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“Astroturfing” as a phrase was first coined in the 1980’s to describe a tactic that corporations or special interests use to create the image of
In April of 2020 Governor Wolf declared a Fiscal Emergency for the City of Chester. Pursuant to that declaration, the Secretary of the Department of
A year ago, the City of Chester’s financial emergency and inability to fund essential city services and taxpayer funded pensions led to the Commonwealth appointing
An email released through right to know requests reveals that exactly two years ago today, a consultant for the DCED’s Act 47 Coordinator for the
The DCED’s Receiver was again caught making false statements to a number of area municipal officials about the CWA. The Receiver has been falsely claiming
The American Prospect, an independent magazine based out of Washington, D.C., covered the potential sale of the Chester Water Authority (CWA) in an online article
As the battle continues over the independence of the Chester Water Authority, the most important voices continue to speak out. The latest involves hundreds of
When Confronted With the DCED’s Inconsistent Positions Regarding the Attempt to Seize the CWA, DCED Secretary Dennis Davin Develops Memory Loss; Accuses Mayor Kirkland of
In 2012, the City of Chester retained John P. McLaughlin and his then law firm to represent it in matters related to, among others, the
