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Allegheny and Philadelphia counties spurred higher-than-usual turnout for an off-year election

BY: - November 10, 2023

Turnout was higher than usual for an odd-year election, propelled in Allegheny and Philadelphia counties by top-of-ballot races.

Short on cash, but not demand, Pa. counties press for mental health funding hikes

BY: - June 5, 2023

'We're in a crisis, and it’s getting worse,' one county official told the Capital-Star.

12 more counties to reopen next week but caution still needed, Wolf says

BY: and - May 15, 2020

Adams, Beaver, Carbon, Columbia, Cumberland, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Wayne and York counties will join the other 37 counties already in the yellow phase. 

Which Pa. counties have the lowest tax burden? | The Numbers Racket

BY: - April 27, 2020

Using the national median household income, coupled with relevant deductions and exemptions, SmartAsset was able to identify which of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties have the lowest tax burden, and which have the highest. 

‘We are boots on the ground:’ Here’s how county governments across Pa. are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic

BY: - April 10, 2020

County officials from Erie to the Poconos say they’re bracing themselves for declining tax collections, and are doing their best to plan ahead.

COMMENTARY

Pa. counties want safe and secure elections. The state needs to help make that happen | Opinion

BY: - February 13, 2019

Pennsylvania must break its historic cycle and find a different tomorrow, one where counties, the administration and the General Assembly work together to meet our state’s challenges.