Democrats: Luzerne County back as a bellwether ↗
Luzerne County Democrats are celebrating the Nov. 3 election results and think Luzerne County is back to being a bellwether, swing county.
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Greylock Federal Credit Union’s marketing team received two Silver NEFFIE Awards for its SummerFest campaign and a video spotlight featuring a local business owner.
HARRISBURG — The Shapiro Administration released a new Climate Action Plan to protect Pennsylvania’s state parks, forests, and outdoor recreation areas from the impacts of climate change while reducing emissions from Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ operations. DCNR secretary Cindy Adams Dunn unveiled the plan, which outlines 49 actions to make public lands […]
JERSEY SHORE — The famed World War II Gen. Douglas MacArthur stood before Congress in 1951 and uttered a phrase that has long been associated with him and anyone who served in the military. “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away,” he said. He then added, “And like the old soldier…I now close my […]
The commonwealth’s structural deficit could exceed $7 billion by 2030 unless state lawmakers can cut spending or find new sources of reliable revenue, according to a new report from the Independent Fiscal Office. That’s up from more than $4.5 billion in the last fiscal year. The structural deficit is a measure of how much more […]
Democrats met for two days in Denver to pore over the results of the midterm elections and emerged feeling pretty good about themselves. That
SAYRE — The Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle campaign is underway, with volunteers collecting donations at Tops Friendly Markets and Walmart throughout the holiday season.
A crisis communications expert looks at how the Trump administration handled the massive disruption to the nation’s air travel when all planes were grounded on Nov. 13, 2026.
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Now that Democrats have regained control of the House, they will likely embark on a mission to expand government in the name of making health care more affordable. The House Democrats’ Cost of Living Health Care Working Group put out a new plan that doubles down on old ideas of government expansion—subsidies and mandates instead of choice and markets. In keeping with that blueprint, Democrats have outlined...
WASHINGTON (TNS) — It's a longstanding truism of modern American politics: The next presidential race begins as soon as midterm elections end. That nonstop politicking has been an annoyance for many voters but also for political reporters like myself. Like, give us a break, literally. Not this time. In the wake of the 2026 midterm elections that scrambled the national political map and its hoary red- and blue-state boundaries, Americans...
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other states in securing a proposed $63 million settlement with Family Dollar Stores over allegations that customers were routinely charged more at checkout than prices advertised or displayed on store shelves. Under the proposed agreement, Family Dollar would establish a $40 million consumer refund fund and a $20 million discount program for shoppers. More than...
HARRISBURG (TNS) — The moment has arrived for Gov. Josh Shapiro. Not the start of his second term as governor, where for the first time Shapiro will have a largely unfettered ability to set the policy agenda in Harrisburg. We’re talking about the purely political and intensely personal question of whether Shapiro makes a run for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. In many ways, he already is. National analysts assessing...
Arguing that the “window of opportunity for Pennsylvania is rapidly closing,” U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick penned a letter to Gov. Josh Shapiro urging him to opt the state into a federal school choice program. “The benefit to our students could be substantial,” McCormick writes in a letter he sent to Shapiro last week, which was shared exclusively with The Center Square. The federal program, signed into law by President Donald...