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Pennsylvania Boozehounds Spur State Liquor Stores to Record Profits
AP: The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board said Monday it enjoyed record profits in the last fiscal year, a time when special interests were spending millions […]
State Agency Sues to Stop Pennsylvania Gay Weddings
Philly.com reports: The Pennsylvania Department of Health has filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court against Montgomery County Register of Wills Bruce Hanes for issuing marriage […]
Scranton Mourns As Former Governor William Scranton Dies at 96
In sadder Scranton news than we’ve recently brought you, the man whose family gave the town its name died Sunday night in his California retirement […]
Study: Voter ID Law Cut PA Turnout by 35,000
As the state Supreme Court mulls the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s voter ID law, a new study adds some context to the debate. The study, commissioned […]
Lesbian Couple is Married in MontCo [UPDATED]
[Update: 11:57 am] AP reports Pennsylvania’s first gay marriage has taken place: Two women have been married in a religious ceremony near Philadelphia after getting […]
Tom Corbett Is America’s Best-Paid Governor
USA Today reports on a new survey from the Council of State Governments. Guess which state pays its governor the best? Governors in Alabama, Florida […]
Regional Rail Sets SEPTA Ridership Record
NBC10 reports that for SEPTA, business is a’boomin’: “Today, SEPTA officials announced Regional Rail ridership has hit a record — 36,023,000 trips by customers during […]
*Another* PA Republican Accidentally Admits Voter ID Is Partisan Gimmick
First, there was whoopin’ Mike Turzai, declaring that Voter ID was going to “allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania.” Now, there’s thoughtful and […]
Pitt, Penn State Are Nation’s Most Expensive Public Universities
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports: In the battle for first place, there’s one competition neither University of Pittsburgh nor Penn State University is eager to win: […]
Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Trial Watched Nationally
The trial challenging Pennsylvania’s voter ID law started Monday. The Inky reports: The plaintiffs say they are seeking to overturn the law because it will […]
Today’s Philly Schoolchildren Will Pay Your Social Security Tomorrow
Well, Philadelphia schools seem stuck. Today, after weeks of bargaining, haggling, lobbying and urgency, it’s still the case that the district will start the 2013-14 […]
Tom Corbett Humor Rating Falls to All-Time Low
The Daily News has an item today about a recent incident in which Tom Corbett refused to take a call from state store employees union […]
On Gay Marriage, Kathleen Kane Shirks Her Duties
Kathleen Kane might be a really good politician, but she’s probably so-so as a lawyer. That’s one conclusion to be drawn this week from Kane’s […]
Attorney General Won’t Defend PA’s Gay Marriage Ban
Tuesday the ACLU, representing several same-sex couples, filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania’s gay marriage ban. One of the defendants named was Attorney General Kathleen Kane. […]
Fumo Family Feud: Vince Fumo Sounds Like A Terrible Father Edition
We’ve got another nominee for “Worst Father in Philadelphia“! In court testimony yesterday at City Hall, Vince Fumo’s own kids laid bare the bitter feud […]