Why regulation, not cheap gas, is the chief cause of coal-fired power’s demise by U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-5) Over the past year, we’ve heard a lot about the Obama Administration’s ‘War on Coal’.  The White House has been [...]

COUDERSPORT – Carl Long, Potter County Republican Chairman announced today that the Romney Bus is scheduled to stop on Main Street, Coudersport at the Hotel Crittenden this Tuesday, September 18th around 2:30 p.m., where Congressman GT Thompson and various Romney [...]

PITTSBURGH – The following is a statement from Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny County) on the decision released today from Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson affirming Act 18, the latest in a series of election protection laws passed [...]

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Motorists who ignore temporary police barricades and drive through flooded areas during and after storms can now be fined in Pennsylvania, due to a bill passed in the PA House that was recently signed into law. This is a major [...]

COUDERSPORT – Rep. Martin Causer (R-Turtlepoint) will offer information on a variety of state programs and services during this year’s Potter County Fair. “As state representative, one of my primary goals is making state government more accessible to people,” Causer [...]

Employee wellness programs pay numerous dividends — greater efficiency, reduced health insurance claims, lower absenteeism and improved morale among them. On Monday, July 16, Potter County’s innovative approaches to encouraging community wellness will be in the national spotlight, as Commissioner [...]

A measure to end the financial burden of Pennsylvania’s inheritance tax on surviving farm family members has become part of the 2012-13 state budget package, which was sent to the governor tonight, said Rep. Stephen Bloom (R-Cumberland). Bloom’s original bill, [...]

Governor Tom Corbett signed four bills into law today. House Bill 1264 (P.N. 3643) – This legislation amends section 5920 of Title 42(Judiciary and Judicial Procedures), 42 Pa.C.S., to allow expert testimony regarding victim behavior at criminal prosecutions regarding certain [...]

HARRISBURG – Legislation to reform a state funding program which critics say is overly abused, the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), got a new boost from an audit released today by the state Auditor General, according to the bill’s author, House [...]

HARRISBURG – Governor Tom Corbett this morning signed the following four bills into law: House Bill 1913 (P.N. 3211) – This bill establish the “Real Estate Tax Abatement for Properties Damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee Act.” It [...]

Compromise FDA Bill Including Bath Salts Ban Expected to Become Law WASHINGTON, D.C. – After the urging of U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Senate and House leaders negotiating a compromise Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reauthorization bill have agreed to [...]