The Pennsylvania House will reconvene Aug. 4 to consider approval of a bill that includes authorization for a cigarette tax to fund Philly schools, a […]
This is why you don’t count your chickens until they’re hatched: Yes, both the Pennsylvania House and the Pennsylvania Senate have given approval to bills […]
Despite continued resistance from Gov. Tom Corbett on medical marijuana — he supports only a cannabidiol extract — Pennsylvanians clearly have no problem with medical […]
The numbers are in, and the amount interest groups spent on lobbying Pennsylvania lawmakers in 2013 is staggering: A cool $518 million. The massive total […]
As part of the flurry of legislative activity last week, Pennsylvania lawmakers approved a bill allowing Tesla Motors to open more locations in the state. […]
Dave Davies nailed it, as he so often does, when he described last week’s surprise deal enabling Philadelphia to tax cigarettes and send the proceeds to the schools […]
The Patriot-News reports that state tax collections dropped this year, the third time that’s happened in the last six years. “Total general fund revenue collections […]
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has apparently dropped the idea of suing the Philadelphia Inquirer for its articles about her decision to abandon an investigation […]
Lots of moving parts to the state’s budget situation these days, so let’s try to take them in some semblance of order. • First: The […]
He’s right, you know. I’m talking about Tom Corbett. Our Governor. A man who probably doesn’t hear “you know Tom, you’re absolutely right” very often. Definitely […]
House Republicans are refusing to amend a state budget bill to include authorization for a Philly cigarette tax that would help City Hall make up the […]
So where is Tom Wolf, anyway? The Democratic nominee for governor has been pretty quiet in recent days as Gov. Tom Corbett and the GOP-controlled […]
The Pennsylvania General Assembly arguably did its job Monday, passing a $29.1 billion budget with the approval of both houses before the mandated midnight deadline. […]
The city of Philadelphia was the victim of an attempted mugging last night. I don’t resort to that sort of language lightly. But I’m not […]
The American Society of Civil Engineers says Pennyslvania has the highest percentage of deficient bridges in the nation.
