- Grading Corbett's Economic Plan: FAIL
Pennsylvania governor candidate Tom Corbett and his campaign team unveiled the first of seven policy outlines on economic development.
Much of what it outlines is simply political rhetoric - i.e. prai...
- The guy with a truck in the 13th
Philadelphia resident Brian Haughton is the Philly GOP’s endorsed candidate in the 13th Congressional District. This firefighter and small business owner of “SmokeEaters Pub,” a firefighting-the...
- Green Party organizing in Lancaster County
Two Lancaster County residents, Dan Gallagher and Matthew Cleveland, are starting up a local affiliate of the Green Party of Pennsylvania. Its first meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Lancaste...
- Most Updated List Of 2010 Office Seekers.
This Was Updated ... ... as of 7:39 p.m. last night. It should cover just about everyone. If a new list is posted, we'll post it here. Petition Filers Final
- Rep. Pitts Calls for GOP Moratorium on Earmarks
Rep. Joe Pitts, a Republican who represents Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District, joined 18 fellow Republicans on a letter calling for a one-year moratorium on earmark requests for Republican me...
- Corbett surges: PA candidate social media update
By Roy J. Wells, President, Triad Strategies Last week we saw how a politician’s Facebook fan page can become the center of political discourse. Newly-elected Senator Scott Brown (R-MA) and four oth...
- Looking Towards the Future: Engaging More Women in State Politics
By State Rep. Jennifer L. Mann, D-Allentown As only the third woman to serve in a House Leadership role, and the first since 1964, I am acutely aware of how far women have come in state politics and h...
- LEFTOVERS: An open GOP primary in the 8th, Sestak on DADT
The Bucks County GOP is not endorsing a candidate for the 8th Congressional District.That’s the word out of their meeting Thursday night. The endorsement was effectively former Congressman Mike Fitz...
- Lt. Gov.: And then there were four
This should be interesting: pa2010.com reports that Joe Watkins is dropping out of the GOP race for lieutenant governor. That leaves the party’s endorsed candidate, Jim Cawley, and three other...
- Corbett: Pa. House members should contribute to their health care plans
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett unveiled a 12-point program for reforming state government today, including a proposal that would require state House members to contribute to their hea...
- Pitts on why he voted against the ‘jobs bill’
U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts, who says Congress has been distracted from what should be its No. 1 priority right now (jobs), voted against the so-called jobs bill this week. The $15 billion measure would give...
- New Internet Web Site That Dan Onorato Is Guaranteed Not To Like.
Clearly ... ... some degree of thought went into this one: If you are the person responsible for this (or if you are a person who knows the person responsible for this), we want to hear from you. E-ma...
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- Can Republican Governor Candidate Sam Rohrer Split GOP Primary Vote?
Sam Rohrer is the only conservative in the governor’s contest and he has been endorsed by Pennsylvania Taxpayers Cyber Coalition which focuses on property tax reform.
Can Republican Sam Rohrer s...
- New Virginia Governor Pushing Liquor Store Privatization
Reason TV has a new video on liquor store privatization in Virginia, which highlights the benefits for consumers, and notes that states that privatize both save money and increase tax and license reve...
- Stimulus: Saving Jobs or Delaying Recovery?
President Obamas hollow promises are so glaringly visible these days that he has to chalk every compounding problem to the previous administration. One of his promises, though, involved colossal level...
- Final Nail in I-80 Tolling's Coffin?
The FHWA is expect to announce shortly that, once again, the have rejected the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commissions bid to toll I-80 across the state. Eric Boehm has the details over on PA Independent....
- Specter beats Sestak, but Toomey beats Specter
Although Sen. Arlen Specter is favored over Rep. Joe Sestak by one in three Pennsylvania Democrats for the primary win in May, when it comes to the general election former Republican Congressman Pat T...
- Epic Fail: Harrisburg Mulling Bankruptcy
Headline at Drudge Report: Pennsylvania State Capital Mulls Bankruptcy as a Budget Option…
Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania, will consider Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection along with tax incre...
- Gerlach’s gubernatorial campaign was broke (Updated)
CLARIFICATION APPENDED (See bottom)When Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-6) abandoned his race for governor, he did so citing fundraising challenges. He didn’t say that the campaign was effectively broke....
- Rendell rule-change will make delivering for Specter more difficult
LANCASTER—When state Democratic Party insiders gather here this weekend to consider endorsing statewide candidates, the most interesting question will be whether or not Senator Arlen Specter can win...
- Fun with maps: Contributions to U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts
U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts’ re-election campaign raised $89,189 and spent $49,565 from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, according to its latest finance report. About 54 percent of the contributions, or $48,039, cam...
- Sestak: Party endorsement or not, I’m running
As you already know, the Pennsylvania Democrats hold their endorsement convention in Lancaster on Feb. 6. U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, the Democrat who’s trying to unseat U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, said it...
- Pitts aide slams Herr
U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts’ chief of staff, Gabe Neville, had this to say about Lois Herr’s challenge to the congressman to rebuke James O’Keefe: “On the day of the State of the Union, with unemploym...
- Tuesday Morning Coffee: The All-Campaign Finance Edition.
Good Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're offering you some nice, crunchy numbers to go with your Grape Nuts this morning. We'll start with the race for governor. Campaign finance reports filed with the Dep...
- DeWeese To Seek Re-Election In 2010.
Hot Off The Presses. Bonusgate charges be darned ... state Rep. Bill DeWeese, D-Greene, says he'll seek another term this fall. In a statement issued this afternoon, the veteran lawmaker says "there's...
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