Harrisburg
When Voter Turnout in Philadelphia Really Matters
Polls were crowded and lines to vote were long on Election Day here in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. It is a […]
Pennsylvania Voters Receive Bogus Mailer Telling Them They Need ID
In Harrisburg, voters are receiving a mailer originally sent out in September, that informs them they will need to produce proper photo identification in order […]
Tom Corbett Should Veto Bill Designed to Lure Oracle to Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Corbett has a chance right now. Usually he doesn’t really even pretend to care about the little guy. He’s a serial stroker of […]
Pennsylvania Bill Will Require Low-Income Women to Prove They Were Raped to Receive Additional Assistance
Four Republicans and a Democrat in Pennsylvania support a bill that would limit government assistance to women who become pregnant while already receiving government assistance. […]
Pennsylvania’s Candidates for Attorney General Will Debate While Everyone Watches Sports, Presidential Debate
If two people running for Attorney General of Pennsylvania have a debate, but no one watches because it’s the same night as Monday Night Football, […]
Pennsylvania Man Says Bigfoot Trashed His Winnebago
A man from Lykens, Pennsylvania—that’s 30 miles northeast of Harrisburg, for those of you unfamiliar with Pennsyltucky geography—told authorities that Sasquatch trashed his trailer. John […]
Governor Corbett Set to Sign Ban on Sexting
Pennsylvania state legislators recently passed a bill that will punish minors who send sexually explicit messages of themselves or other youths. The anti-sexting legislation is […]
Pennsylvania Students in Class of 2011 Have Second-Highest Debt in the Nation
Pennsylvania’s college graduates in the class of 2011 have an average student debt of $29,959. That’s good for second highest in the nation. Only grads […]
Tattoo Licenses in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania’s Auditor General Jack Wagner has sent a letter to Governor Tom Corbett asking that the stat license and regulate its 750 tattoo parlors. Wagner […]
Jerry Sandusky Will Probably Be Able to Watch Penn State Games in Prison
On Tuesday morning, Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30-60 years in prison for sexually abusing 10 young boys. Sandusky and his lawyers have already started […]
How Looking at Class, Not Race, Can Improve College Admissions
Tomorrow the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a case that will put to the test decades-old admissions policies favoring minorities at […]
Tom Knox Intends to Run for Governor
Business man Tom Knox—the guy who came up short in his bid to become Philly’s mayor back in ’07—says that he intends to run for […]
Former PLCB Chairman Quits Board Amid Investigation
P.J. Stapleton III has stepped down from his spot on Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board after 15 years with the organization. A confidential report from the […]
Coming Soon: Beer at Farmers’ Markets?
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania’s state House passed House Bill 2429 with a vote of 175-20. The bill, if enacted into law, will allow for craft brewers […]
Judge Blocks Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law
Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson has decided to halt Pennsylvania’s voter ID law. The state Supreme Court had ruled that Judge Simpson needed to issue […]