Potter County Today Spokesmen for State Senator Joe Scarnati and State Representative Martin Causer said the two local lawmakers support carving out a substantial portion of revenue from any tax on natural gas production for counties and townships where drilling [...]

Potter County Today A leading advocate for local government in Pennsylvania called on township officials from across Potter County to join in a fight to protect their municipalities. John Haiko, present of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS), [...]

Washington, D.C.—“I traveled more than 4000 miles throughout the 17 counties of the Fifth Congressional District during the month of August.  I listened to my friends and neighbors about their concerns with the direction of the government, soaring unemployment rates, [...]

Key Milestones Effective Today Make Health Insurance More Affordable for Families New Release Harrisburg – Governor Edward G. Rendell discussed how two milestones from the federal Affordable Care Act – better known as health care reform – go into effect today, providing [...]

News Release Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will hold its fall quarterly meeting on Oct. 4-5 at the Genetti Hotel and Suites in Williamsport. In addition to the regular meeting, the PFBC will host a [...]

Measure Falls 1 Vote Short Of Passing WJACTV WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an effort by Democrats and the White House to lift the ban on gays from serving openly in the military, voting unanimously against advancing a [...]

The Potter County Tea Party is planning a rally before the upcoming elections. Acting President George Brown is currently requesting suggestions for a date/time and location for the rally. He plans to invite Robert Allen Mansfield, a retired vet, to [...]

HARRISBURG – The Rendell administration said Monday it is laying off 50 employees to balance a recession-riddled state budget. Gov. Ed Rendell’s Office of Administration said the layoffs include 19 employees from the Corrections Department and 15 from the Health [...]

Unexpected outcome is culmination of growing anti-establishment sentiment among Republicans msn WASHINGTON — It’s tea time in America. Putting an exclamation point on a surprising — and unpredictable — primary season, tea party-backed candidate Christine O’Donnell beat moderate and longtime front-runner Rep. [...]