We’ve noted before the soft support that Gov. Tom Corbett has from his fellow Republicans as he seeks re-election, but Reuters has gone ahead and […]
State Sen. Vincent Hughes is pushing a bill in Harrisburg that would give the governor the power to dissolve the School Reform Commission. Under current […]
Chris Christie is expected to run for president next year, but if that doesn’t work out for some reason, don’t expect him to run for […]
This is the most notorious — some would say “meanest” — political ad produced in the United States this year. And it was made by […]
Polls suggest that Tom Wolf will almost certainly be the next governor of Pennsylvania. But will a Governor Wolf actually be able to govern? It’s not a silly question. […]
Yesterday, City Paper reported a small, if hilarious piece of news: Anthony Clark, who heads the Philadelphia City Commissioners office, has not voted in the […]
Let’s concede a few things about Mumia Abu-Jamal right off the top: He’s a bad man. A convicted, apparently unrepentant cop killer. A poseur surrounded […]
Chris Christie’s desire to run for president in 2016 seems pretty clear at this point, as is the desire of his GOP rivals to take […]
The NRA is coming, folks. It will have your tax dollars or your submission to its pro-gun agenda — and, by God, maybe it will […]
KYW Newsradio reports Mayor Nutter has signed an order continuing and strengthening the city’s Office of Inspector General, bolstering the anti-corruption efforts that helped put […]
The Patriot-News reports that the Pennsylvania House’s Republican leadership won’t bring a medical marijuana bill to the floor this fall.
[Update 9:30 a.m.] AP reports that Kane is making a stronger pledge of cooperation with Castille: Kane told Castille she will try to give him […]
Note: This post contains mildly detailed descriptions of the racy emails shared by state officials. Attorney General Kathleen Kane took the lid off a burgeoning […]
The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday passed a bill permitting medical marijuana in the state — despite the objections of Gov.Tom Corbett. Here’s what they’re saying […]
Well, we owe Ed Rendell an apology. When Rendell went public earlier this month with his opinion that Brooklyn had the advantage over Philly to […]
