Government & Politics
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State Rep. Liz Hanbidge of Blue Bell Selected for Fellowship — An Honor Earned by Less than 50 Pols Nationwide
The Council of State Governments (CSG) has announced that state Rep. Liz Hanbidge (D-61) has been selected to participate in the 2022 CSG Henry Toll Fellowship. Hanbidge is the only Pennsylvanian included in this year’s cohort and the first from the Commonwealth to be selected since 2019. “I am grateful for the opportunity to learn…
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Opinion: Lessening the Divide Through Listening
Our nation is polarized and angry unlike any time since the Civil War. It seems that we are shouting at each other in person and online. Nobody is listening to one another unless they agree with their opinion. Social media and the 24/7 news cycle magnify this tension. How do we lower the volume, stop shouting at each…
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Montco Commissioners Commission Residents to Decide Where Recovery Plan Funds Get Committed
The Montgomery County Commissioners’ plans to spend American Recovery Plan funds from Washington are still under consideration. But additional details are informing them on how much they have and how many requestors believe they should share in it. Gregory Purcess covered the update for WFMZ 69 News. Board Chair Val Arkoosh set the context: The…
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Montgomery County Commissioners Honor Officer Injured at Phila. July 4 Fireworks Show
On July 7, the Montgomery County Commissioners honored Officer John Foster, the veteran deputy with the county sheriff’s office who was injured on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on July 4. CBS3 Philly was one of many outlets — local and national — covering the story. Officer Foster was one of two policemen hurt that night.…
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Lansdale Borough, Sparked by Sustainability Goals, Invests in EV Usage and Solar Chargers
The decades-long efforts for municipalities to opt for electric vehicles (EVs) was, until recently, driven primarily by intentions to improve the environment. Lately, however, given the cost of gasoline, economics is joining that motivator. Kenny Cooper, WHYY, drove this story on Lansdale’s next-level EV initiatives. Lansdale’s swap to EVs (it now operates three of them)…
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Mehmet Oz Spelled Name of His Montco Town Wrong on Official Campaign Form
Mehmet Oz, the GOP candidate for the Pennsylvania senate seat, spelled the name of his address in Montgomery County wrongly on an official campaign form, writes Jake Lahut for the Business Insider. The celebrity doctor and Trump-endorsed candidate had been living in New Jersey in the years before he decided to run for office. However…
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‘Investing in Infrastructure’ Event Discusses Area Transportation and Maximizing Federal Funds for It
Leaders from some of the largest transportation and planning agencies in the region gathered at the Investing in Infrastructure event. There, they discussed the future of transportation in the region and how best to capitalize on the $1 trillion federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Ryan Mulligan tuned into their thinking for the Philadelphia Business…
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Gov. Wolf Calls for $2,000 Payments to Pennsylvanians
Gov. Tom Wolf called on Pennsylvania’s General Assembly to support Pennsylvanians by passing legislation for the American Rescue Plan Act-funded $500 million PA Opportunity Program, which would send checks of up to $2,000 to millions of Pennsylvanians. “I first introduced this plan four months ago,” said Gov. Wolf. “A lot has changed since then, from inflation to…
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Childhood Challenges in Willow Grove Helped Define First Lady Jill Biden’s Life and Successes
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has been facing all the challenges of her position with grace and conviction, qualities she links back to her picture-book childhood in Willow Grove, writes Mattie Kahn for Harper’s Bazaar. In her memoir, Where the Light Enters, Biden recounts growing up as the eldest of five girls. She also idolizes…
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$1.6 Billion in Funding Connects Montgomery County and PA Bridges with Upkeep and Safety Resources
Pa. will receive $1.6 billion in funding to repair 3,000 bridges across the state, writes Priyanka Singh for Contractor News. The once-in-a-generation boost is being facilitated through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The major initiative was first unveiled earlier in the year by Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “This is…
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Show Neighborly Niceness in Montco With Mr. Rogers–Themed Kindness Day Today
Announcing the fourth annual 1-4-3 Day in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf encouraged Keystone State residents to show kindness, generosity, and love this coming May 23. The date is the 143rd day of 2022, a number imbued with special significance, writes James Wesser for WETM 18 News, Elmira, NY. The tradition was started in 2019 to…
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Updated Montgomery County 2022 Primary Election Results
The following is an unofficial summary of how Montgomery County residents voted in Tuesday’s primary election, last updated at 5/19/2022 at 5:00 p.m, according to the County. Montgomery County Voter Turnout Registered Voters – 505,661 Total Ballots Cast – 116,933 Voter Turnout – 23.12% Ballots Cast by Mail & Counted – 62,871 In Person Ballots Counted –…
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Bala Cynwyd Billionaire Jeff Yass Spent $18M on Candidates Who Support This Cause
Bala Cynwyd billionaire Jeff Yass spent at least $18 million in the 2022 primary to back candidates who have shown support for alternatives to public school, writes Stephen Caruso for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The richest person in Pennsylvania has been pumping money into both Democratic and Republican primaries. Among the beneficiaries are Republican gubernatorial candidate…
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Attention Pennsylvania Passengers: Federal REAL ID Requirement for Domestic Travel Starts Year From Now
Pennsylvania travelers now have a year to get a federal REAL ID before it become a requirement for domestic air travel. The new documentation is being phased in as legacy verifications for boarding fade into history. Kiley Koscinski filed a first-class explanation on the issue for WHYY. After several pandemic-related postponements, the ID deadline has…
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Montco and Delco Legislators Team Up to Help Vets With PTSD
Two Pennsylvania legislators—one from Montgomery County and one from Delaware County, one Republican, one Democrat, are coming together on a common issue—to help veterans suffering from PTSD, reports Lucy Bustamante for NBC 10. State Rep. Jennifer O’Mara (D-Delaware County) and Rep. Tracy Pennycuick, (R-Montgomery County) have teamed up to promote the use of “magical mushrooms”…
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How Bala Cynwyd Businessman Jeff Yass, the Richest Man in PA, Pays a Lower Tax Rate Than Most Americans
Jeff Yass, of Bala Cynwyd, head of Susquehanna International Group, recorded an average annual income of $1.3 billion a year from 2013 to 2018, but paid a lower tax rate than most Americans, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. According to tax records collected by ProPublica, only five other Americans earned more than…
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Video Store Cold Case: Two 20-Year-Olds’ 1993 Fatal Attack on the Job Remains Unsolved
As an indicator to just how cold an ongoing Bucks County cold case has gotten, its victims were two 20-year-old workers at a Warminster West Coast Video store — a chain that went defunct in 2009. Joe Holden, CBS3, reported this tragic case’s investigation, still in progress. Bryan Benson and Seann Campbell were closing the…
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Check Out Where the Average Tax Refund in Montco Ranks in Pennsylvania
To determine the places where people receive the largest tax refunds, SmartAsset divided the total amount of money refunded to residents by the number of refunds given out in each county. Montgomery County has topped the list of the counties that receive the highest average tax refunds in Pennsylvania, according to a recently released annual…
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