Now that Pittsburgh synagogue shooter Robert Bowers has been sentenced to death, there’s no reason to further delay the administration of justice. The Department of Justice and the federal courts should take every step possible to expedite the appeals. Further, the convicted murderer and ...

Health outcomes tend to be worse in rural communities than in urban areas, and certainly part of the reason for this is spotty access to health care services. A March of Dimes report last year identified Greene County as one of six counties in Pennsylvania that could be classified as a maternal ...

As the presidential race begins to pick up steam, we can all expect to see more embellishments by the candidates of their records. While this is hardly a new or surprising development, it remains an unfortunate feature of our election cycles. One increasingly common claim by President Joe ...

The state Senate ended a needless 34-day delay in passing the state budget when Majority Leader Kim Ward, a Hempfield Republican, interrupted the chamber’s unduly long summer recess Aug. 2. Ward reconvened the chamber, which already had passed the budget, to enable Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, ...

There was a time when constructive bipartisanship in U.S. Congress was routine business practice. Not so today. Hyperpartisanship among lawmakers has produced a bitterness and intransigence that make even the most mundane of matters subject to political warfare. Amid that backdrop, it is ...

Many states have recently created or expanded school-choice programs, but are parents taking up the opportunity? It’s early days, but data from several states should encourage lawmakers that robust offerings are in demand. Indiana this year reported an increase of some 20 percent in its ...