Harrisburg
Hughes: Let Governor Abolish SRC
State Sen. Vincent Hughes is pushing a bill in Harrisburg that would give the governor the power to dissolve the School Reform Commission. Under current […]
Can Tom Wolf Govern Pennsylvania?
Polls suggest that Tom Wolf will almost certainly be the next governor of Pennsylvania. But will a Governor Wolf actually be able to govern? It’s not a silly question. […]
Mumia Makes Us Crazy
Let’s concede a few things about Mumia Abu-Jamal right off the top: He’s a bad man. A convicted, apparently unrepentant cop killer. A poseur surrounded […]
DO THIS: Rarely Traveled Amtrak Route Offers Stunning Views of Pennsylvania Fall Foliage
Next month, take a relaxing railroad journey through the Pennsylvania countryside and view the changing of the seasons. Amtrak Autumn Express returns Saturday, November 8th […]
Pennsylvania Attorney General, Chief Justice Reach Porn Deal
Pennsylvania’s porn email scandal drags on. On Wednesday, the office of Attorney General Kathleen Kane said she and Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Castille […]
Wolf, Corbett Spar in Final Debate
The third and final gubernatorial debate between Gov. Tom Corbett and Democratic challenger Tom Wolf was held Wednesday at WTAE-TV studios in Pittsburgh. Here’s what […]
The Harrisburg Porn Email Scandal, Translated by a Woman
As a human with a computer, I expect people to mess around on the clock a bit. Amazon, Buzzfeed, Facebook, The Daily Puppy (just me? […]
The NRA Wants Your Submission
The NRA is coming, folks. It will have your tax dollars or your submission to its pro-gun agenda — and, by God, maybe it will […]
Medical Marijuana Stalled for Now
The Patriot-News reports that the Pennsylvania House’s Republican leadership won’t bring a medical marijuana bill to the floor this fall.
Mumia Speech Prompts Bill to Prevent “Revictimizing”
The weekend commencement address at Goddard College by Mumia Abu-Jamal — still imprisoned for life for shooting Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981 — […]
LGBT-Centric Hate Crime Bill Passes House Judiciary Committee
This morning House Bill 177, a bill that would protect LGBT and mentally disabled people under Pennsylvania’s current hate-crime laws—passed the House Judiciary Committee 19 to […]
UPDATE: Kane Promises Email Cooperation With Castille
[Update 9:30 a.m.] AP reports that Kane is making a stronger pledge of cooperation with Castille: Kane told Castille she will try to give him […]
Testimony Heard for Hate-Crime Legislation
The Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing on hate-crime legislation Thursday at the Kimmel Center. The recent attack on a gay couple in […]
Top Cop Won’t Resign in Email Scandal
A second state official has resigned after participating in the exchange of “racy emails” while working in the office of then-Attorney General Tom Corbett. Glenn […]
Report: Justice McCaffery Forwarded Racy Emails
The Morning Call reports this morning that Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery — he’s from Philadelphia — “forwarded at least eight sexually explicit emails […]