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Allyson Schwartz: Here’s 6.5 Million Reasons to Back Me

Following York County businessman Tom Wolf’s flash of the $2.9 million he’s raised so far for May’s gubernatorial primary, U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz’s campaign has […]

City Life

Atlantic City Swears in Openly Gay Mayor

Yesterday, in the midst of all our New Year’s shenanigans, Atlantic City swore in Don Guardian, its first Republican mayor in 23 years. Oh, and […]

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Pennsylvania Politics 2014: The 4 Stories We’ll All Be Following

2014 will be a huge year in Pennsylvania politics — and particularly Philly area politics — with contested house seats, jockeying for position in a […]

City Life

Meet the Part-Time Philadelphian Who Used Facebook to Make America Pay Attention to the Minimum Wage

The minimum wage was last raised in 2009, when it reached its current level of $6.25 an hour under legislation approved in 2007.* Had it […]

PA Governor Tom Corbett
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On Gay Rights About-Face, Tom Corbett is Literally Unbelievable

I don’t want to call Gov. Tom Corbett a liar. So let’s just say that he strained credulity this week with his explanation for why […]

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Why Are Feds Collecting “Cheek Swab” Samples in Reading?

Fox News has an interesting story: Officers at a checkpoint in Reading helped a federal contractor collect “cheek swabs” from motorists.

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If You Strike Down Paid Sick Leave Legislation, It Will Become More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine

We told you a few days ago that Pennsylvania Republicans were looking to pass a bill that would keep Philadelphia from passing a local ordinance […]

PA Governor Tom Corbett
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Shorter Tom Corbett: Landlords Shouldn’t Discriminate Against Gays—But the State Should

The Inquirer reports some unexpected news: Gov. Tom Corbett is backing a bill “banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing, and public accommodations.” […]

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Edward Snowden Is a Hero

That settles it, then: Edward Snowden is a hero. You remember Snowden, of course. He’s the former NSA contractor who took the agency’s secrets — including […]

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Christie is Beating Clinton in Iowa

Well, this is interesting. A new Quinnipiac poll of Iowa voters has New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie beating Hillary Clinton, 45 to 40 percent.

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Important People Were Asked to Predict the Governor’s Race

At this weekend’s PA Society, the always entertaining Daily News columnist John Baer polled 50 or so PA politics poobahs about who would win the Democratic […]

The Scene

The Inaugural Pattison Leader Ball

On Saturday, December 14th, the region’s up-and-coming leaders and rising stars gathered at the inaugural Pattison Leader Ball in the Red and Clover Rooms at […]

City Life

The New York Times Still Thinks We’re the Sixth Borough

Photo of the weekend? Sen. Toomey and AG Kane chatting #PASociety pic.twitter.com/2tz07IpJEv — Kevin Zwick (@kevinjzwick) December 14, 2013 Reporter Trip Gabriel—of Sheetz vs. Wawa […]

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The Paid Sick Leave Bill Exposes Republican Hypocrisy

Pennsylvania’s leaders may have fled the state over the weekend in order to enjoy a little time away from the riff-raff — that is, uh, […]

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Having the Gay Marriage Cake, and Eating it Too

First of all, let me belatedly congratulate Charlie Craig and David Mullins, a Colorado couple who got married in Massachusetts last year. I hope that […]