Unfunded mandates, products of the federal and state governments, do not sit well with local-level units of government. Neither do those mandates sit well with school districts and institutions of higher learning, especially as they are trying to prepare and balance new budget ...

In theory a proposal by Republicans in the state Senate that would allow families to use a tax credit to enroll their child in private schools makes a lot of sense. Senate Bill 1280 would establish the Child Learning Investment Tax Credit, worth up to $8,000 per student, that families could ...

It was only a matter of time before a large-scale wind developer decided Warren County was a good place to site a wind farm. After all, we share a border with New York state, which has been investing heavily in wind energy for years. But, if there are incentives available in Pennsylvania, an ...

Projections by the state’s Independent Fiscal Office foresee the burden of school districts’ property taxes growing by 4% to 4.8% from 2025 to 2026, according to reporting by The Center Square. While we hope these forecasts are the wake-up call our state government needs to prioritize ...

School districts across the nation are banning the use of cell phones in classrooms. Should Warren County? It depends, frankly, on what teachers say. Gary Weber, district superintendent, said the Warren County School District has been all over the map in recent years when it comes to ...

It’s been 10 years since Pennsylvania’s voter identification system was ruled unconstitutional by Judge Bernard McGinley. A decade later, and Republicans and Democrats are still fighting over voter ID. State Rep. Kathy Rapp, R-Warren, recently complained that Democrats aren’t allowing ...