Many states, including Ohio, have taken notice of an energy drink that allegedly has opioid-like effects. Pennsylvania should take notice as well Rep. Andrew Kuzma, R-Allegheny/Washington, is circulating a co-sponsorship memorandum for legislation that would prohibit tianeptine, an ...

A new tool created by the county Farmland Protection Board could help assuage concerns about good farmland being used for solar and wind energy projects. Jim Joy, a member of the board and a grape farmer in the north county, worked with Lauren Sharpe, a junior planner with the Department of ...

On this Easter weekend, no one is alone in concerns and uncertainties they might be feeling. Many others are enduring similar anxieties, while others are feeling various degrees of emptiness because of circumstances in their lives — wondering how that emptiness might be resolved. This ...

The Biden administration’s proposed budget and plan to reduce the federal deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years is a step in the right direction. But only the tiniest step. As the U.S. House notes on its website, the plan still will add $14.4 trillion to the national debt while spending ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro is offering a starting point to boost three professions struggling to find workers. And while his tax credit for nurses, police officers and teachers may help a bit, in our opinion it is likely destined to have a limited impact if it is approved by the state Legislature. ...

Xylazine has been prevalent in Philadelphia for quite some time. It was first identified as an adulterant in heroin supplies in the early 2000s. According to an Associated Press report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2021 that xylazine was involved in fatal drug ...