(The Center Square) – A multi-year push to regulate and tax skill games in Pennsylvania got a jumpstart this week from its most vocal legislative proponent. Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, began circulating a cosponsorship memo for his $300 million plan to officially legalize the machines in private clubs and small […]
Central Bucks School Board members use Signal for official business, evading public disclosure laws
In its haste to hire a new solicitor and undo some of the policies of the previous Republican-led board, the Democratic majority board that took control of the Central Bucks School District (CBSD) in 2023 allegedly violated the Sunshine Act. That’s the contention of a lawsuit filed by residents John […]
Forward Party looks ahead after 2024 election lessons learned
(The Center Square) — As Democrats and Republicans analyze their wins and losses after the November election, one alternative party believes their long-term strategy is beginning to pay off. The Forward Party, founded by former Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, stepped into the gap created by a polarized America […]
Judge’s donations from campaign committee raise ethical issues and questions
A Chester County judge, shortly after she was sworn in on the bench, made donations from her own campaign finance committee to other political committees, a move that could be viewed by some as a conflict of interest — or at least as ethically questionable. Yet the judge, Fredda Lewis […]
Lange silences Willistown taxpayer despite Sunshine Act, gets sued
“Over the last several years, our board has been criticized for not being transparent on a variety of issues — everything from open space to the budget,” Willistown Township Board of Supervisors Chairman Bob Lange admitted at a December 16 board meeting. What he did next didn’t dispel the notion. […]
Allegiance: A tale of two threatened Pennsylvania steel companies
(The Center Square) – Federal interference threatened operations for two Pennsylvania steel companies this year. The allies on the battlefield, however, looked a lot different – a fact that’s left critics questioning Gov. Josh Shapiro’s allegiances. When the Biden administration’s energy efficiency regulation for distribution transformers threatened to shutter a […]
Rural schools find security in armed educators
The South Side School District Board of Directors voted unanimously in October to approve several staff, including the superintendent and a principal, to act simultaneously as school police officers. Located in rural Beaver County, there is not a local police department to support the district and the response time for […]
Presler to Fetterman: He’s welcome in the GOP
When Republican voter registration activist Scott Presler ran into U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on Friday, he had a message for the Keystone State pol. There are a lot of Fetterman fanboys in the GOP. While chatting with the Democratic senator, Presler told […]
Evenly divided state House opens new session with pledges of bipartisan cooperation
(The Center Square) – One member down, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives struck an, at times, somber yet congenial bipartisan tone as they opened the 209th legislative session. Rep. Matt Gergley, D-McKeesport, remains hospitalized in Allegheny County following a medical emergency he suffered over the holiday, leaving the chamber evenly […]
U.S. Steel alleges union corruption over blocked overseas sale
(The Center Square) – U.S. Steel said Monday that union corruption toppled the company’s overseas buyout and pressured regulators to ignore the law in the organization’s favor. Lawsuits, filed respectively in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the District Court for the Western District of […]