PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: PennDOT officials say money from the state’s transportation law will enable them to catch up on deferred maintenance of roads and bridges. Spending on regular maintenance will increase 17 percent year-over-year to $897 million in fiscal year 2015, the first full year the law will be in effect. Big-ticket projects, such as road […]
LETTER: What’s wrong with this picture?
Surely there MUST be something that can be done to make PSP accountable for this financial drain on the county.
The Judge Who Sentenced Saddam Hussein Reported Killed by ISIS
NEWSMAX: The chief judge who sentenced former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to death has been killed by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Daily Mail reported. Raouf Abdul Rahman headed a five-judge panel that heard nine months of testimony. He sentenced Saddam — as well as Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Saddam’s half-brother and […]
Sandusky investigation was reasonable, report finds
Though raising questions about delays in the inquiry, the report, scheduled to be released Monday, does not fault prosecutors for using a grand jury to investigate Sandusky, the sources said. It also found no evidence that politics or a lack of resources influenced the investigation.
MH370 search: Pilot Zaharie Shah named as ‘chief suspect’ by Malaysian investigators
Malaysia’s criminal investigation into the disappearance of flight MH370 has identified the plane’s pilot as its prime suspect, it has been reported.
GM dealers grapple with recall avalanche
USA TODAY: As General Motors continues to pile on recalls, the scope has become staggering — and the work and customer interaction will all fall to the automaker’s franchised dealers… When it comes to replacing the faulty ignition switches that have cost 13 lives, the February and March recalls that started the avalanche, GM dealers […]
LETTER: Convention Center Project opponents got it right
It is interesting to note just how much the “naysayers” got right. Project opponents appear to have been more accurate in their predictions than project supporters.
Pa. Political corruption is in eye of beholder
Neither Thornburg nor Corbett paid attention to government corruption after becoming governor. Corbett could have finally brought about reform in Harrisburg. The fact that he did not, just proved his run-up to the executive mansion was only to advance his political career.
Pa. tries to save on Medicaid by providing private insurance
PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration is preparing to provide private insurance for Medicaid-eligible residents even before the state has a deal with the federal government for money to extend coverage to a half-million more Pennsylvanians. Pennsylvania is among 24 states that opted out of the federally subsidized Medicaid expansion that began on Jan. 1 […]
Mitt Romney Is Presidential Frontrunner in New Hampshire Poll
NEWSMAX: There’s a surprise frontrunner in New Hampshire for the GOP’s 2016 presidential pick: a new poll puts former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ahead the rest of the potential 2016 field by more than 2-1.
Why millennial women don’t save
USA TODAY: …A recent study by Wells Fargo found that 61% of millennial men have started saving for retirement, compared with 50% of millennial women. Only 41% of millennial women are satisfied with their savings level, compared with 58% of millennial men… Just for starters, millennial women are earning less than men. The Wells Fargo […]
Pope excommunicates Italian mafia, calling them ‘the adoration of evil’
ALJAZEERA: Pope Francis had harsh words for the Italian Mafia on Saturday, describing one crime syndicate as “the adoration of evil” and saying all mafiosi “are excommunicated” from the church. Francis’ condemnation was the strongest attack on the mob since Pope John Paul criticized the Sicilian Mafia in 1993 . Francis made the remarks after […]
Health Insurers Pressing Down on Drug Prices
NEW YORK TIMES: …Determined to slow the rapid rise in drug prices, more health plans are refusing to cover certain drugs unless the companies charge less for them. The strategy appears to be getting pharmaceutical makers to compete on price. Some big-selling products, like the respiratory medicine Advair and the diabetes drug Victoza, have suffered […]
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough: Iraq ‘Made Fools of Us All’
NEWSMAX: …Former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney “committed the original sin, the great sin of going into Iraq,” Scarborough said. But he said Obama also shared the blame for the country’s current strife. “I think history will show, terrible decisions made by this administration, as well, as a contributing factor […]