The biggest political race in the state is the gubernatorial election. The biggest political name in the state, however, is Marjorie Margolies— aka the soon-to-be […]
Three things we learned from this Politico piece about Allyson Schwartz: • She thinks Pennsylvania is ready for a woman to serve as governor: Meanwhile, […]
Presented for your contemplation: Two seemingly unrelated pieces of gambling news — one local, the other no so much. • Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board still […]
Philadelphia has always been backwards in legislating criminal justice. Stealing from the city’s fund with the morally corrupt DROP program is okay, but getting caught […]
Let’s first of all make an admission: Bob Guzzardi is kind of a weird dude. He’s not the kind of man you really want […]
AP reports: “Gov. Tom Corbett has changed his position on medical marijuana policy and now supports the legalization of a marijuana extract to treat severe seizures in children, his office said Thursday. […]
Philadelphia School Notebook reports that all four Democratic candidates for governor believe the School Reform Commission, the state-controlled board that runs Philly schools, should be abolished […]
Philadelphia Weekly reports on Sen. Pat Toomey’s role in helping kill a raise in the minimum wage. After doing so, Toomey, a senator from Pennsylvania, […]
PennLive reports: “Saying he’s concerned about a “pattern of abuse” displayed by Attorney General Kathleen Kane since coming into office, state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe’s House […]
The Daily News reports that Councilman Jim Kenney is making another attempt to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana — he’ll introduce a new bill today […]
The Center for Public Integrity reports: “After a conservative think tank paid for travel, lodging and food expenses for Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., during its […]
AP reports that state tax collections are lagging badly: “Lawmakers and legislative staff say April tax collections are now so far behind projections that the […]
Most states and major U.S. cities have a recall process through which voters can remove an elected official from office. And this happens not infrequently: […]
If you haven’t read Simon van Zuylen-Wood’s terrific piece in the May issue of Philadelphia magazine on sexual assaults at Swarthmore College, do so. It’s […]
The hot topic before the City Council this spring and summer is whether it will accept an offer from Connecticut-based UIL Holdings — which already […]
