Harrisburg
Mayor Nutter’s Five-Year Plan Doesn’t Add Up
Last week, Mayor Nutter submitted the City of Philadelphia’s plan to raise and spend public money for the coming five years to Philadelphia’s state-established financial-oversight […]
A Romney Victory Could Mean a Re-Election Loss for Governor Corbett in 2014
Pennsylvania voters have inadvertently adhered to an eight-year political cycle for the past 60 years. Every eight years, Republican and Democratic parties swap control of […]
Professor Says More Than 1,000,000 PA Voters Don’t Have Proper ID
A University of Washington professor testified on Thursday in Commonwealth Court on the issue of Pennsylvania’s new Voter ID law. The professor testified that over […]
Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Case Heads to Court
A debate on the validity of Pennsylvania’s Voter-ID law has begun in a Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg. Attorneys representing civil liberties group argue that the […]
4 Sandusky Questions Tom Corbett Needs to Answer Now
For the record, no media commentator in Pennsylvania supported Tom Corbett’s ideas—from increased Marcellus Shale drilling to school choice to liquor privatization—more than I did […]
Philly Gets to Keep Its Second Casino License
The final casino license up for grabs in Pennsylvania—the one that had been awarded to a group in 2006 that planned to open Foxwoods Casino […]
Governor Corbett Puts a Gag on Philadelphia
Harrisburg’s club of mostly white rural legislators have rarely hidden the contempt they have for Philadelphia. But last week’s news that 18 percent of the […]
Will a PAC Pick Philly’s Next Mayor?
The pro-privatization Students First PAC has been a huge player in state politics from the moment it emerged in 2010 flush with cash, much of […]
PA Abortion Clinics Forced to Upgrade or Risk Closure
A new bill that was enacted into law on June 19th. It’s called Act 122 and mandates that abortion clinics must upgrade their facilities. House […]
Ed Rendell Couldn’t Help Ex-Rep. Stetler From Corruption Conviction
A Dauphin County jury has found former Rep. Stephen Stetler guilty on six counts relating to his participation in a scheme that used employees paid […]
PA Supreme Court Approves Use of Secret Grand Juries
On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court approved a measure that allows prosecutors to use secret grand juries to indict suspects. The move is supposed to […]
Mayor Nutter Might Get More Control Over Who Runs the PHA
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will vote on a bill that—if passed—would give Mayor Nutter more control over who is named to the […]
Liquor Privatization Debate Dies in the House
The debate on the proposed plan for liquor privatization in Pennsylvania has officially died in the state House of Representatives. Two weeks ago, those involved […]
Stephen Starr Denies Involvement in Alleged PLCB Corruption
PLCB Gift Investigation. A confidential report filed by the Inspector General’s Office implicates three of the top officials at the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. According […]
Philly Man Sues State Troopers for Setting Him on Fire With a Taser
A federal judge has given a Philadelphia man the go-ahead to sue two state troopers for setting him on fire with a Taser during a […]