MORGANTOWN -- Monongalia County Commissioner Tom Bloom on Wednesday said he believes the “Expert Panel Policy” recently released by the West Virginia First Foundation is unrealistic and a troubling early sign of unnecessary bureaucracy from the body tasked with distributing the state’s ...
by Lindsay Lewis When an Interstate 95 overpass collapsed in Philadelphia last June, Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, responded with a master class in executive leadership. Slashing through thousands of pages of red tape with a stroke of his pen, Shapiro focused ...
by Matthew Yglesias The collapse of a section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, smack dab in the middle of the densest region of the U.S., is an obvious disaster for the nation’s transportation network. But the demolition work, which began within hours, is already ahead of schedule, ...
by Iain Murray Independence Day is recognized across America as the day to celebrate freedom. As the popular song says, "I'm proud to be an American/Where at least I know I'm free." Yet many people don't feel terribly free. Some think the traditional American way of life is under ...