Almost a decade into the Great Recession, the average Pennsylvanian is stuck, and unable to move ahead. It’s a different story for state politicians. by Bill Keisling State officials in both political parties have done little to better the economic standing of average Pennsylvanians, even while they accept generous cost-of-living increases, further insulating […]
‘Customers First’ to Become the Law in Retirement Investing
NEW YORK TIMES: …The Labor Department, after years of battling Wall Street and the insurance industry, issued new regulations on Wednesday that will require financial advisers and brokers handling individual retirement and 401(k) accounts to act in the best interests of their clients. The government move is expected to encourage a shift of retirement funds […]
Trump, Clinton lead in PA, but challengers closing in, poll says
FOX NEWS: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton still lead their respective primary packs heading into Pennsylvania’s April 26 contest, but the challengers who’ve dogged the respective Republican and Democrat frontrunners so far continue to nip at their heels in the Keystone State, according to a new Quinnipiac Poll… Cruz sits just nine points behind Trump […]
Sestak, McGinty, Fetterman take the gloves off in debate for Dems in Senate race
PHILLY.COM: …Katie McGinty was the aggressor in trying to draw clear contrasts, quickly accusing front-runner Joe Sestak of supporting cuts to Social Security and Medicare. Sestak, a former Navy admiral and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, said she was distorting his record and relying on negativity… “Katie, you’re wrong – here’s why […]
Infrastructure investments desperately needed in 2009 will lead to inflation in 2018
By Robert Field On Monday morning we read how the Metro System in Washington, D. C. will cost countless billions to rebuild and delay may cause a system shut down for months on end. Last week the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey approved the reconstruction of Laguardia Airport, the replacement of the New York […]
Lawmakers move toward delay of judicial retirement age vote
ABC / AP: Pennsylvania state lawmakers are advancing a resolution to delay until November a public vote on whether to let judges continue to serve for five additional years, until they turn 75. The House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday 16 to 11 for a resolution to postpone the ballot question on a constitutional amendment from […]
No 5 more years for judges
By Dick Miller Pennsylvania is proud and steadfast: Our politicians when bought and paid for; there are no refunds, deals made are deals completed. WE.CONNECT.DOTS: One question on the ballot at the April 26 Pennsylvania primary concerns mandatory retirement of judges. The current age is 70 and the question asks if we […]
Uzbek immigrants in Russia
By Slava Tsukerman Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims, their language is Uzbek. The population of Uzbekistan is 31,576,400. Uzbeks represent one of the largest ethnic minorities of the Russian Federation. According to the 1989 (prior to collapse of USSR) census, 126,899 Uzbeks lived in Russia. The collapse of the Soviet Union has had a strong negative […]
NEWSLANC EDITORIAL: North Korea is a hundred times more dangerous than Iran
By Robert Field We congratulate President Barack Obama and his administration on successfully negotiating the nuclear armament arrangement with Iran. Iran is nothing like North Korea. It is a capitalistic, westernized nation, sharing our Judeo, Christian, Muslim traditions and values. Yes, it is currently heavily influenced by a theocracy, but there are strong signs of […]
LETTER: PSU administration may have been lazy but it isn’t their job to protect children as much as it was Corbett’s as AG and governor
It’s funny how Kane’s fate is linked to the PSU indictment debacle. Obviously Corbett as governor had a vendetta for Spanier and to me at least it is obvious he vitiated the prosecution of Sandusky by stalling, manipulating and then had his AG, Kelly flat out lied to a grand jury so as to give […]
Court Upholds Dismissal of Penn State Ex-Officials’ Charges
ABC NEWS / AP: A Pennsylvania appeals court said Wednesday it would not reconsider its recent decision throwing out some of the most serious criminal charges against three former Penn State administrators related to their handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. Superior Court posted an order denying the attorney general’s office’s petition for […]
Wolf administration: Referendum to raise judges’ retirement age to 75 will appear on April primary ballot after all
To help chances for voter approval, Republicans sought confusing change of language, or delay Throughout the week, no one at the capitol seemed to know whether this important proposed change to the constitution would actually make it on to the ballot in April. The way they kicked this around you would have thought we were […]
Hungary’s PMO has granted itself unsupervised access to the cookie jar
MARCH 30, 2016 BY www.BudapestBeacon.com STAFF The Hungarian parliament voted today to strip itself of the right to approve interim changes to the budget. Fidesz MPs successfully passed a controversial bill that modifies the budget law to allow the government to unilaterally decide how to spend state funds, reports Hungarian business news site portfolio.hu. The proposal was submitted one month ago by […]
Leading Medical Experts Call for Decriminalizing Drugs and Exploring Legal Regulation
DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE: Earlier this week, the drug policy field was set ablaze with Harper’s Magazine cover page story, “Legalize It All: How to win the war on drugs,” a cutting narration of U.S. drug policies, past and present, and a call for reform to legalize drugs. Up front and center was a previously overlooked […]