The word “transparency” is now big among Americans. Especially on the governmental front — local, state as well as national — anger pours forth when the public learns about secrecy having prevailed, especially regarding an important, controversial issue that impacts them directly, ...
“This is why people hate Washington.” Outgoing U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, had good reason to speak his mind this week when lawmakers dropped the ball on the Railway Safety Act. Inspired by the Norfolk Southern derailment in East Palestine on Feb. 3, 2023, the act would have enhanced existing rail safety regulations and added mandates such as reducing train lengths, shortening the distance between hotbox detectors on freight lines, notifying local officials in advance of trains carrying hazardous cargo and a minimum two-person crew on every locomotive. But, as the Lisbon ...
We suspect that no matter how many times we find ourselves addressing it, it will be no less frustrating. This past week, the Biden administration unrolled plans to designate more than 600 million acres of ocean floor as off-limits to exploration and drilling for oil and natural gas. We ...
The news in the Jan. 4/5 edition of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette is worrisome: Homelessness in Pennsylvania, according to data compiled by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, rose more than 12% in 2024. We appreciate the efforts of Paul Mills to raise awareness of the ...
We can understand the concern and even apprehension by news in the Jan. 2 edition of the Sun-Gazette — that spending on Pennsylvania’s 2024 political campaigns were, in the word used in our headline, “dominated” by a small number of donors. We understand the fears and worries that ...
In case you missed the pre-holiday news dump, the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that homelessness this year hit a record. Add this to President Biden’s regrettable legacies, though it’s notable that progressive states accounted for most of the increase. HUD’s annual point-in-time survey found that the number of homeless increased 18% this year and 36% since 2019. Local governments and nonprofits in January counted some 771,480 living in public spaces, shelters or other temporary government-funded housing. Yet the report essentially absolves federal policies ...
