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Last week, the bell tolled for bridge tolling in Pennsylvania.In a decision without any dissenters, Commonwealth Court placed a permanent roadblock up against a plan by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to electronically toll nine interstate bridges, including the span on ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Jeers:</strong> State Rep. Matthew Dowling, a Uniontown Republican, had planned on running for a fourth term this fall and likely would have won, given the leanings of his district and the fact that he romped to victory in 2020 with a commanding 68% of the ...

Transparency needed in salary bumps

In 2019, a list of pay raises in the Pennsylvania governorÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s office brought criticism.Gov. Tom Wolf handed out increases to some of his top staffers, ranging from 7.7% to 36%.It wasnÎÞëÊÓÆµ™t that anyone questioned the work. People questioned the timing, which came just after the governorÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s ...

Last week, we reported on how the demand for air conditioning is skyrocketing and customers are having to cool their heels ÎÞëÊÓÆµ“ pardon the pun ÎÞëÊÓÆµ“ for weeks at a time for service or installation.With the dangers of COVID-19 ebbing, it could be that some folks are much more comfortable with ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> As the nation celebrates Independence Day, a local festival will mark the city of UniontownÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s birthday. The Founding Day Festival, slated for this weekend, offers a number of family-friendly activities. On Saturday, the ÎÞëÊÓÆµ-Standard has ...

Leave trial locations to courts

Given the stateÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s political structure, itÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s natural to think of the Legislature in terms of the major political parties. But thatÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s just part of the story. Individual lawmakers often are wholly owned subsidiaries of much narrower interests ÎÞëÊÓÆµ“ gas, guns, unions and so on.Those interests ...