During contract negotiations with teachers, union officials show no concern for district taxpayers. The union focuses on maximizing the contract’s financial details for ...
Perhaps the saying “Ask and you shall receive” will be helpful in the city’s efforts to avoid a financial crisis.
The letter Mayor Maggie Stock sent about two weeks ago ...
Unlike nearly all of the campaign rhetoric leading up to the Nov. 2 midterm election, the preliminary report from the deficit-reduction commission, released the other da...
It was good to learn that the financial task force approved by Butler City Council last month has been formed and already has held one meeting.
The city's financial situ...
Recent events, including the Nov. 2 election results, offer hope to those who would like to see an end to teacher strikes in Pennsylvania.
The coming power shift in Harr...
Harmony and Zelienople boroughs are continuing to provide a good example of how neighboring communities can help one another, having already been successful in shared st...
After another unproductive year, made worse by campaign distractions of the off-year election, some state lawmakers are saying they want to cast votes between now and th...
The defeat of the government study referendum involving Slippery Rock Borough and Township in Tuesday’s election doesn’t mean that cooperation between the two municipali...
After Tuesday’s election results, victorious Republicans and chastened Democrats all claimed they would work for the American people. Maybe the sense of frustration and ...
Butler County Treasurer Diane Marburger could have been more careful in her use of words and in her initial explanation of why she recommended that the county keep 89 in...
