Government & Politics
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Charter Rewrite in Towamencin Township Hopes to Block Sewer System Privatization Effort
Residents of Towamencin Township are resorting to a rewrite of their charter to halt a public utility privatization effort tied to the sale of its sewer system. Andrew Maykuth reported on the effort for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The impetus for the rewrite comes from residents’ reactions to the proposed sale of the sewer system to…
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‘Every Single Vote Counted’: Horsham Resident Melissa Cerrato Heading to Harrisburg after Tight Victory
When future Pennsylvania State Representative and Horsham resident Melissa Cerrato finally received the news of her victory, she was boarding a plane to go to Universal Studios in Orlando. The mother of four was campaigning to win the seat for the newly redrawn 151st District, but come election day, her status was still dubious. …
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Gov.-Elect Shapiro Names Chief of Staff: Colleague from His Montgomery County Commissioner Days
Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro has chosen his “most trusted advisor,” his chief of staff, Dana Fritz. She not only managed his 2022 campaign but her collaboration with Shapiro dates to his years as a Montgomery County Commissioner. Julia Terruso profiled Fritz’ new job in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fritz, originally from the Lehigh Valley, earned her political…
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Montco Home to the Best Liberal Place to Live in America
Montgomery County is home to the Best Liberal Place to Live in America, according to new rankings from Stacker. Stacker’s list of the 50 Best Liberal Places to Live in the U.S. was compiled using data from Niche.com — which includes statistics from the Department of Education, Census Bureau, and FBI — and the presidential…
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Montco’s President Judge Broke Glass Ceiling; Now She’s Running for the Pa. Supreme Court
Montgomery County President Judge Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio has made historical accomplishments, and now she’s running for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court writes Carl Hessler Jr. for The Reporter. Carluccio is the first woman in Montco’s history to lead the bench. She was elected as president judge last November and began her term in January. Carluccio was also…
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Party Lines Arise in Commissioner Discussion on Montgomery County’s 2023 Budget Proposal
Party lines were sharply drawn at a recent meeting in Norristown to discuss the county’s 2023 budget. Democrats Valerie Arkoosh (chair) and Ken Lawrence (vice chair) indicated approval. And Republican Joe Gale voiced dissent. Rachel Ravina captured the divergence for The Reporter Online. The county’s 2023 spending plan shows an eight percent real estate tax…
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Red-to-Blue Flip of the Pa. House Came Down to Voters in Upper Dublin, Montgomeryville, Horsham, and Ambler
The recent win for Democrat Melissa Cerrato flipped a seat in the Commonwealth’s red-to-blue political spectrum. The majority-party shift resulted from voters in the state’s 151st Legislative District, comprising Upper Dublin, Montgomeryville, Horsham, and Ambler. Jon Kamp and Scott Calvert brought nationwide coverage of the change to readers of The Wall Street Journal. 2022 election…
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Montgomery County Among the Nation’s 40 Wealthiest Congressional Districts of 2022
Pennsylvania’s Fourth Congressional District, which encompasses the majority of Montgomery County, is one of the wealthiest congressional districts of 2022, writes Andrew DePietro forForbes. Census data indicates that there are 40 congressional districts in the country with median household incomes that are higher than $100,000. While most of these are in California, Pennsylvania is among…
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John Fetterman Outperforms Joe Biden in All Collar Counties Except for Chester County
John Fetterman has recorded a higher vote share in the Senate race than that of Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election in Montgomery, Delaware, and Bucks counties, while seeing a slight drop in Chester County, write Aseem Shukla, Julia Terruso, and Jonathan Tamari for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fetterman recorded the highest increase in Bucks…
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Newly Elected Governor of Maryland Was a Valley Forge Academy & College Graduate
Westley Moore, a former Valley Forge Military Academy & College cadet, is now the governor-elect of Maryland. Moore graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy in 1996 and attended Valley Forge Military College through the College’s Early Commissioning Program. After graduating in 1998, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lt in the US Army. “During his time…
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Here Are the Unofficial 2022 Election Results in Montgomery County
Pennsylvania is at the center of what the media is calling one of the most critical midterm elections in generations. Below is how Montgomery County, with 607,301 registered voters, has voted in the races that have taken on such outsized importance this election cycle. U.S. Senator – 410,259 total votes cast U.S. Representative (First Congressional…
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Limerick Voters Close Their Wallets on Open Space Ballot Question
The issues of open space in Limerick Township, its preservation, and the funding of that effort was presented to voters on the Nov. 8 ballot. Joe Zlomek reported the resulting thumbs down in The Sanatoga Post. With final tallies still being calculated, township residents seem to indicate that although they appreciate the effort to maintain…
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Gov.-Elect Josh Shapiro’s Competitiveness Harkens Back to His Time on Local Basketball Courts
Journalist David Sirota, who knew Montgomery Countian Josh Shapiro as a young basketball teammate, profiled the current Pa. Gov.-Elect for Rolling Stone. The piece referenced Shapiro’s deep-seated competitiveness and his political skill in choosing — and framing — battles carefully. One preelection campaign rally surprisingly saw the candidate connecting solidly with voters. Surprising because its…
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What Is the Difference between Medicare and Medicaid?
Medicare and Medicaid are both government-run health insurance programs, so people often get them confused. Medicare Medicare is a federal health insurance program that provides coverage for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with end-stage renal disease, Eligibility requirements for Medicare can differ, depending on the type of…
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Montgomery County Post-Election Effort Can Unite Oz Voters, Fetterman Voters, and Everyone in Between
Wednesday, Nov. 9, (the day after Election Day 2022), will surely dawn seeing some Montgomery County politicos who are elated … and others, not so much. The one thing that can unite all factions of voters, however, is a bipartisan effort to be environmentally responsible with those ubiquitous campaign lawn signs now that ballots have…
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PA’s Standard Reporting Delays, Vote Totals Fluctuations Could Be Portrayed by Partisans as Evidence of Fraud
A few days ahead of the midterm election, there is a concern that Pennsylvania’s standard reporting delays and fluctuations in vote totals could be portrayed by partisans as evidence of fraud, writes Jan Wolfe for The Wall Street Journal. Pennsylvania takes longer than the majority of other states to report election results because of the…
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PA Youth Vote, Having Spurred Young Adults to Cast Votes in Philadelphia, Turns Its Attention to Montgomery County
PA Youth Vote — a nonpartisan, regional nonprofit that works to inspire first-time voters — has been busy at numerous Philadelphia high schools. Its recent effort at The Fine Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, for example, resulted in a 25 percent rise in voter registration of eligible students. From that success, the organization now plans…
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When to Join, Switch, or Drop Medicare Part D
Medicare drug plans (Part D) add coverage for pharmaceuticals to original Medicare, whose prescription plans can vary in cost and coverage. The drug coverage provided by Medicare Advantage Plans is explained on the Medicare Educational Services website. Initial Enrollment Seniors can join a Medicare drug plan when they first become eligible for Medicare. As a…
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