein for Politico. The recently re-elected Democrat, who beat his opponent by nearly 700,000 votes, is partly guided by his regrets from the presidential campaign in 2016. He thinks that he should have pushed Hillary Clinton to…
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Explore a New Language with Your Delaware County Library Card
Pronunciator, a language-learning program, will soon be available free of charge to all Delaware County residents. Founded by a librarian, Pronunciator is committed to serving public, academic, and special libraries. It offers basic to advanced language learning courses in more than 80 languages through activities, drills, quizzes, interactive coaching, and live practice with native speakers.…
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USPS Worker Retires After Singlehandedly Running Yeadon Post Office for Three Decades
After singlehandedly manning the Yeadon Post Office for more than three decades, Jim Gray decided it was time to retire, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. Gray, 63, turned in his keys at the end of November. He’ll be missed by many who admired his patience and impeccable customer service. “He’s quality,”…
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Shifting Voting Patterns in Suburbs Suggest Uncertain Future for Moderate Republican Tom Killion
Shifting voting patterns in Chester and Delaware counties are making the re-election of moderate Republican Tom Killion uncertain, writes Ed Mahon for WHYY. Killion, whose term in the state Senate is up in 2020, saw his good friend and fellow moderate Tom McGarrigle voted out in the latest election in favor of Swarthmore Mayor Tim…
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Pennsylvania Auditor General Releases Report with Recommendations for Reducing Gun Violence
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale has released a report that lists 12 recommendations for reducing deaths due to gun violence, writes Rachel McDevitt for 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station. The report follows a year-long review of firearm safety across the state. DePasquale focused on the existing law and how it can positively impact safety…
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Delaware County’s Republican Chairman to Lead Southeast Pennsylvania Republican Caucus
Andrew Reilly, Delaware County’s Republican chairman, will helm the Southeast Pennsylvania Republican Caucus, writes Kathleen Carey for the Daily Times. Reilly was unanimously elected to the position, which he will assume on Dec. 1. “My present intent is to meet with the district and municipal GOP leaders and hopefully transition to new leadership for the…
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Midterm Elections Draw Voter Turnout Near Level of Presidential Elections
Voter turnout for the midterm elections in Pennsylvania was so high this year that it approached presidential election numbers, write Eugene Tauber and Michelle Merlin for The Allentown Morning Call. According to the unofficial turnout results, 58.4 percent of registered voters in the Keystone State cast their ballot in the 2018 midterm election. That is…
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Comedienne Wanda Sykes Spotted at the Polls in Media
Comedienne Wanda Sykes was spotted at the polls in Media on Election Day taking a photo with Kristin Seale, who challenged incumbent Chris Quinn for his seat in the state’s House of Representatives, writes Nick Vadala for the Philadelphia Inquirer. Sykes, a part-time Media resident, posed for the photo with Seale, who then posted it…
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State Rep. Brian Kirkland Hosts Public Hearing on Jobs, Economic Development in Chester
A House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing recently hosted by State Rep. Brian Kirkland at Chester City Hall focused on jobs and economic development, according to a report from the Daily Times. The hearing was also attended by Policy Committee Chairman Mike Sturla and state legislators from across Pennsylvania. One of the issues discussed was…
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Here’s How Much Weight Your Vote Carries
Pennsylvania ranks among the Top 10 states with the most powerful voters in House elections, according to recently published analysis by WalletHub. However, Pennsylvania also placed in the bottom half of the lists for overall voting power, Senate races, and gubernatorial races. For 2018’s States with the Most & Least Powerful Voters for the Midterms,…
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