Katie Bernard
Election Administration and Suburban Government Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer
Election administration and suburban politics @PhillyInquirer • Formerly @KCStar • @KUJournalism alum • proud Midwesterner • Tips? [email protected]
Articles
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Aubrey Whelan |Katie Bernard |Gillian McGoldrick
A Manayunk addiction recovery organization, decimated by layoffs, is turning away clients seeking help at a neighborhood drop-in center. At a disability rights nonprofit, research on how to make medical equipment like MRIs more accessible is imperiled. Public health departments around the region are scrambling to find new ways to pay for efforts to get vaccines to residents and to slow the spread of infectious diseases.
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2 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Katie Bernard
Hours after a right-wing challenger was removed from the GOP primary ballot for Delaware County council on a Thursday last month, the county party issued a statement decrying the behavior of “a small but vocal minority” that claimed to represent Republican values.
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2 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Katie Bernard
Dana Edwards, a business-insurance executive, is likely to become Narberth’s next mayor after attorney Rebecca Starr dropped out of the Democratic primary last week citing “vitriol” in the race. As of last month’s filing deadline no Republicans had announced plans to seek the seat in the small Main Line borough, clearing the way for Edwards to run unopposed unless an independent candidate enters the race.
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2 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Katie Bernard
One after one Thursday night a group of neighbors from Cheltenham, and like minded residents from elsewhere in Montgomery County, took the dias at the county’s bi-weekly board meeting with one primary request. They wanted the county to approve a welcoming city ordinance, pledging to support immigrant residents and refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in the county.
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3 weeks ago |
inquirer.com | Katie Bernard
Delaware County is the latest local government in Pennsylvania, and the first Philadelphia suburb, to ban ghost guns and devices that can convert guns into automatic weapons. The County Council, made up entirely of Democrats, voted unanimously Wednesday to ban the unlicensed sale, manufacture, and use of parts for 3D-printed guns without a serial number, known as ghost guns.
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Two Delaware County Council seats are on the ballot this year. The GOP primary for the seats has been rife with online conflict, highlighting longstanding tensions in the party. https://t.co/0dOeNnkLKa
The Delaware County Council voted last night to ban ghost guns and machine gun converters. As gun control measures continue to stall in Harrisburg Delco is the first of Philly's suburbs to take this step. https://t.co/xzwkFobufp
The 2026 midterm has officially begun. (And yes it hurts to already be saying that) Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie has announced he's running for Congress, launching a bid to oust the Philly regions only Republican rep. From @JuliaTerruso https://t.co/LJgeJ23qOO