Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently had an idea to which our federal government should pay attention. DeSantis believes some federal agencies, bureaus and offices should be relocated from Washington, D.C., to other cities and towns around the United States. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., ...
It’s a bidding war in Albany when it comes to boosting the state’s minimum wage — with the needs of New York’s economy, and of the vast illegal-migrant influx, off the table. Gov. Kathy Hochul wants minimum pay to automatically rise with inflation, starting with an immediate boost ...
Owners and leaders of the three businesses to win awards at the Williamsport-Lycoming Chamber of Commerce awards luncheon Thursday were, unsurprisingly, quick to thank their employees and customers and to praise each other. As the Sun-Gazette reported in Friday’s edition, Shannon Massey, ...
We all should feel a sense of pride in Lycoming County’s Special Olympics athletes, who competed in the 2023 Pennsylvania State Winter Games. Numerous gold, silver and bronze medals were won as the athletes competed in snowshoeing. The event brought 225 athletes, 100 coaches and 400 ...
We are troubled by a vow made by Gov. Josh Shapiro to grant reprieves to any inmate sentenced in our courts to be executed who has a date for that execution scheduled. We recognize, of course, that Shapiro has the legal standing to continue this policy, which as an Associated Press article in ...
Taxpayers reasonably wonder why some nonprofit organizations, such as big hospital systems, are tax-exempt while paying executives salaries of seven figures-plus. It’s a fair question, which the Commonwealth Court partially answered Friday. More than 75% of hospitals in Pennsylvania ...