As usual, the state’s elected leaders appear to be waiting until the last minute to resolve a crisis. In this case, it’s the end of adultBasic, a subsidized health insur...
The demonstrations in Wisconsin over Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to roll back the power of public employee unions is being portrayed by many as union busting. Bu...
Butler County residents and officials had cause for anger in December when this county lost $20 million in highway funding for improvements to Route 228. Justifying that...
President Obama’s new budget contains no serious proposal for solving two of the biggest fiscal problems facing the federal government: Medicare and Social Security. And...
Gov. Tom Corbett, while serving as Pennsylvania’s attorney general, compiled a commendable record attacking corruption and illegal campaign practices in Harrisburg.
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The approximately 200 people who showed up at the Butler Township Building Feb. 12 for Congressman Mike Kelly's first town hall meeting merit praise for the interest the...
In Wisconsin, as in most other states, a new governor is proposing spending cuts to balance the budget. And in Wisconsin, as in most other states, some people are upset ...
Barring an unexpected economic downturn, the groundwork seems to be in place for considerable new development this year along the Route 356 corridor in southeastern Butl...
It's encouraging that elected officials of Slippery Rock Borough and Township are moving beyond the controversy surrounding a proposed government study and now are seeki...
The Butler City Economic Task Force Report submitted to the city council last month includes a recommendation that city leaders consider reducing costs and increasing re...
