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New Delco Health Department Will Cost $10 Million For First Year, Consultant Says
Some 30 percent coming from county tax dollars the first year, and various state and federal grants will pay the remainder.

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Some 30 percent coming from county tax dollars the first year, and various state and federal grants will pay the remainder.

Although Cupid usually makes his appearance around Valentine's Day, this year he's got a summer gig.
Since the beginning of the pandemic powerful teacher unions have played politics, putting their interests first.
Despite rising cases of the COVID-19 delta variant, many businesses have begun the process of bringing employees back into the office.
Imagine being faced with the choice to give up your home or your beloved pet.
Gov. Tom Wolf has declined to issue a statewide mandate for students to wear masks in school.
The youth will inherit the earth, and that comes with a lot of responsibility.
Democratic Congressman Conor Lamb joined the scrum vying for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Pat Toomey.
This industry-wide struggle to improve resilience comes when three forces are colliding, all of them impacting the electric utilities.
Delaware County Sheriff Jerry L. Sanders Jr. was elected sheriff in 2017 and is running for another term.
Gov. Wolf reversed his position, expressing for the first time support for voter ID laws in some form.
Area suburban counties stand ready to take advantage of any new funding that comes their way.
By abandoning the Hyde Amendment, Democrats have placed themselves on the wrong side of national polling.
The Philadelphia GOP is building on its growing success among the state's Hispanic voters.
Armed with $500,000, the Back to School PA PAC is a force to be reckoned with in Pennsylvania school board politics.
Even with the third-highest gasoline tax in the country, Pennsylvania officials still want more revenue.
Anita Edgarian wanted more information about Critical Race Theory in her children’s classrooms, she left with a police escort.
Pennsylvanians who are receiving unemployment benefits must be actively looking for work to continue to receive those benefits.
His conduct, to my mind, is not so offensive that it would justify an impeachment proceeding.
Suddenly there is a movement to restore money to police departments, and in some cases calls for the hiring of more cops.