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Pennsylvania Student Fugitive Caught After Photo Appeared in Paper
A Bloomsberg student wanted by police for bail-jumping in a years-old DUI and drug case was caught on Sunday — just days after he appeared […]
House Votes to Name Official Pennsylvania ‘State Firearm’
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted to name the long rifle the state firearm of Pennsylvania on Monday. That’s right: Soon you’ll be able […]
Ruling Expected Today in Challenge to Pennsylvania Same-Sex Marriage Ban
[UPDATE: 2: 41 p.m.] The ban has been overturned. [Original] Have now heard from multiple independent, reliable sources that decision in PA marriage equality case […]
Nate Silver Thinks Pennsylvania Is in the Midwest
Political and baseball data journalist Nate Silver recently left the New York Times to launch his FiveThirtyEight brand as a standalone site owned by ESPN. […]
Ruling Axing Voter ID in Pennsylvania Reaffirmed by Judge
Pennsylvania Judge Bernard McGinley reaffirmed his own ruling on the state’s voter ID law. He ruled in January that the central portion of the voter […]
Pennsylvania Senate to Discuss Liquor Law Reform This Week
KYW 1060’s Tony Romeo reports Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania Senate will attempt again to pass an overhaul of the state’s liquor laws. As every […]
Chester, Montgomery Counties Are Hotbeds for Texting and Driving
The above chart comes from The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, a “legislative agency” of the Pennsylvania General Assembly that produces publications and reports for lawmakers. […]
Could Pennsylvania Schools Add a 13th Grade?
Governor Tom Corbett’s committee on postsecondary education studied the possibility of adding a 13th grade to Pennsylvania schools, The Patriot-News‘ Jan Murphy reports.
Gov. Corbett Recovering After Successful Surgery
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is recuperating after undergoing surgery to repair an abdominal hernia this morning at Allegheny General Outpatient Surgical Center in Pittsburgh. The […]
Pennsylvania Union Members Free to Stalk, Harass — For Now
There’s a fascinating story in today’s Inquirer by Jeremy Roebuck, detailing the Pennsylvania law that exempts union members in labor disputes from prosecution for stalking, […]
Pennsylvania Amish Man Now on Probation for Speeding
An Amish man received two years probation yesterday for leading police on a car chase at speeds of 120 miles per hour. Sylvan M. Stoltzfus […]
Who Doesn’t Like Allyson Schwartz?
In the end—my last moment with Allyson Schwartz, sitting in her office in Washington—she is about to cry. “You’re getting a little emotional, Congresswoman,” I […]
Onion Report: “Some People Live in Pennsylvania”
The Onion reports: According to the results of a comprehensive, year-long study published Tuesday, researchers have confirmed that there are some people who live in Pennsylvania. […]
Pennsylvania’s Economy is as Lousy as You Think It Is
In what is probably very bad news for Gov. Tom Corbett, a new study suggests that Pennsylvania’s economy is … not good.
Weekend Open Houses
Looking for a townhouse in Society Hill to call home? Or maybe a house on the bay in Brigantine is more your cup of tea. […]