Warren County school board members will discuss this week the possibility of holding school board meetings at locations throughout the county rather than at the administrative offices on Route 62. There is an argument to be made to do so. Having meetings in locations throughout the district ...
We agree with one assessment of our state budget The Center Square reported on in Tuesday’s edition: The cost of the new budget is too high. That view, expressed by the Commonwealth Foundation and other conservative organizations and officials, is grounded in simple realities. Pennsylvania ...
Pennsylvania seems to be revving its economic engine, according to a recent report. Site Selection Magazine recently noted the state has the 11th best business climate in the nation this year and the top business climate in the Northeast. Pennsylvania also claimed the eighth spot for most ...
Internal Revenue Service data indicate that the top 1% of taxpayers pay about 45% of all income taxes in the United States. The same data indicate that 49% of the U.S. population contributes absolutely nothing. Yet we still hear the nonsensical “Tax the rich!” mantra on infinite replay ...
Pennsylvanians are frustrated by rising electricity bills, and rightfully so. In a letter sent just this week, Gov. Josh Shapiro pointed to PJM, the regional transmission organization that manages our power grid, as the cause of these increases. In reality, energy costs more because we’re not ...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) thinks he has a new idea: no taxes on health care. He has proposed making all out-of-pocket health care expenses tax deductible, saying that would “ help people immediately.” But would it? Right now, there are already significant tax breaks on health care. ...