Council of Goverments shows a path ahead

13 towns working together offer chance for smart, more efficient government UPDATED (Sun 9 a.m.): adds comment on Saturday night legislative action By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times CALN — It was a sight to behold. Elected officials from various parties, municipalities and even the County Commissioners, sitting down for a sometimes freewheeling and open discussion about how best to work together. It...

In Harrisburg, seven big days ahead

Corbett’s legacy and whether your state legislator will have a lot of explaining to do By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times By all accounts, it’s going to be a busy week in Harrisburg — as the state legislature has just a week to get a lot of work done. Of course, the question is what will get done? And how much Republican-on-Republican political violence will be involved? Going into this year’s...