Tim Gyves

The morning light in Pittsburgh is no joke sometimes…

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Families Can’t Wait — Suspend Pennsylvania’s Gas Tax Now Sen. Doug Mastriano (R-33) A mother in Pennsylvania should not have to choose between filling her gas tank and feeding her children — but that is exactly the reality many families are facing today. Across our commonwealth, working people are not just noticing higher prices at the pump — they are feeling fear, frustration and financial strain that grows with every gallon purchased. This is not about inconvenience. It is about survival. When fuel prices surge this rapidly, they do more than strain budgets — they threaten livelihoods, disrupt families and punish people who are simply trying to get to work and care for those they love. Since the outbreak of conflict involving Iran, global oil markets have surged, driving gasoline prices sharply higher across the country and here at home. What was once a manageable expense has become a growing burden families cannot escape. And in Pennsylvania, that burden is made heavier by one of the highest gasoline taxes in the nation — nearly 58 cents per gallon — piling state-imposed costs onto an already worsening crisis. This is not just an economic issue — it is a moral one. Government exists to serve the people, especially in moments of crisis. When families are hurting, leadership is not measured by patience or process — it is measured by action. Doing nothing while families struggle is not neutrality. It is a decision — a decision to allow hardship to deepen when relief is possible. Across Pennsylvania, the impact is being felt everywhere. For many residents — especially in rural communities — driving is not optional. It is essential. People must travel miles to reach their workplaces, schools, farms and hospitals. Truckers who deliver our goods, farmers who feed our nation and small business owners who keep local economies alive are absorbing higher fuel costs every day. Those costs do not disappear — they are passed on to consumers in the form of higher prices for food, materials and services. At kitchen tables across our commonwealth, families are making impossible choices: Do we fill the tank or fill the refrigerator? Do we make it to work this week or delay paying the electric bill? These are not theoretical concerns. They are happening now. Other states have demonstrated relief is possible. During periods of sharp fuel price increases, states such as Georgia have temporarily suspended their gas taxes to provide immediate financial relief to residents. Pennsylvania should not lag behind while our citizens struggle to keep up. Suspending the state gas tax — temporarily and responsibly — would provide immediate breathing room to families already stretched thin by inflation. It would help stabilize small businesses facing rising transportation costs. It would support farmers working to sustain food production and truckers working to keep supply chains moving. And most importantly, it would signal that government understands the urgency of this moment and is willing to act. Critics will argue gas tax revenue supports infrastructure, and they are correct — our roads and bridges matter. But infrastructure exists to serve people, not the other way around. In times of extraordinary hardship, government must place the needs of families first. Temporary relief in a time of crisis is not reckless — it is responsible. This is not a partisan issue. It is not about ideology. It is about survival for working families who are doing everything right yet falling further behind through no fault of their own. Leadership is tested in moments like this. Not when times are easy — but when families are hurting. Every day of delay costs Pennsylvanians more money they cannot afford to lose. Every week without relief tightens the financial strain on households already stretched to their limits. And every month of inaction risks pushing more families to the brink. Pennsylvania families do not need sympathy. They need relief.

Iran is now releasing cartoons that Trump can understand. 😂🤣👇

To those inclined toward kindness, I say Come out of your houses drumming. All others,  beware: I have discarded my smile but not my teeth. —Rita Dove poets.org/poem/incantati…

@SenMastriano Hawk says what?

"It just sounds like the decline and fall of the American empire symbolized right there." @davidfrum and @Timodc skewer the Trump administration's plans to hold an MMA fight on the White House lawn to commemorate Trump's birthday — and the 250th anniversary of America.

Congress can watch U.S. military strikes on their phones, but still can't get a public hearing.

Let's set the record straight.

@chrisbriem I hope we don’t forget all the Band-Aids we’re putting on stuff just like what happened during the G20

BMC would have clubbed me over the head with a fid if I had ever painted over rust like that.

GOP Senator on Trump's DHS Secretary pick: I think there are anger issues, with the violent episode he was involved in the Senate committee, he's told the media that he doesn't regret it. The fact that he can't bring himself to say that we shouldn't settle political questions with violence, I think that would be a terrible example for ICE

Sen. Warnock on the SAVE Act: In the words of the administration itself, "we just want to make sure the right people are voting." That was the argument in the 1960s. I don't believe in the right people, I believe in we the people. Every American citizen must have access, it is a right.

@MD_Connolly @PATreasury Maybe @PA_Treasury deserves a shot at the big time.

@Tim_Gyves @PATreasury lol I think they cried and now it’s suspended

These are literally kids setup to take the fall for illegal actions ordered by Musk.

Buckle up #PennAve - it’s been a rough couple of years, but the completion of this project will give this community. The main thoroughfare it deserves. Try to support all your favorite businesses and nonprofits at this stage of the game. Glad @BloomGarCorp is paying attn.

The White House social media team treating a conflict where Americans have been injured and died like a fucking meme is really gross, and that shouldn’t be a controversial opinion

This is right on. More on @indy_americans today.

Must be fun to treat this like a video game for a guy who inherited dad’s money, never served, and never worked. Problem is we would pay for his forever war with our actual dollars and our kids’ lives.

Pittsburgh lost a legend - Thaddeus Mosley, Sculptor Who Found Fame in His Last Decade, Dies at 99 nytimes.com/2026/03/07/art… via @NYTimes

Just amazing work here by Olivia to be on scene for this important moment, several years later than it should have taken. Should’ve been grand ceremony to unveil it. Kudos to @MacFarlaneNews who’s dogged reporting kept sunlight on this. And @SenThomTillis for getting it done.

"Discomfort serves as a moral and strategic guardrail. Leaders who feel the weight of ordering teenagers toward hardship, injury, and death are more likely to ask the necessary hard questions." lnk.thebulwark.com/4l8ZNIU