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The Pennsylvania we deserve

As someone who lives, works and serves in local government in Blair County, I see firsthand how decisions in Harrisburg affect our communities. I want a Pennsylvania where working families can afford to live, raise their families and stay here. I’m tired of rising costs, seeing small businesses struggle and government spending without enough accountability. That’s why I’m supporting Stacy Garrity for governor. As State Treasurer, she has focused on transparency and protecting taxpayer dollars. Her Treasury recently reported $75 million in taxpayer savings through its payment ...

Joyce’s voting record questioned

Physicians take a Hippocratic Oath, named for the Greek physician Hippocrates, known as “The Father of Medicine.” Included in its promises is this: “I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick.” I wonder if Rep. John Joyce, M.D., remembers this promise. If he felt any responsibility for the sick or their families or their economic stability, he would not have voted ...

Garrity’s policies address deficit

The only way Pennsylvania will effectively tackle its structural deficit is to “outgrow the bear”. Stacy Garrity, State Treasurer and Republican candidate for governor understands this and she brings years of proven leadership experience in private industry, on the battlefield and in state government to the challenge. Unleashing Pennsylvania’s energy potential is a foundational first step. Garrity promises to set policy priorities that will eliminate outdated regulations, lift restrictions on new drilling and accelerate permits to build more generation capacity. Governor ...

Personal-use AR-15s should not be allowed

As a commissioned military officer, I trained soldiers in the use of the AR-15 assault rifle (variation of the M16A1). Invented 1950, it was designed strictly for combat and was used extensively in Vietnam. The rifle has a flash suppressor to avoid detection from the barrel flash. It uses ammunition magazines that hold 20 and 30 rounds. It has a forward assist to load any rounds that fail to load automatically. The AR-15 uses a 5.56 cal round, 5.7 centimeters long, and holds twice the amount of gunpowder of a .38 cal. pistol. The result is a deadlier projectile that is made to tumble ...

Pennsylvania needs a leader

As a veteran and lifelong Pennsylvanian, I wholeheartedly support Stacy Garrity as the next governor of Pennsylvania. Stacy is a proven leader as demonstrated by her stellar military career having served in Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. She retired from the U.S. Army Reserve as a colonel who earned the Bronze Star and Legion of Merit Award. As a civilian, Stacy has excelled as a business leader and currently serves as the commonwealth treasurer, where her stewardship has saved millions by identifying overpayment and duplicate payments to the ...

Garrity right choice for PA

As a young man studying political science at SFU, I can tell you firsthand how badly this state needs Stacy Garrity for governor. Garrity deposited $1,000 bonuses into PA 529 college funds, benefiting over 107,000 Pennsylvania families. Before our current governor found it expedient to do so (and after taking $5 million from data center lobbyists), she outlined a plan to impose a moratorium on data center development. Stacy has revolutionized the PA Treasury since taking office in 2021 — returning billions of your own money to you and giving an otherwise bureaucratic agency a human ...