"It's all about you, the burdened payers of property taxes," has been the message from Gov. Ed Rendell and state lawmakers in Harrisburg after approving historic legisla...
Seeing the aftermath of a serious accident is disturbing, and in recent weeks, photographs of two serious traffic accidents have appeared on the front page of the Butler...
Evidence is emerging that state lawmakers are not completely tone deaf or arrogant when it comes to the appearance of impropriety or public concerns over ethics in gover...
There has never been a reason to question the honesty, integrity and judgment of Perry O'Malley, executive director of the county's housing and redevelopoment authoritie...
The new Pennsylvania gambling law allowing up to 61,000 slot machines at 14 planned slot-machine parlors should not allow state lawmakers and other public officials to o...
The Pennsylvania State Police don't advertise the number of troopers on the road at any given time. In some counties, doing that might be an invitation to stepped-up cri...
While much of America's attention is now focused on the impact of John Edwards' selection as John Kerry's running mate, the United Nations and top White House officials ...
School districts across Pennsylvania are no doubt elated about the new state budget providing at least a 2 percent increase in basic education subsidies.
Butler, Mars, S...
Most school districts and municipalities are dealing with very tight budgets, and will argue that they are operating as efficiently as possible. That might be generally ...
Some Butler Township residents still question the wisdom of the township having constructed a new municipal building. As construction of the building was proceeding, som...