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The Most Interesting Man in the World (or At Least Harrisburg)

With Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz running for governor, a power vacuum has opened up in the 13th District. Bob Brady’s picked his guy. The seat’s former occupant, […]

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Of Course the State’s Website Crashes On Tax Day [Updated]

Pennsylvania has been lauded by the Tax Foundation (they study taxes) as having one of the very most transparent state websites in the country, when […]

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April 30th Is Hooters Appreciation Day In Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach is, apparently, a big Hooters fan, referring to the Philadelphia-born band that gave us such catchy 1980s tunes as “And […]

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McGinty In, As Governor’s Race Just Got A Whole Lot More Interesting

Ladies and gents, we have ourselves a new challenger. Kathleen McGinty, former Rendell Department of Environmental Protection Chief, has thrown her proverbial hat in the […]

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Not So Fast With Your Dreams of Cheap Wine, Philly

Tom Corbett and the Republican-controlled PA House are either very smart, or very dumb. As they push their liquor privatization bill through Harrisburg, they are […]

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Allyson Schwartz Is Officially Running For Governor

Wonder if Gov. Tom Corbett is shaking in his books yet. The perennially low-polling governor now face a new change, in the firmer of Democrat […]

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Here Are Some Farm Videos Pennsylvania Legislators Don’t Want You To See

Ever seen this video? PETA made it a few years back to document the conditions faced by animals being caged and harvested for their fur. […]

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Major New Gun Law Could be Coming to Philadelphia

If D.A. Seth Williams gets the support he needs in Harrisburg, a new state law will bring a mandatory 2-year prison sentence to anyone carrying […]

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Corbett’s Liquor Privatization Problem: History Isn’t on his Side

Tom Corbett is not the first Pennsylvania governor to try and privatize the state liquor stores. (Though, with much of his agenda stifled, unrealized, or […]

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Breaking: Pat Toomey Has Sense of Humor

Pat Toomey declared his intention of running against Tom Corbett, Tom Corbett announced he was privatizing his own mouth, and Joe Sestak won tickets to […]

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Some Fan of Tom Corbett’s Creates Anti-Bruce Castor Website

Republican Montgomery County Commissioner Bruce Castor, who’s gearing up to Primary Tom Corbett, is being attacked by an anonymous new website that claims his fiscal […]

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PA Needs to Do More to Help Those Imprisoned for Crimes They Didn’t Commit

Last weekend’s 60 Minutes featured the story of Brian Banks, a former high-school football star who was on his way to almost certain glory in […]

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Joan Orie Melvin Resigns from Supreme Court

Another chapter begins in what is already a family affair worthy of a reality TV series. Or at least a made-for-TV special. Today, Joan Orie […]

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The Problem with PA Halfway Houses: Too Much “Jerry Springer”

The failures (and suspected political corruption) of New Jersey’s halfway houses have been subject to months of scrutiny from The New York Times. Now, the […]

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Disgraced Ex-State Senator to Have Portrait Removed from Capitol

The worst part about getting indicted in a pay-to-play Turnpike Authority scandal? Getting your official portrait removed from the Capitol. Former Sen. Bob Mellow, a […]