Rep. Lawrence and Rep. Cutler Letter to DCED Regarding Governor’s Declaration of Fiscal Emergency for the City of Chester

 “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