Politics
3 Reasons Republicans Shouldn’t Worry About the Comcast Merger
Suddenly, Republicans are worried about media consolidation. And it’s hilarious. The GOP, you see, is very nervous about Philly-based Comcast and its proposed merger with […]
Comcast Today: Earnings Are Up
It’s good to be the king. Forget the onslaught of opposition to its merger with Time Warner Cable: Today’s earnings report shows that Comcast has […]
Rendell: Don’t Count Corbett Out Yet
Ed Rendell is in the papers this morning, warning Democrats not to take Tom Corbett lightly this election season, no matter how bad the governor’s […]
Tavern Games Turn Out Not to Be a Windfall
When Gov. Tom Corbett signed a bill last year allowing taverns to host small games of chance, the expectation was that the project might provide […]
Study: Paid Sick Leave Days Don’t Hurt Biz
Remember the bill — vetoed twice by Mayor Nutter — that wouldn’ve required the city’s small employers to let their worker take paid sick leave? […]
PA Denies Welfare Benefits to Most Applicants
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that 75 percent of all welfare applicants in Pennsylvania are rejected, possibly because of a requirement — started in 2012 — […]
In Abandoned Sting Operation, Liquor Privatization Was Bait
Here’s a question about the abandoned sting that has Kathleen Kane in so much trouble these days: How close did it come to criminalizing normal […]
Philly.com’s Frightening Finance Guru
There’s a decent chance you’ve never heard of Dave Ramsey, and the reason should be familiar: In an era when our Red State-Blue State bifurcation […]
Al Franken Calls on Netflix to Oppose Comcast Merger
International Business Times reports that Sen. Al Franken — perhaps the most vocal opponent of the Comcast-Time Warner merger in Congress — is now calling […]
Report: Abandoned Sting Started With Diverse Targets
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane has said she abandoned the sting operation that caught Philly Democrats taking cash on tape, in part, because the investigation […]
State LGBT Groups Get Behind Philly Lt. Governor Candidate Mike Stack
A host of state LGBT organizations this week have endorsed Philadelphia State Senator Mike Stack‘s run for Lieutenant Governor. Among them is Philly’s Liberty City Democrats (LCDC), […]
Tom Corbett Wants No Blame for Kathleen Kane’s Abandoned Sting
Tom Corbett has enough problems of his own. He doesn’t need to get on board Kathleen Kane’s sinking ship. Gov. Corbett was, of course, one […]
Corbett Primary Challenger to Stay on Ballot
PennLive reports: “Commonwealth Court Judge Mary Hannah Leavitt has ordered that conservative insurgent-turned-gubernatorial candidate Robert Guzzardi stays on the ballot in the May 20 Republican […]
What if the Civil War Had a Birthday and Nobody Came?
Three years ago, Don Dodson planned to make a killing selling the Civil War artifacts he and his metal detector have uncovered near his hometown […]
Winners and Losers in the Abandoned Sting Case
With Thursday’s document dump and accompanying double dog dare, the Case of Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s Abandoned Sting has now played long enough for us […]