Politics
Wolf Holds Firm on State Police Nomination
Gov. Tom Wolf is holding firm in backing Marcus Brown’s nomination to head the Pennsylvania State Police, despite opposition from Republicans and the troopers themselves. […]
“Black Summit” Hopes to Affect City Political Races
Leaders in Philadelphia’s African-American community are organizing a Philadelphia Black Political Summit for mid-April — the first such gathering in the city in 17 years. […]
Brady to Dems: Reconsider Manny Morales Endorsement
On Tuesday, we asked: “Why Have City Dems Endorsed a Council Candidate Whose Facebook Page Compared Gay Men to Flatworms?” Turns out Congressman Bob Brady, […]
Bill Would Make it a Crime to Look at Porn on Pa. State Computers, Phones
Last year’s porn scandal helped cost one Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice his job and ended or damaged the careers of many other men inside the […]
Two Stats That Show Harrisburg Is Stacking the Deck Against Philly Schools
Dear Sen. Jake Corman: I’ve been thinking about you lately. Admittedly, I wasn’t too thrilled to see you displace local favorite Dom Pileggi as the […]
New Jersey, Pennsylvania Really, Really Stink at Pension Funding
New Jersey and Pennsylvania have America’s most-underfunded public employee pension systems, says a new report from the National Association of State Retirement Administrators. In fact, […]
School Funding Suit Against State Advances Despite Promises From Wolf
It’s time for Pennsylvania’s courts to force the state legislature to properly fund state schools, attorneys representing a coalition of money-hungry school districts argued today […]
Seth Williams Brings More Abandoned Sting Charges, Rebukes Kathleen Kane
As expected, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams announced charges today against three Philadelphia Democrats — taking unusually personal shots at embattled Attorney General Kathleen Kane […]
Diaz: Replace SRC With Parent-Led Board
Mayoral candidate Nelson Diaz is proposing to scrap the School Reform Commission and replace it with a parent-led school board to make major decisions for […]
More Sting Charges Expected
The “double-dog dare” continues to backfire on Kathleen Kane. Nearly a year after the attorney general invited Philadelphia D.A. Seth Williams — one of her […]
Christie’s Presidential Climb Gets Steeper
Chris Christie’s not-quite-formal presidential campaign is finding its pathway to winning election just a little steeper every day. The latest bad news comes from the […]
50 Years After Bloody Sunday, a Push for Racial Fairness in Sentencing
I caught up with State Sen. Vincent Hughes on Sunday afternoon by phone — he had spent the weekend in Selma, Alabama, joining the 50th […]
Report: Feds to Charge N.J. Senator with Corruption
Attorney General Eric Holder has signed off on charges against New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, CNN reports. The report, which cited sources briefed on the […]
Sestak Announces Challenge to Toomey
pic.twitter.com/rDLhHXmvdv — Joe Sestak (@JoeSestak) March 4, 2015 Joe Sestak, the former congressman who beat then-U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter in the 2010 Democratic primary before […]
Pa. Senate Eyes Low State Vaccination Rate
Remember that Pew study showing Pennsylvania has the second-lowest vaccination rate in all the 50 states? The news didn’t go over so well in the […]