3+ hour, 54+ min ago  (930+ words) The owner of a Knickerbocker rowhouse rental property that burned last fall came to an agreement last week with the city on demolishing the building under special engineering oversight " thus eliminating the need for a hearing on citations for having…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (600+ words) A coalition of Democratic officials from 23 states, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the attorneys general of California, Massachusetts, Nevada, and Washington, is suing the federal government over President Donald Trump's new executive order to regulate mail voting. The lawsuit,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (822+ words) WASHINGTON " House Republicans are resisting a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, a revolt that risks delaying a resolution to the funding impasse now in its 42nd day that has created long lines at many of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (493+ words) Recent controversy over a proposal to replace 19th-century artifacts at the Reiser House in Hollidaysburg's Canal Basin Park with displays highlighting the borough's connection with the 1940s Slinky toy may have been settled with a compromise. Mayor Chad Repko this month…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (193+ words) State Rep. Jim Rigby, R-Cambria/Somerset, has been appointed to the House Appropriations Committee. The committee is primarily responsible for reviewing the governor's budget proposal, holding budget hearings, negotiating a final budget and reviewing other budgetary documents in preparation of…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago  (918+ words) WASHINGTON " Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government. "I don't know how…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1151+ words) Nearly three months after the June 30 deadline to get a spending plan in place, there's little hint that a deal to end the state budget impasse is close. For much of the summer, public debate surrounding the impasse largely focused…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (167+ words) I support the general premise of state Rep. Gregg Scott's proposals to help protect legislator's safety. In my opinion, and many people I know from both parties, our elected officials could greatly increase their personal safety with one simple change:…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (356+ words) On Monday, the House passed a resolution designating September as International Underground Railroad Month. It received near-unanimous support from the chamber, 199-4. The no votes stood out. The Underground Railroad is an integral part of U. S. history, particularly important to the Commonwealth…...

11+ mon, 5+ day ago  (761+ words) Politicos across Pennsylvania are reacting with a mix of triumph, anger and despair following the passage of the federal budget resolution. Once enacted, the law will support a massive expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, make sweeping cuts to programs…...