Politics

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New Group Aims to Make PA Government More Conservative

The right-leaning PA Independent reports on the appearance of a new group to push Pennsylvania’s GOP-held General Assembly in an even more conservative direction.

"Justice" engraved on Philadelphia's City Hall
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Poor and Accused of a Crime? You’re Better off in Philadelphia than Anywhere Else in Pennsylvania.

There are those who will see it as a mixed blessing, but there is one thing Philadelphia does better than every other city in Pennsylvania […]

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PA Senate Dems Move to Raise Minimum Wage

PennLive reports on efforts in Harrisburg to raise the minimum wage to $12 an hour:

Kathleen Kane
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Pittsburgh Paper Asks Court to Unseal Sting Records

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has asked a Dauphin County judge to unseal records in the abandoned sting operation that caught Philly Democrats on tape taking cash […]

PA Governor Tom Corbett
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PA Governors Spend Millions on Private Law Firms

Harrisburg’s ABC27 reports that Pennsylvania’s governors — including, but not limited to, Tom Corbett — have spent millions of dollars handing state cases to outside […]

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Rendell: Democrats Can Still Lose Gov’s Race

Sure, Gov. Tom Corbett’s poll numbers are mired well south of the Mendoza Line. And sure, this seems like the year for a Democrat—any Democrat—to […]

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Lawsuit: McCaffery Lawyer Decries “Smear Campaign” by Inky

Philadelphia Inquirer editor Bill Marimow used the paper to conduct a “smear campaign” against Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery and his wife, McCaffery’s lawyer […]

Kathleen Kane
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10 Burning Questions About Kathleen Kane’s Abandoned Sting

We’re not sure we’ve often seen a story reported in such close detail as the Inquirer’s series of stories about the sting operation that targeted […]

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Johnny Doc Challenger Kicked Off Ballot

Karen Brown ran for mayor as a Republican in 2011 and got a smaller percentage of the vote than Milton Street did in the primary. […]

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Five Ways Obama’s “My Brother’s Keeper” Could Help Philly

By now, you’ve probably heard about President Obama’s new “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative. The collaboration between foundations, policy makers, and private businesses wants to better […]

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Can Lawyers Save Philly’s Schools? Bill Fedullo Thinks So.

Bill Fedullo isn’t necessarily anybody’s idea to be the savior of Philly schools. He’s an attorney, one of the city’s best-known and most-powerful — and […]

State Capitol in Harrisburg
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Abandoned Sting Could Produce Reform in Harrisburg

After more than a week, Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s abandoned sting operation against Philly Democrats is still the talk of Harrisburg. (And beyond: Republican-friendly blogs […]

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Daryl Metcalfe Wants to Make English PA’s Official Language

Daryl Metcalfe is being all Daryl Metcalfey again. Pennsylvania House State Government Committee Majority Chairman, Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler), today introduced legislation to establish English […]

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WATCH: Mayor Nutter Defends Obamacare on Meet the Press

Sunday, Mayor Nutter defended Obamacare on Meet the Press:

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Nation’s Largest Rape-Victim Advocacy Group: It’s Not “Rape Culture”

At long last, there’s been a heartening development in the escalating war between anti-“rape culture” activists and due-process advocates. In case you haven’t been following […]