institutions

Don’t reduce anti-violence grants
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 19, 2023
A long, cold state budget impasse marks the long, hot summer at the state Capitol. Lawmakers will beat the heat by taking off the rest of the summer —...
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Commissioners approve financial matters Tuesday
Local News, News
Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jul 19, 2023
SMETHPORT — The McKean County commissioners approved several money related measures at Tuesday’s meeting. Drawing the board’s attention were applicati...
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Mr. Success finally confronts failure
Daily Headlines, Opinion, Сolumns
BRANDON McGINLEY 
Jul 17, 2023
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — It isn’t hard to imagine Gov. Josh Shapiro as one of those children who preferred “The McLaughlin Group” to “Sesame Street;” who to...
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End per diems for lawmakers
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 14, 2023
Taxpayers, who employ Pennsylvania legislators, should reimburse those employees for the expenses that they incur while conducting the public business...
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The Biden debacle waiting to happen
Opinion, Сolumns
RICH LOWRY 
Jul 14, 2023
Mika Brzezinski, co-host of the MSNBC program “Morning Joe,” is very cross with the White House staff. It isn’t, she believes, doing a good enough job...
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Minimum wage boost overdue
Editorials, Opinion
Marcie 
Jul 13, 2023
Both houses of the state Legislature have passed a budget and Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed it, but this being Pennsylvania, that doesn’t mean that the...
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Shapiro’s budget breakdown a rare misstep
Opinion, Сolumns
GILLIAN McGOLDRICK The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Jul 11, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — In the span of a week, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro managed to agitate everybody. His Democratic allies and labor supporters in...
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We dodged a bullet on student loans
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 09, 2023
The federal government has the power to forgive federal student loan debt. What was at issue in the two cases the United States Supreme Court recently...
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