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Groucho Marx isn’t often hailed as a political oracle. But you can’t tell me he wasn’t channeling the future Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky in 1932,...

President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in the Oval Office have been eventful to say the least, but comparing his tenure as president over this period to...

The Biden administration is promoting its American Jobs Plan as an “infrastructure” proposal. In reality, it’s a gargantuan tax-and-spend package that...

If Joe Biden wanted to spend massively in response to a nearly unprecedented public health emergency, he was elected too late. The conventional wisdom...

Once upon a time, Joe Biden’s spending proposals would have launched mass demonstrations in opposition. Little else would have been talked about in co...

So far, the defining word of the Biden era is “trillion.” The Joe Biden who portrayed himself as a moderate, old-school, bipartisan dealmaker during t...

EASTER FACTS & STATS: Wallethub.com compiled a list of interesting facts and statistics related to the upcoming Easter holiday. Total Easter-related s...

RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission is updating the region’s Long-Range Transportation Plan. The LRT...

President Joe Biden has signed what may well end up being the biggest accomplishment of his presidency, an enormous $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill. W...

WASHINGTON — If you have high blood pressure, do not read this “Budget and Economic Outlook” from the Congressional Budget Office. The CBO regularly p...

HARRISBURG — State Rep. Clint Owlett, R-Wellsboro, has been reappointed to serve a second term on the House Appropriations Committee. The committee pl...

You look at it, a copy of “The Scream,” the famous 1893 expressionist painting by the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, and you ask yourself whether this...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives is advancing a just-unveiled $34 billion compromise budget plan after hard criticism by rank-and-...

The Big 30 All-Star Charities Classic will have even more of a Bradford flavor to it this season. Bradford High School head coach Jeff Puglio, and fou...

The region’s state lawmakers are optimistic about the 2019-20 state budget after Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled his proposal Tuesday, but all cautioned that h...

For most of Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration, the state budget process has been contentious at best and downright hostile at worst. His first three year...

Federal tax reform is having a positive impact on working people throughout the country, including right here in Pennsylvania. From Pittsburgh to Phil...

Yes, taxpayers in the City of Bradford, there really is a Santa Claus. Friday night, city officials announced there will be no tax increase in the 201...

Thanks to last year’s state budget, you’re paying more to watch House of Cards. This year, The Walking Dead—and a host of other cable TV shows—could c...

Officials across the four-county region are concerned about a proposed state budget that they say eliminates or reduces funding for juvenile and adult...