In the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump disputed the Democrats’ claim that the economy was in good shape. He made the election about the lack of affordability, due to inflation, allegedly caused by the Biden administration. Now, two years later, it is Trump’s turn to claim that ...
An affront to democracy I assume that we would all agree that if a businessperson went to a legislator and promised to vote for them if the legislator would vote in favor of a bill that would profit the businessperson this would constitute bribery and would be against the law. I know this ...
When a governor or other government official announces that his administration or agency has created thousands of jobs, a critical thinker might reasonably ask whether that statement should be accepted at face value. Business owners and managers constantly decide where to locate, expand, ...
As we near the midterm elections, campaign talking points seem connected to yesterday’s headlines. They are dominated by the prices of food and gas and the building of data centers in voters’ backyards. The Democrats' political ads attack the draconian policies and executive orders of ...
For small businesses, veterans organizations, volunteer fire companies, and social clubs across the Commonwealth, Oct. 13 is more than a date on the calendar — it is a deadline wrapped in uncertainty. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling that skill‑game devices are gambling machines ...
We need strong methane rules A couple months ago the Observer-Reporter reported on new regulations being developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas industries (“New state methane rules being developed for oil and ...
