Butler residents got some good news last week — tax revenues are up and the city has added about $1 million in revenue over the past three years without raising taxes. T...
WASHINGTON — A presidential budget is more than an expression of policy. It’s also an exercise in political brand management. It aims to project the president and his ad...
Engrained in our history, it could be argued that Western Pennsylvanians take pride in doing things “the way they have always been done.”
I fondly recall a conversation ...
In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama touted his Ukraine strategy as a demonstration of “the power of American strength and diplomacy.”
Word of this ...
Most members of Congress today are millionaires. Their wealth has increased 28 percent since 2007, while that of the average American fell 43 percent.
So when President ...
We’re shaking our heads in disbelief.
Police say a 14-year-old boy from Pennsylvania’s Poconos region posed on Facebook as a woman to collect nude photos from dozens of ...
Most Americans born after World War II take peace and democracy in Western Europe for granted. Enfolded in the European Union, France and Germany became allies and Spain...
Political ambition alone didn’t cause Pennsylvania Treasurer Rob McCord’s swift fall from grace.
McCord, 55, resigned suddenly on Friday, midway through his second four-...
Filing taxes is never much fun, but brace for more misery this year.
There are likely to be delayed refunds, unanswered calls to the IRS, slower resolution of gripes and...
Falling gasoline prices — are they good or bad?
Ask any American consumer and the answer will be a resounding “good.” Gas prices have dropped by more than a dollar in th...
