BY Susan Schrack Wood, PA Municipal League, and Kea Wilson, Streetsblog USA* When Pittsburgh’s downtown city employees received free transit passes this August, it was part of a Pittsburgh Regional…
Municipal Reporter Articles
PA Small Towns Set to Get Latest Wave of Federal Funding for EV Chargers
BY Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA | originally published on Aug. 4, 2026 As Pennsylvania prepares to receive millions of federal dollars to build electric vehicle charging stations, the small…
Fraud is Evolving and Your Controls Should Too: A Fresh Look at Fraud Prevention in Local Government
By Timothy Ball, CPA & Timothy Doyle, CPA, The Bonadio Group Fraud in local government isn’t a new headline, but the way it happens is changing every day. And for…
Financing the Future You Planned: A Portfolio Approach to Municipal Assets and Services
Why the Smartest Financing Decisions Start With Stepping Back, Not Rushing In BY Thomas Wyatt, Partner, Obermayer When a municipality comes to me with a financing question, it is usually…
Treating Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis
Baltimore cut its homicide rate by 60% from 2021 to 2025—largely through a public health approach to gun violence. A Contagious Peace: Behind Baltimore’s Historic Homicide Reduction BY Melody Schreiber,…
Protecting Children from Being Exploited by AI Technology
BY senator Tracy Pennycuick – Pennsylvania 24th District serving Montgomery & Berks Counties In a Lancaster County courtroom in Pennsylvania this spring, young girls described the anxiety, humiliation and loss…
The Fragile Lifeline: Rural Health Care in Pennsylvania and What Local Leaders Can Do About It
BY Susan Schrack Wood, Ph.D., Director of Communications, PA Municipal League Mary Smith* lives in Dauphin County, her aging parents live in rural Huntingdon County. Like many in the Baby…
Creating Dementia-Friendly Spaces
BY Abraham Amorós Deputy Executive Director of Operations, The League Like many of you reading this, I was charged with the care of an elderly parent when he needed support…
Takeaways from the 2025 Nursing Home Explosion in Bristol Township, Pa.
BY Kevin Dippolito, PA-CO, PA-CEM, IAAI-CFI, Fire Chief/Fire Marshal/Emergency Management Director, Bristol Township Introduction On December 23, 2025, a natural gas–fueled explosion occurred with about 180 people inside a nursing…
Flash Flood in Palmer Township Demonstrates the Need for Proactive Stormwater Program Funding and Management
BY Judy Lincoln, Senior Content & Digital Strategist, HRG, Inc. Imagine staring into a crater that’s 30 feet deep, 40 feet wide, and 60 to 80 feet long. That’s exactly…