More than seven years after state lawmakers angered voters and taxpayers with their notorious 2 a.m. pay-raise vote in Harrisburg, efforts to reform how the state Legisl...
The fake Barack H. Obama voter-registration incident here in Butler County will provide an opportunity for the courts to deliver a stern message about the seriousness of...
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, with its long history of patronage jobs, inefficiency and wasteful spending, no doubt prefers to remain below the radar. But thanks...
Butler Township has been fortunate to have had stability in its police department for the past 26 years. In Chief Gary Garman, the department has had a leader with the t...
When embarking on a project, government officials should examine all options to ensure that they will be making the best use of taxpayers’ dollars now and for the longer...
WASHINGTON — Are we finally controlling health spending? Few issues loom larger in the economic outlook. For years, spiraling health costs — mainly for Medicare and Medi...
Pennsylvania Lottery employees have made the argument that, if allowed to manage an expanded lottery program like a private company is now proposing, they could achieve ...
With the nation mired in growing budget deficits and a massive national debt, it shouldn’t have to waste money on programs and policies geared toward helping people redu...
The city of Butler attracts big crowds for most of its downtown events throughout the year. It should be able to do likewise on New Year’s Eve, even given the uncertaint...
This state's Republican lawmakers have for the most part been quiet about Gov. Tom Corbett's move to privatize the Pennsylvania Lottery.
Democrats have complained about ...
