The PA House and Senate, as within their authority as described in Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Statutes, have given notice that the Governor’s disaster declaration is now terminated: Notice is hereby given that the House of Representatives and the Senate of Pennsylvania, pursuant to their authority under 35 Pa.C.S. § 7301(c), terminated the Governor’s […]
Massive Reduction in Estimated Number of Deaths From COVID-19
Neil Ferguson at Imperial College London previously presented a model of the potential number of deaths from COVID-19 as 2.2 million in the U.S. and 500,000 in the U.K. This model has been extremely influential among government officials and used as the basis of the shutdowns crippling our economy. He has now presented new estimates […]
Erie County and City Join MeToo Movement With Emergency Declarations
Even though there are only 5 cases of COVID-19 in Erie County, all of whom are either young people recuperating at home, or one college student who tested positive after returning home to eastern New York, County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper, following the lead of Governor Wolf, issued a stay at home order for county residents. […]
New York Post Article Examines the Race for Erie Mayor
The race for Erie mayor is getting national attention. After Erie County voted for President Trump, the first Republican since Ronald Reagan, many are wondering if the City of Erie will elect its first Republican mayor since 1961. If a recent NY Post article is any indication of where voters stand, it may happen. John […]
Why Does Erie County Want to Run the EMTA Buses?
For the many of us who reside in Erie County, the very public battle between the City of Erie and Erie County Council over who will be in charge of the EMTA is a little puzzling. News stories on local TV stations and in the local paper say absolutely nothing about why they’re fighting in […]
Three Plans for the Erie Area – Two We Can Work With
If you read the last post on the three plans for Erie and Erie County, you could have followed the links to see what was in each one. It’s understandable if you didn’t because it’s not the kind of reading that keeps you on the edge of your seat, but if you want to know […]
