Government & Politics
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See Where Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Candidates Get Most Donations
The 2022 governor’s race in Pennsylvania has the attention of out-of-state donors and political action committees that have poured tens of millions of dollars into the critical election, according to a recent Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story. The majority of that money has been in support of Democratic nominee Josh Shapiro. The state’s attorney general managed to…
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Congress to Campus Brings US Reps to Valley Forge Military Schools
Shortly before a hotly contested election, two former US Congressional Representatives visited Valley Forge Military Academy & College for the annual Congress to Campus event. The Honorable Loretta Sanchez (D) who represented the 46th and 47th districts of California in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997-2017, and the Honorable Robert William Goodlatte (R) who…
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Abington Native Ash Carter— Harvard Professor, Physicist, Former Defense Secretary — Dies Aged 68
Ash Carter, an Abington native and Harvard professor with a degree in theoretical physics who served as Defense Secretary under the Obama administration, died of a heart attack on October 24 aged 68. Nancy A. Youssef and Michael R. Gordon reported his loss in The Wall Street Journal. “President Obama and I relied on Ash’s…
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Abington’s Rebecca Rhynhart Joins Race for Mayor of Philadelphia
Abington’s Rebecca Rhynhart is joining the already interesting race for mayor of Philadelphia, writes Victor Fiorillo for Philadelphia Magazine. Four years ago, Rebecca Rhynhart became the first woman to serve as the city controller. Now, she has resigned from that position to run for mayor. “[M]y power as city controller is limited,” said Rhynhart. “I…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Rebecca Rhynhart, Controller of City of Philadelphia
Rebecca Rhynhart, City Controller of Philadelphia, spoke with MONTCO Today about her childhood in Abington and the lessons she learned from working at a pet store and aquarium as a teenager. She also talked about her “nonlinear” career path, from working for a publishing company, to almost joining the Peace Corps, to overseeing government finance,…
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Oct. 17 Montco Planning Commission Meeting to Solicit Resident Ideas: What Will We Look Like in 2050?
The agenda for an Oct. 17 public meeting with the Montgomery County Planning Commission (MCPC) starts with a brief overview of the county’s comprehensive plan and its 2025 intended start date. From there, however, the focus shifts to residents — attending either in person or online — can ask questions and react to the long-term…
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Montgomery County Leadership: Daylin Leach, Former State Senator, and Representative
Daylin Leach, former State Senator, and Representative, spoke to MONTCO Today about the lessons he learned from his tumultuous childhood – he went to eight different elementary schools — and how he became interested in politics and law early on. Daylin Leach described how another former Senator and Representative, Connie Williams, helped him enter the…
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Glenside Native Rep. Madeleine Dean in the Current Pecking Order: Hopeful No. 6 Now; Maybe No. 1 Later
A political contest that ordinarily would be seen as an undercard bout is taking on greater significance among House Democrats this year. The four contenders seeking to be the vice chair of the House Democratic caucus — a slot currently with more upward potential than usual — include Glenside’s Rep. Madeleine Dean. Politico‘s Sarah Ferris…
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Lever-Pullers with Longevity: 55 Montco Voters Tick Enough Boxes to Make Pa. Voter Hall of Fame
As the 2022 election cycle trundles on, all the rhetoric, differences of opinion, and “I-approve-of-this-message” messaging may try the patience of some Montgomery County voters. But a select few have dedicated themselves so solidly to the electoral process that they enthusiastically participate anyway, keeping alive a decades-long streak of ballot casting. Those citizens have earned…
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Montgomery County Leadership: David Zellers, Director of Commerce at Montgomery County
David Zellers, Director of Commerce for Montgomery County, spoke with MONTCO Today about growing up in Wernersville, Berks County, where he could walk to school, the playground, and his great-grandparents’ house. He also discussed the life lessons he learned from playing ice hockey and the work ethic he got from his dad, who worked his…
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WSJ: It’s a Safe Bet that Bala Cynwyd Billionaire Jeff Yass Thinks He Has an Idea to Improve Politics, Policy
Bala Cynwyd billionaire Jeff Yass, who started the options-trading powerhouse Susquehanna International Group, wants to introduce prediction markets into politics. Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. covered the idea in The Wall Street Journal. Pennsylvania’s richest person believes that using betting markets could improve our political debate and policy outcomes, especially in the areas of war and…
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National Publication Elects MCCC to 2022 Best Student Voting Honor Roll
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) continues to receive accolades for its efforts to support civic duty among students. The college was recently included in the Washington Monthly 2022 Best Colleges for Student Voting Honor Roll. According to the report, in order to be included in this year’s honor roll “…universities had to submit 2020 and…
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Some County Election Officials’ Opinion of Updated Pa. Voter Registration Form: Thumbs Down
Pennsylvania has updated its voter registration form to allow voters to also sign up for mail ballots. But the simple change is not sitting well with many county elections officials. Jonathan Lai reported on the push-back for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The new form, titled Pennsylvania Voter Registration Application & Mail-in Ballot Request, went live over…
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Montco LGBT Business Council President Joins New North Wales’s Human Relations Commission
North Wales’ human relations commission has found its newest member in Brittany Kohler. She is already affecting change at the county level and now hopes to do the same locally, writes Dan Sokil for The Reporter Online. The borough council unanimously voted at the start of August to name Kohler to the post left vacant…
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For Candidate Mehmet Oz, Is Bryn Athyn Really His ‘No Place Like Home’?
Pa. senatorial candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz’s residency in Bryn Athyn has been an issue since he entered the campaign. Julia Terruso addressed the geography issue with some local input in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Before the career-switch from physician/on-air personality to politician, Oz and wife Lisa Lemole were New Jersey residents. When he threw his hat…
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Montco Leads the Way in Pa. Counties Tapping Funds for Green-Friendly Residential Projects
The Montgomery County Commissioners’ expansion of access to funding from the state’s Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) program will help fund environmentally friendly residential projects. Dan Sokil aired the news in The Reporter Online. C-PACE, a Pa. Department of Environmental Protection program, provides long-term, low-interest loans to commercial, industrial, and ag properties embarking on…
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Tech, Collaboration, and Diligence Keep Pa.’s Voter Rolls Clean and Current
Despite claims that Pa. voter rolls are unfairly stuffed with ballots cast by long-deceased residents, the state’s elected officials point to evidence that the process is clean and the list of eligible voters is accurate. Denise Clay-Murray was sufficiently credentialed to bring this story to readers of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Voter integrity, say election administrators,…
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They Met at Philadelphia Airport. Now, He’s Running for President of Kenya
She was a flight attendant when she met her future husband, George Wajackoyah, in 2010 at a departure gate at Philadelphia International Airport. Meller Cheatham, an American, thought Wajackoyah was full of himself, but was intrigued that he wanted to be president of Kenya to help the lives of ordinary Kenyans, writes Michael M. Phillips…
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