Government Accountability
Philly controller report rips Mayor Kenney’s plans for federal recovery dollars
City Controller Rhynhart’s critique calls for more transparency in spending billions from the American Rescue Plan and alternative budget priorities.
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GOP set to block 1/6 panel, stoking Senate filibuster fight
Most Republicans oppose the bill, which would establish a commission to investigate the attack by Donald Trump supporters over the election.
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The Pa. legislature has new power to overrule Wolf on COVID. The two camps differ on details
Pennsylvania Republicans have chafed under Wolf’s COVID-19 orders for more than a year, and have tried repeatedly to take back some measure of control.
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After citing privacy law, Pa. backtracks and discloses wasted vaccine details
Just 0.18% of more than 10 million doses given to hospitals, pharmacies, and other providers through May 21 were discarded.
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Philly health chief who resigned over MOVE remains to get $2,500 monthly pension
Overall, the city's retirement fund carries the fourth-highest tax burden in the country.
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Pa. GOP tees up legislation on governor’s pandemic powers
Benninghoff's resolution aims to halt the use of no-bid contracts, force those getting jobless benefits to look for work and end social distancing mitigation orders.
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Early CDC coronavirus test came with inconsistent instructions, cost U.S. weeks
The shortcomings of the test kits cost the nation precious weeks as officials sought to detect virus hotspots and manage the outbreak.
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The Pentagon has never passed an audit. Some senators want to change that
The Pentagon went through its first independent financial audit in 2017. But after three failed attempts, lawmakers are losing their patience.
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Report: DHS division failed to analyze intelligence ahead of Capitol violence
A forthcoming report says DHS had the intel needed to predict the pro-Trump rally would become violent. What was missing was DHS telling the people who needed to know.
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What you need to know about the desecration of MOVE bombing victims’ remains
How revelations regarding Penn's possession of remains from MOVE bombing victims spurred the resignation of Philadelphia's health commissioner, and what questions remain.
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FBI probe of massive Pa. pension fund seeks evidence of kickbacks or bribery
Subpoenas reviewed by Spotlight PA and The Philadelphia Inquirer lay bare the scope of the federal investigation into Pennsylvania's $64 billion public school pension fund.
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Philadelphia says it found MOVE victims’ remains top official ordered destroyed
Former Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley had ordered the remains destroyed but the cremation never happened, Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement.
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The remains of people killed in the city’s 1985 MOVE bombing were found in a storage room by employees cleaning in preparation for a move.
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Report: Less than 1% of civilian complaints filed against Philly police result in discipline
A forthcoming report from the city’s Police Advisory Commission found that citizen complaints more often result in training and counseling for the accused officer.
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Philadelphia health commissioner resigns: Tom Farley’s rise to power and fall from grace
Mayor Kenney asked his top doctor to step down after learning he mishandled remains of MOVE bombing victims.
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