Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made his way back into the political scene after announcing his candidacy this month for New York City mayor. Those prospects cannot be sitting well with the state’s top elected official in Kathy Hochul. Cuomo was notorious for his vindictive ...

With all of the questions on where the money has gone and is going, one has to wonder how much other school renovations cost and did these lead to the current financial hardship that the district is claiming? What are the plans for future renovations? How about after the 10 year period that the ...

The story of Republican tax policy in the Trump era is the contest between pro-growth ideas and anti-growth income redistribution. An example of both was on display in President Trump’s recent speech to Congress. The good idea was Trump’s proposal to let companies deduct the full cost of ...

A recent report from Auditor General Tim DeFoor confirms what we have long thought - the state simply must reform its method of funding cyber charter schools. DeFoor’s audit took a look at the budgets of five statewide cyber charters over a three-year period and found that revenue at those ...

We share the concerns of state Rep. Joe Hamm, R-Hepburn Township, regarding Gov. Josh Shapiro’s plan to pull money from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to fill the gaps in his own spending plan. As Hamm noted recently the state does not have the prerogative to draw money from the fund at any ...

State Rep. Martin Causer is among those concerned about the closure of UPMC Cole labor and delivery services. The Bradford Republican, whose district includes Cameron, McKean and Potter counties, is concerned the closure will create a significant maternity care desert across multiple ...