public policy

President-elect Donald Trump is well situated to hit the ground running upon taking the oath of office. His experience attempting to drain the swamp i...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is on the cusp of shaping the commonwealth’s economic future. The court will soon rule on the constitutionality of Penn...

DEAR RUSTY: I'm 72 years old with 20 years of military service. I am retired collecting Social Security, my military pension and state retirement bene...

HARRISBURG — Sixty-five million people turn the lights on every day thanks in large part to the oversight of the nation’s largest power grid operator,...

An estimated 3 million New Yorkers on Medicaid or the state-run Essential Plan don’t have incomes low enough to be using the programs, according to a ...

The Social Security Trust Fundwill run dry by 2033. At that point, incoming payroll tax revenues will be able to pay just 79% of scheduled benefits. T...

Federal agencies reported $161.5 billion in improper payments during fiscal year 2024, according to data released by the Office of Management and Budg...

Progressives who argue that “the rich” should pay their “fair share” of income taxes are inadvertently arguing they should get a tax cut. The IRS rece...

Medicare Advantage was supposed to save taxpayers money when it was created in 2003. Instead, it costs the government 22% more per enrollee than tradi...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania schools looking to switch to renewable energy can now receive assistance from the state through its $25 million Solar for Sc...

Pennsylvanians just elected 228 state senators and representatives. These candidates-turned-lawmakers spent the past several months doing all the chal...

Oct. 15 marked the start of Medicare’s annual open enrollment period. Seniors can choose to stay on their current plan or switch to a new one. But thi...

CANONSBURG — Pennsylvania households facing higher energy bills this winter may be eligible for assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistan...

ERIE — National Fuel Gas Distribution Corp. has submitted to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission its annual adjustment to gas supply charges to...

DEAR RUSTY: The Social Security program is funded by employees and their employers. The federal government does not contribute to the program, right? ...

The pandemic may feel like ages ago, but the fiscal follies of COVID continue to wreak havoc with personal and government balance sheets. Higher price...

WASHINGTON — Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period began Tuesday and runs through Dec. 7. This window offers Medicare beneficiaries the chance to review...

The Biden-Harris administration is set to eclipse the $1 trillion mark in improper payments, a new record for wasted money in a four-year term, accord...

An annual report from the Government Accountability Office has saved taxpayers $667.5 billion over the last 14 years, but Congress and federal agencie...

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