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This is the 21st century, so far a frightening age, and we’ve just had an act of modernistic war, a hacking attack through which Russia now knows gobs...

No one will ever accuse President Donald Trump of being overly careful in his exercise of his pardon power. So, it makes sense that advocates of Edwar...

HARRISBURG — For his work upholding the principles of limited government, Senator-elect Cris Dush was named Legislator of the Year by the American Leg...

Potter County’s rate of COVID-19 is rising at an alarming rate, with Friday’s data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health showing a percent positi...

We’ve never seen anything like it, have we — some state governments not just advising people on how to spend Thanksgiving with their families, but dic...

Pennsylvanians have made tough decisions amid the profound economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of Pennsylvanians lost their jobs tempora...

If the 2020 presidential election tells us anything, it’s that there appears to be space for a major new political party. Exceptions abound, but gener...

Paychecks can often be a sticking point when it comes to government work. It isn’t that government employees necessarily toil in poverty. It’s that th...

Joe Biden said in one of the Democratic presidential debates that he would work from Day 1 of his presidency to end all fossil fuel production in the ...

VETS: We’re happy to be in an area that is always proud of its veterans. We’re putting together a special section to mark Veterans Day, and are asking...

Pennsylvania will be a crucial state in the 2020 presidential election, and the arms of government are flailing to ensure a timely, democratic voting ...

The wildfires in the West have burned up millions of acres, taken dozens of lives, destroyed thousands of homes, cost enormous amounts of money to com...

Did an employee at Walmart in Bradford test positive for COVID-19, or is it just another rumor? That question remained unanswered as of Wednesday. An ...

COVID-19 recovery is part of Gov. Tom Wolf’s fall legislative agenda, but one Republican lawmaker is saying his plans are disingenuous. “I’d like to k...

Open records are important or they aren’t. The public has a right to an accountable government or they don’t. It really isn’t a complicated issue. Gov...

House Bill 2463 is pretty simple. It would require state agencies to follow Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law during declared emergencies. Like the cur...

HARRISBURG — Transparency legislation, House Bill 2463, which unanimously passed the Legislature, will become law without the governor’s signature. Re...

HARRISBURG — A resolution to end the COVID-19 emergency declaration in Pennsylvania was presented to Gov. Wolf for his signature on Wednesday. The ter...

COUDERSPORT — Time is running out for non-profit organizations, township or borough governments and small businesses to apply for funds being made ava...

WARREN — A state grant program to assist small Main Street-type businesses that were negatively impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns launches today at 9 a.m...