Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett says critics of the way his office is carrying out a wide-ranging legislative corruption investigation will, in the end, have t...
With so much bad news in the world today, it's refreshing to receive some good news once in a while.
That happened in the Focus section of Thursday's Butler Eagle, whose...
With yesterday's news that Connecticut had resolved its budget crisis, Pennsylvania remains the only state in the nation without a spending plan in place.
The difficulti...
For the Butler County Development Corporation, it's an uncomfortable situation that one of its own — a member of the board — is seriously delinquent on a $50,000 loan th...
There should be broad public support for efforts in Congress to update rules related to pilot fatigue. The issue drew national attention when Continental Flight 3407 cra...
Gov. Ed Rendell believes Pennsylvania officials finally are beginning to accept the fact that the state will have to increase taxes as well as cut spending to resolve th...
As the budget battle in Harrisburg rages on, a central part of the disagreement is over funding for public education. Gov. Ed Rendell wants to increase funding for educa...
Government investigators should pursue all leads to uncover the facts surrounding questionable bonuses and other practices within the Veterans Affairs Department.
As an ...
Seneca Valley School District officials have "strongly recommended" that all students ride school buses because of the Harmony Junction Bridge project and the traffic sn...
Earlier this year, consumers were up in arms over credit card issuers suddenly increasing interest rates on balances or sending out bills just two weeks before payment w...