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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has awarded grants to county historical societies in McKean, Cameron and Elk cou...

A Democratic state representative from southern Pennsylvania sent out a press release Tuesday questioning the ethics of state Senate President Pro Tem...

WASHINGTON — So much for the notion that the second 100 days would be calmer or more reassuring. As April drew to a close, and with it the artificial ...

"But what good came of it at last?" Quoth little Peterkin. "Why that I cannot tell," said he, "But 'twas a famous victory." — Robert Southey "The Batt...

State Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, is calling cuts aimed at Pennsylvania’s food and fiber industries a necessity. His thoughts come after Pennsy...

WASHINGTON — For those lately bereft of leadership, the past few days have provided both a respite and a reason for hope. Make that two reasons — two ...

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump couldn't be more relieved than this columnist for the end of the blasted first 100 days. One more quantitative analysis of h...

In Lewis Carroll’s classic wonderland tale, Alice famously asks the Cheshire Cat, “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “Tha...

Budget problems. Weak education system. Invasive agencies. Those are just some of the issues facing Harrisburg –– and Pennsylvania — says state Sen. S...

WASHINGTON — The world is agog at Donald Trump's head-snapping foreign policy reversal. He runs on a platform of America First. He renounces the role ...

PHOENIX — As a boy, Barry Goldwater Jr., son of the former senator and 1964 Republican presidential nominee, would step out of his father's house and ...

OUTDOORS: With warmer weather on the horizon, our minds are imagining the time we’ll spend in the outdoors. If you’re traveling cross country and look...

KANE — The secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development headed a list of state officials and leaders on hand Thursda...

WASHINGTON — Although the National Endowment for the Arts' 2016 cost of $148 million was less than one-hundredth of 1 percent of the federal budget, a...

Earlier this week, Jewish centers and schools across the nation coped with another wave of threats that seem to be aligned with a growing trend of ant...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed has rolled out what he sees as a three-step process for the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act. The Corning Republic...

WASHINGTON — In 1960, when John Kennedy was elected president, America's population was 180 million and it had approximately 1.8 million federal burea...

WASHINGTON — At the heart of Donald Trump's foreign policy team lies a glaring contradiction. On the one hand, it is composed of men of experience, ju...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Trump administration appears to be easing away from longstanding U.S. support for Palestinian statehood as the preferred outcome ...

GREAT VALLEY, N.Y. — After a woman at U.S. Rep. Tom Reed’s town hall Saturday asked the congressman why he recently voted to allow states to deny fede...