November 1, 2024 2:45 am
United States Senator Bob Casey visited Washington County on a campaign stop and addressed the closing of the Corelle Glass factory in Charleroi. Casey said that he has released a report outlining questionable practices of the private equity firm Centre Lane Partners who are moving forward with the closure of the plant and moving operations to Lancaster, Ohio. Casey said that he is using every tool available including investigation and litigation to halt the closure asking the FTC to investigate the method of how Centre Lane Partners became owners of the plant. Daniele Byrne, Vice President of United Steelworkers Union 53G said that the owners of the plant began dismantling press number 111 on Monday to begin moving it to Ohio. She said that the efforts from Casey’s office have been incredible and she hopes that the owners of the plant go to jail. The plant is scheduled for closure in the beginning of 2025.
November 1, 2024 2:27 am
The Mon Valley is looking to increase its footprint in the world of filmmaking and potential tourism. The 2nd annual Mid-Mon Valley Business symposium held Thursday morning, focused on business opportunities for the area. The group invited the Pennsylvania Film Commissioner, Hollywood actor, writer and director Gino Pesi to speak to the crowd. Pesi, a Charleroi and Belle Vernon native, said his interest in bringing film and opportunities to the area focuses on the dollars behind film-making and tourism. He also says it’s important for local kids like himself to be able to follow their dreams and not have to move thousands of miles away from their families. Pesi said any aspiring filmmakers can reach out to the PA film office to get more information on resources available.
November 1, 2024 2:21 am
Senator Bob Casey was in Washington Thursday on a campaign swing through western Pennsylvania. Casey was accompanied by Pennsylvania junior Senator John Fetterman and Pennsylvania Attorney General Candidate Eugene DePasquale. Casey outlined for supporters why he feels that he is the candidate of choice for all residents of Washington County. He outlined benefits to county residents that he voted for in Washington D.C. just in his last term. Those benefits were varied and included the $1 million West Wheeling Street Bridge over Catfish Creek in the City of Washington through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, $36 million in school funding through the American Rescue Plan Act, and $35 insulin price caps for seniors through the Inflation Reduction Act. He made comparisons between him and what his opponent may favor by indicating he is there for all Pennsylvanians as opposed to Dave McCormick, who he says has policies that favor only those who are the wealthiest of his constituents. Casey thanked his supporters and encouraged them to keep knocking on doors through election day.
October 31, 2024 5:58 pm
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A judge in Philadelphia has put a state challenge of Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes on hold while lawyers for the billionaire and his political action committee try to move the lawsuit to federal court. The giveaways aim to boost Donald Trump’s presidential campaign through Election Day. Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner calls the America PAC sweepstakes an illegal lottery under Pennsylvania law. Experts on election law question whether it violates federal law against vote-buying. Judge Angelo Foglietta heard motions from both sides on Thursday in a City Hall courtroom. (Photo: AP)
October 31, 2024 4:50 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans are feeling a lot of emotions heading into Election Day, but excitement is not one of them. A new poll from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that about 7 in 10 Americans report feeling anxious or frustrated about the 2024 presidential campaign, and a similar share say they’re interested. Only about one-third say they feel excited. About 7 in 10 Americans say “anxious” describes how they are feeling ahead of Tuesday. For partisans, anxiety is dialed a little higher than before. About 8 in 10 Democrats say “anxious” describes how they are feeling now, up slightly from the last election. About two-thirds of Republicans are anxious, a moderate uptick from 2020.
October 31, 2024 4:46 am
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump climbed into a white garbage truck that carried his name as he tried to draw attention to a comment made by President Joe Biden a day earlier. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac in Green Bay, Wisconsin, he asked, “How do you like my garbage truck?” Trump wore an orange and yellow safety vest over his white dress shirt and red tie. He said his appearance in the truck was, quote, “in honor of Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.” Trump and other Republicans have tried to change the narrative after a comedian at a weekend Trump rally disparaged Puerto Rico as a floating island of garbage.
October 31, 2024 4:44 am
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Kamala Harris is calling for Americans to “stop pointing fingers at each other” as she tries to push past comments made by President Joe Biden about Donald Trump’s supporters and “garbage.” Harris made her pitch in Raleigh, North Carolina, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Madison, Wisconsin, as part of a blitz of battleground states in the final week before Election Day. She stressed unity and common ground, expanding on her capstone speech Tuesday in Washington, where she laid out what her team called the “closing argument” of her campaign. Harris told reporters, “I will represent all Americans, including those who don’t vote for me.”
October 30, 2024 5:18 pm
(AP_) – PepsiCo says it plans to close four U.S. bottling plants and lay off nearly 400 workers as part of its efforts to streamline its operations. The company said the closures will impact 136 workers in Cincinnati; 131 in Chicago; 127 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and fewer than 50 in Atlanta. The Chicago plant is the only one that will fully close. Sales, delivery and warehouse functions will continue at the other three locations. Earlier this month, PepsiCo said its North American beverage sales fell 3% in the third quarter as consumers pulled back on buying its drinks and snacks.
October 30, 2024 10:14 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is reacting to a comic calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at a Donald Trump rally by saying, “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters.” For some, it recalled then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton dismissing Trump supporters in 2016 by evoking a “basket of deplorables.” It was also a departure from Trump’s opponent, Kamala Harris, who has been careful not to insult his supporters and has worked to woo crossover Republicans. Biden later posted on social media that he was referring to the “hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico.”
October 30, 2024 10:12 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a healthy 2.8% annual rate from July through September, with consumers helping drive growth despite the weight of still-high interest rates. The gross domestic product — the economy’s total output of goods and services — did slow slightly from its 3% growth rate in the April-June quarter. But the latest figures still reflect surprising durability just as Americans assess the state of the economy in the final stretch of the presidential race. Consumer spending, which accounts for about 70% of U.S. economic activity, accelerated to a 3.7% annual pace last quarter, up from 2.8% in the April-June period. Exports also contributed to the third quarter’s growth, increasing at an 8.9% rate.
