Pennsylvania fireworks reform sparks budget debate and safety concerns
Our view argues for delaying a move to lift the 77 year ban on in-state sales of Class C fireworks. It notes potential lost tax revenue from out-of-state purchases, cites support and opposition from lawmakers led by Elder Vogel Jr and others, and weighs safety data from 2011 and 2016. The column questions whether revenue justifies loosening limits, highlighting fires, injuries, deaths, and noise concerns and urging careful scrutiny before passage.
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New Castle News Contact and Delivery Details
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Republican fault lines widen over health care feud
Tribune analysis notes a public feud among Mitch McConnell Donald Trump and Paul Ryan over the failed health care effort. It credits Ryan with skillful blame shifting while suggesting congressional Republicans set an unrealistic schedule and protected their own positions, complicating next fiscal year funding and debt limit battles.
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Old-time Democrats call for party to retake leadership
A letter from a News editor urges senior Democrats to reclaim control of the party, arguing that liberals and progressives have hijacked the Democratic Party since the 1960s. The writer fears a movement toward socialism and communism and urges aging members to resist the shift to protect constitutional government and American values.
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