John N Wozniak

The completion of U.S. Route 219 from Somerset to Meyersdale would not have been possible had it not been for the hard work of our area legislators. In 2008, when the toll credit debacle was discovered, a meeting was set up in Harrisburg with then...

Democratic candidates and supporters came out to the Somerset County Democratic Fall Banquet held at the Berlin Community Building Thursday night. Speakers included U.S. Rep. Mark Critz, state Sen. Richard Kasunic and state Sen. John Wozniak. There were...

Pennsylvania voters will not need to take out their photo identification to vote in the upcoming election.   On Tuesday morning Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson said the new voter ID rule could not go into effect until after the Nov. 6 election....

State Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar is trying to shepherd two bills through the Senate in Harrisburg.   The first repeals inheritance tax for everyone under the age of 21 who inherits money from a parent, stepparent or guardian. The legislation passed the...

New Pennsylvania legislative maps were approved Friday afternoon keeping Sen. Rich Kasunic in Somerset County and moving Rep. Frank Burns and Sen. John Wozniak out.   The Legislative Reapportionment Commission approved the maps with a 4-1 vote Friday...

While the delivery was different the message from speakers at the annual Somerset County Democratic spring banquet was the same: Democrats need to be voted into office to turn the country around. The event was held Thursday evening in the Berlin...

State Sen. Rich Kasunic lost Somerset County entirely in a court-rejected redistricting proposal submitted late last year. With the deck freshly reshuffled, the Dunbar Democrat stands to gain not only his existing territory — approximately 85...

It appears there will be no local primary races for General Assembly seats. Based on the 2001 district maps, state Reps. Carl Walker Metzgar, R-Allegheny Township, and Frank Burns, D-East Taylor Township, will not have primary opposition on April 24....

Democratic state Sen. John Wozniak announced Monday that he will seek another term in office. Wozniak, 55, was elected to the Senate in 1996 and represents the 35th district. "I think when you look at my overall record, I represent the west central part...

Local lawmakers have mixed feelings on the budget Republican Gov. Tom Corbett released Tuesday morning. Corbett announced that his $27.14 billion budget closes a projected shortfall of $700 million and reduces spending by $20 million. It meets the state'...

The American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act filed Tuesday would allow the use of toll credits for Appalachian highway projects such as Route 219. The toll credits would provide funding necessary to finish the highway — a project local, state...

Business leaders and elected officials gathered Thursday for a legislative update held by the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce. About 75 people packed the Somerset Country Club to hear what the elected officials had to say. The event began with...