Government & Politics
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Conservation Officer Keeping Man and Beast Legal in Delco
Delaware County is far from the wild outdoors typical of other parts of Pennsylvania, but the relationship between man and beast still runs afoul every day. To combat that, Delaware County has temporarily brought in Philadelphia Conservation Officer Jerrold Czech Jr. to keep the peace, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report by Daniel Rubin. A…
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Delco Council to Work with Concord Township Officials to Preserve Beaver Valley
Concord residents and all county residents will be able to continue to enjoy the pastures, winding trails, and wildlife of the scenic and historic Beaver Valley property. After years of planning, the 240 acres, just west of bustling Route 202, will be preserved as open space. Delaware County Council, Concord Township officials, the Conservation Fund,…
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New Law on Six-Packs of Beer Helps Some, Hurts Others
Some will grab a can and drink to recent news that Pennsylvania has expanded sales of six-packs of beer, and others will proverbially crush a can to their foreheads in frustration. While “Pennsylvanians have waited decades to bring their beer and liquor systems into the 21st century,” Gov. Tom Wolf said in a Philadelphia Business…
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Delco Residents Now Have Much Higher Tax Burden Than Their City Neighbors
According to a recent study, the benefit of less-burdensome taxes that the suburbs once held over the city is shrinking, writes Caitlin McCabe for the Philadelphia Inquirer. “Based on an analysis by the Pew Charitable Trusts, the local tax gap between Philadelphia and its suburbs dropped in 2015 to its lowest level in 15 years…
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How Did Your Town Vote in the 2016 Presidential Election? Click Here to Find Out
Hillary Clinton won Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks counties by 179,000 votes, an improvement of more than 50,000 votes over President Obama’s totals in 2012, according to a staff report in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Some interesting facts regarding the vote in Delaware County include: The entire cluster of Tinicum, Norwood, Prospect Park, Ridley, and Ridley…
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Upland Shopping Center Now Has Two Parking Spaces Reserved for Combat Veterans
They served on the front lines of battle in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other war-torn nations, and now they’ll get a front-row parking spot at their neighborhood mall. Just before Veterans Day last Friday, the Upland Shopping Center dedicated two purple-painted Combat Warrior parking spots for those who served the United States in the…
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Does Your Convenience-Store Preference Say Anything About Your Vote? This Report Says So
The battle for the presidency heated up last week when Donald Trump tread into Hillary Clinton territory: the Wawa in King of Prussia. A survey by Placed, a leader in location analytics, “found that Clinton supporters were more likely to visit a Wawa, despite Donald Trump’s visit this week,” according to a report by Lesley…
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American Legion Joins County Council to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor
People of a certain age in Hawaii and across the United States will never forget Dec. 7, 1941 as a day that changed everything, the day we were attacked on American soil, and the day that thrust the United States into World War II. “And we should never forget,” said Delaware County Council Chairman Mario…
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Find Out Which Local Communities Donated the Most to Clinton’s, Trump’s Campaigns
In the race to win the White House this year, Hillary Clinton has drawn a dozen times more money into her campaign coffers from suburban Philadelphia donors than Donald Trump. Through Sept. 1, Clinton had accumulated $2.4 million across Philly while Trump, whose strategy has focused on free media and who hasn’t asked much from…
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Delaware County Plans No Tax Hike; Council Pleased to Hold Line for 2017 Budget
Delaware County Council is pleased to inform residents that there will be no tax hike for 2017, as the county holds the line on spending for the third consecutive year while maintaining crucial services. On Tuesday, Nov. 2, as required under the Delaware County Home Rule Charter, Executive Director Marianne Grace delivered the proposed $351…
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Political Talk Show on Neumann University Radio a Breath of Fresh Air This Election Season
What happens when two psychology professors, one conservative and the other liberal, talk politics on college radio? Your Brain on Politics. Since early October, Dr. Colleen McDonough and Dr. Ramona Palmerio-Roberts have set aside one hour each week to discuss politics on WNUW 98.5, Neumann University radio. They have different views, opposing political philosophies, and…
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Boston Globe: Election Blurring the Lines in Philly Suburbs
As political pressure continues to build in Philadelphia’s suburban counties, the unprecedented juxtaposition of candidates is squeezing out new kinds of voters for this election. Republicans and Democrats alike are switching parties or holding their noses to vote for “the lesser of two evils,” a Boston Globe article by Tracy Jan reported. Some are even…
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Washington Post: Pressure Mounts in Philadelphia Suburbs as Election Draws Near
As the presidential election nears its final week, the pressure on Donald Trump to close the gap in several key Philadelphia suburbs is mounting. His fate in Pennsylvania and possibly the nation rests on a need to “turn in a respectable showing in the vote-rich suburban areas outside Philly,” according to a report in The…
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Delco Council, Veterans Memorial Association to Host Freedom Medal Awards Dinner
Delaware County is home to many brave veterans who have served our nation with strength and courage. Today, we have 35,000 veterans of all military branches living in Delaware County who continue to serve their communities through their work, their church, their schools, and their families. In 2013, the Delaware County Veterans Memorial in Newtown…
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Widener University Panel Discusses History, Pros and Cons of Electoral College
“The Electoral College is the strange way in which we elect presidents in the United States,” said Rod Smolla, Dean of the Widener University Delaware Law School. In this video, Smolla is joined by Brian Tierney, a member of the board of trustees at Widener, political science professor James Vike, and Alan Garfield, a professor…
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Chester’s Back Against the Ropes as Lawmakers Scramble to Fix Casino Host Law
After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the tax that paid the state’s casino hosts and sent the issue to the Legislature for a fix, suddenly a whole host of other players have showed up at the table. Hosts like Chester are desperate for the millions of dollars in tax revenue from Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino…
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Study Reveals Student Population Growth Negatively Affects Local School Districts, Property Taxes
School district enrollment levels have dramatically shifted in Pennsylvania over the past 25 years, writes Kevin McCorry in a fascinating report for NewsWorks that reveals the inequity of the state’s school-funding formula for the last quarter-century. More than a third of the state’s 500 districts have either grown or shrank by more than 25 percent…
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Delco Paints Better Picture of Employment Than Rest of State
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry released its employment situation report for September 2016, and it reveals that Delaware County (5.1 percent) currently has a lower unemployment rate than the rest of the state. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was unchanged from August at 5.7 percent. However, the state’s rate remained above that of the nation,…
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