Perhaps this is the week that reality finally starts to set in for Republicans who control both chambers of the state’s General Assembly.
On Monday the state Supreme Cou...
“Alea iacta est.”
“The die is cast.”
— Julius Caesar
The shutdown ended Monday, at least for now. That’s good for the millions of people who depend on federal services, ...
It’s troubling, but certainly no surprise, that another recommendation that Pennsylvania State Police stop investigating shootings by their own troopers has been brushed...
It was said that industrial pioneer Henry Ford understood a fundamental economic principle: You could make the greatest product but fail if nobody can buy it.
Ford knew ...
The timing is noteworthy.
With big employers like Walmart and Target boosting their minimum starting pay recently, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is shifting his focus away ...
If we’re talking about government on this page, it’s usually to point out the myriad deficiencies and bad decisions perpetrated by the people in charge.
Today that’s not...
It’s time for Pennsylvania to do away with an outdated law mandating driver’s license suspensions for non-driving-related drug crimes.
According to the Washington, D.C.-...
It should come as no surprise to anyone that Pennsylvania continues to get older. Not the state itself, mind you. We’re talking about the state population’s overall make...
Blame the British.
Our cousins in the United Kingdom have popularized a thing called “Blue Monday” — apparently the most depressing day of the year. It falls on today’s ...
In a win for transparency and better-run government, the state’s Office of Open Records issued a ruling Thursday that we hope helps reign in a bumbling start for Pennsyl...
