WASHINGTON — House Republicans are drafting legislation to renew an expiring unemployment benefits program, officials said Thursday, and intend to add it to a planned extension of a Social Security payroll tax cut due to run out on Dec. 31.
After initially telling a Republican Party official he was backing out, Delaware County Commissioner Tommy Thompson has decided to move forward with his plans to run for re-election next year, even with the likely prospect of facing a GOP-backed challenger.
One of three federal tax liens against Powell councilwoman Sara Marie Brenner’s business has been released.
Congressman Pat Tiberi was home recently. It was Election Day and an ideal time to touch base with constituents, discuss their concerns and also let them know what is happening in Washington. During his visit, he took time out of a busy schedule for an interview with The Sunbury News.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Feisty and cagey, ex-President Richard Nixon defended his shredded legacy and shady Watergate-era actions in grand jury testimony that he thought would never come out. On Thursday, it did.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Coach Joe Paterno is fighting for his job amid “eroding” support from Penn State’s board of trustees and a widening sex-abuse scandal and possible cover-up centered on former assistant and one-time heir apparent Jerry Sandusky.
Thinking of making some “green” home improvements? As you probably already know, the government offers hundreds in tax incentives to homeowners who pump up their home’s efficiency. Many of these tax credits end this December.
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — In the violent underground novel Absolved, right-wing militia members upset about gun control make war against the U.S. government. This week, federal prosecutors accused four elderly Georgia men of plotting to use the book as a script for a real-life wave of terror and assassination involving explosives and the highly lethal poison ricin.