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What Governor Tom Wolf Means for Philadelphia

Four years of Tom Corbett have, to put it mildly, been rough on Philadelphia. Chaos in the state-managed and largely state-funded school district. Cuts to […]

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Lawmaker Wants to Expand Pa. Hazing Law

With controversy about the suspended football season at Central Bucks West still raging, one lawmaker is suggesting that the state make its anti-hazing law tougher. […]

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Deal Could Restock State Supreme Court

Seamus McCaffery retired this week. Ronald Castille must take mandatory retirement at the end of the year. That’s going to leave the Pennsylvania Supreme Court short […]

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Pennsylvania Curbs Investment in Iran

The Pennsylvania Legislature is making foreign policy now, apparently. Gov. Tom Corbett this week signed a bill that makes companies choose: Do they want Iran’s […]

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Prediction: State Senate to Stay in GOP Hands

Republican Gov. Tom Corbett appears headed to a defeat, but Democratic challenger Tom Wolf will probably face a GOP-led House and Senate if he takes […]

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Daryl Metcalfe’s Bad Religion

Let’s give this to Daryl Metcalfe: If you wanted to create a religious-right bogeyman that almost perfectly fit the fevered nightmares of liberals, he’d pretty […]

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House Passes Gun Bill; Corbett Expected to Sign

The Pennsylvania House has approved a bill that would let the National Rifle Association (or similar “membership groups”) sue municipalities for having overly restrictive gun […]

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How Will Pa. Supreme Court Deal With Porn Scandal?

Now that Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Seamus McCaffery and J. Michael Eakin have been connected to racy emails in an ever-widening scandal, the question becomes: […]

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Darryl Metcalfe Moves to Block Immigrant Children from Pennsylvania

You’ve probably heard by now about all those immigrant children who have arrived at America’s southern border this year. Rep. Darryl Metcalfe has, and he […]

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4 Teenagers Charged After Firefight With Lawmakers

Police in Harrisburg have charged four teenagers after State Rep. Marty Flynn engaged in a firefight with a man who was attempting to rob him […]

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Anti-Mumia, Pro-Gun Bills Pass in Harrisburg

Two high-profile bills passed major tests in the Legislature on Wednesday — a bill designed to reduce “victim anguish” caused by criminals like Mumia Abu-Jamal […]

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Porn Email Scandal Claims Another High-Ranking Pa. Official: Randy Feathers

Another state official has resigned in the wake of the porn email scandal: Randy Feathers, a member of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. Feathers […]

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A Reply to Dom Giordano About Mumia Abu-Jamal

I don’t blame Dom Giordano for wanting convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to shut the hell up. But even after reading Giordano’s case for anti-Mumia legislation […]

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2 Pennsylvania Lawmakers Involved in Shootout Near Capitol

Pennsylvania State Rep. Marty Flynn was involved in a shootout with robbers near the Capitol in Harrisburg. Flynn exchanged gunfire with several men who allegedly […]

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Gun Debate About to Flare Up in Pennsylvania Senate

The gun debate seems likely to get heated today in the Pennsylvania Senate. We told you last week about House Bill 1243, which would give the NRA […]