Pennsylvania Political News
Gov. Ed, DNC Boss Kaine To Stump Together Next Week.
From Our 'Bloggy Cousin, Pennsylvania Avenue: "Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine and Gov. Ed Rendell will deliver what Democrats are billing as a "big speech" at Houston Hall at the University of Pennsylvania next Wednesday. A DNC official said...
Thursday September 2, 2010 5:29PM | feedburner.com
Thursday Morning Coffee: August Revenues Up. Don't Spend It In One Place.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato was in town yesterday, where he rambled on at length about his support for a new tax on Marcellus Shale drillers. The Allegheny County executive told Capitol scribes that -- assuming lawmakers manage to pass an extraction tax this fall -- one of his first moves as governor would be to redirect how those dollars are spent. Gov. Ed favors a plan that wo ...
Thursday September 2, 2010 12:52PM | feedburner.com
Onorato decides to back shale gas extraction tax
Politicians don't usually tout new or higher taxes while running for office. But Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Onorato thinks his support for an extraction tax on Marcellus Shale gas will be a political plus in his race against Republican Tom Corbett.
Thursday September 2, 2010 4:00AM | post-gazette.com
Veon's second corruption trial now set for January
Former state Rep. Mike Veon's second political corruption trial has been postponed for five months because of attorney scheduling conflicts.
Thursday September 2, 2010 4:00AM | post-gazette.com
A senator's fall makes some wonder: Is the tea party the new GOP?
WASHINGTON -- Is the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the toppling of Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP primary.
Thursday September 2, 2010 4:00AM | post-gazette.com
Onorato Drills Corbett On Severance Tax Opposition.
From Our Good Friends ... ... at the Associated Press: "Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Dan Onorato says Republican rival Tom Corbett sees only the industry's side in the debate over natural-gas drilling in Pennsylvania. Onorato told reporters Wednesday that Corbett's opposition...
Wednesday September 1, 2010 8:19PM | feedburner.com
Wednesday Morning Coffee.
Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Welcome to the first day of September 2010. And for a non-session day, the dance card is pretty packed today. Gov. Ed holds a 12:30 p.m. newser in the Reception Room this afternoon to talk...
Wednesday September 1, 2010 12:50PM | feedburner.com
Campaign 2010: Senate hopefuls dueling with TV ads
WASHINGTON -- Democrat Joe Sestak launched his first television advertisement of his general election campaign for Senate on Tuesday, an attack on Republican Pat Toomey that echoed his primary skewering of Sen. Arlen Specter.
Wednesday September 1, 2010 4:00AM | post-gazette.com
Veon's 2nd corruption trial now set for January
Former state Rep. Mike Veon's second political corruption trial has been postponed for five months because of attorney scheduling conflicts.
Wednesday September 1, 2010 4:00AM | post-gazette.com
New Corbett Ad Is On The Air.
Republican Guv Candidate Tom Corbett ... ... is on the air with a new TV spot called "Predictable." He released the spot in an e- mail to supporters sent out this morning. Not surprisingly, given recent headlines, the spot focuses...
Tuesday August 31, 2010 2:22PM | feedburner.com
Tuesday Morning Coffee: A Quick Fill-Up.
Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. As is so often the case, we're seriously pressed for time this morning. So let's just get on with it, shall we? Democrat Paul Kanjorski ... ... has hit the airwaves in his steel cage...
Tuesday August 31, 2010 12:44PM | feedburner.com
Monday Morning Coffee: Barry Fox, RIP.
Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We were shocked and saddened to learn last night of the sudden passing of Barry Fox, the deputy director of the state Office of Open Records, and a former reporter with the Patriot-News of Harrisburg....
Monday August 30, 2010 11:54AM | feedburner.com
There will be no Missouri moment
The end of combat in Iraq brings little clarity and few illusions
Sunday August 29, 2010 4:00AM | post-gazette.com
ANALYSIS: Republicans are a party in turmoil and transition
It has long been said that any political coalition large enough to aspire to majority status is an organization of factions, conflict and contradictions. That description defines the Republican Party today as it looks toward the November elections and beyond. This was a week in which the party's strengths and weaknesses competed for attention.
Sunday August 29, 2010 4:00AM | post-gazette.com
Mrs. Palin Comes To Hershey.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin ... ... urged a crowd of about 1,100 here Friday to stand up for family, faith and country, telling them, "You don`t need an office. You don`t need a title to fight for what is right. "You can do this. You just have to stand up and speak up for what you believe in," said the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, who is slated to appear in Washington to ...
Saturday August 28, 2010 1:56PM | feedburner.com
Sarah Palin sounds family themes at speech in Hershey
HERSHEY, Pa. -- Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin stuck largely to family values themes Friday in a speech before a friendly crowd of social conservatives, but she ventured into more political waters by advocating for the extension of tax cuts, urging stronger support for Israel and calling the national debt an immoral mortgaging of the nation's political future.
Saturday August 28, 2010 4:00AM | post-gazette.com
Corbett Says He Misspoke On Boundaries Of No-Tax Pledge.
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate ... Tom Corbett now says he misspoke when he told a Pittsburgh television reporter last spring that the "No Tax Hike" pledge also extended to fee increases. "I obviously didn't again explain myself fully enough on that....
Friday August 27, 2010 5:40PM | feedburner.com
Friday Morning Coffee: The Weekend Warm-Up.
Mama Grizzly ... ... Sarah Palin is the featured speaker at tonight's Pennsylvania Family Institute banquet at the Hershey Lodge. The festivities start around 7 p.m. and the half-term former Alaska governor is set to speak circa de 8 p.m. Sorry, kids, the dinner is sold out.
Friday August 27, 2010 12:31PM | feedburner.com
Political poll shows Toomey, Corbett ahead
A new poll shows Republican Pat Toomey ahead of Democrat Joe Sestak in their U.S. Senate race.
Friday August 27, 2010 4:00AM | post-gazette.com
New poll released on Sestak-Toomey race
A new poll shows Republican Pat Toomey slightly ahead of Democrat Joe Sestak in their U.S. Senate race.
Thursday August 26, 2010 1:13PM | post-gazette.com
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