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Defund PSATS
(PSATS’ recommended minimum lot size) This decision from the Open Records office to subject the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS) to PA’s open records law is a no-brainer....
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Rep. Lou Barletta Sends Taxpayer-Funded Staffer to Debate Gene Stilp
If you are running against Gene Stilp, the renegade reformer known for exposing politicians that used public money for campaign purposes, what is politically the worst possible thing you could do? Ask...
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Mike Fitzpatrick is Still in Hock to Big Pigment
Like every American, Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick shares our deeply-held belief that we should lower taxes on companies that ship in Isoviolanthrone Crude Dry Presscake and 4-Sulfo-1,8-naphthalic...
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PA Congressional Post-Mortem: to progress forward, let’s look back
Pennsylvania Democrats had a lot of reasons to celebrate on Election Day. The President won the state, Senator Casey was re-elected, our candidates swept the statewide row offices, and by snatching...
View ArticleJason Altmire Passes Through the Revolving Door and Comes Out an Insurance...
Jason Altmire did the insurance industry’s political work inside Congress, and now he’ll keep doing it outside Congress. Good riddance.
View ArticleHow to Stop Philly Traffic Court Corruption
Awesome op-ed from Lynn A. Marks of Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts: Structural reforms to the court are also needed. Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts is researching the viability of a number of...
View Article*Clerical Error* Totally Why Corbett Failed to Disclose Fracker-Funded Vacation
Hoo boy! I do not envy Kevin Harley ever today: Marie Cusick has the bombshell: In July 2011, Governor Corbett took a vacation to Rhode Island that was paid for by a central Pennsylvania businessman...
View ArticleBill Peduto Raised $330K for #PGHMayor Primary
Everybody seems to be saying a successful primary challenge will require at least $1 million, and Bill Peduto seems to be well on his way to hitting that target. Here’s Tim McNulty on the Peduto...
View ArticleThe Best Argument for Public Financing of Campaigns
Ryan Grim and Sabrina Siddiqui: For an incoming member of Congress still basking in the glow of electoral victory, it’s a message that hits those in both parties hard — the most direct indication that...
View ArticleAFSCME President Compares Philly Mayor Nutter’s “Bullshit” Union-Busting to...
AFSCME President Lee Saunders did not pull any punches this morning at AFSCME’s 2013 Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. In front of more than 600 AFSCME members, Saunders railed against...
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Rep. Lou Barletta an Example of Republican Hypocrisy on Debt
According to an article by James Buckley and Paul Gaige of The Atlas Project, Congressman Lou Barletta provides a prime example of the debt that Republicans don’t want to talk about: their own campaign...
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After Announcing PA Gubernatorial Campaign, Allyson Schwartz “Punches the...
“Punching the hippies” is a figure of speech I have picked up on from never missing MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show. Most recently used by Rachel to describe President Obama’s proposal to effectively...
View ArticleNew Government Reform Caucus in PA & What They Miss – PA Headlines 2/4...
State Senator Rob Teplitz, a Democrat representing Dauphin and York counties, and State Representative Bryan Cutler, a Republican representing Lancaster county, have announced the formation of a new...
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Upcoming Potential Milestone in PA Redistricting Reform & What You Can Do...
Every ten years, following the census, the political party in power gets to redraw the lines of congressional districts. This process, called redistricting, is often used by the party in power to do...
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Mike Fitzpatrick is Still in Hock to Big Pigment
Like every American, Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick shares our deeply-held belief that we should lower taxes on companies that ship in Isoviolanthrone Crude Dry Presscake and 4-Sulfo-1,8-naphthalic...
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PA Congressional Post-Mortem: to progress forward, let’s look back
Pennsylvania Democrats had a lot of reasons to celebrate on Election Day. The President won the state, Senator Casey was re-elected, our candidates swept the statewide row offices, and by snatching...
View ArticleCaptain Obvious Blogging: State Takeover No Guarantee of Technocratic Leadership
Reading these two articles together this morning it’s clear that state takeovers of local government functions don’t always result in better management for the obvious reason that the state’s grifters,...
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VIDEO: Evidence of Voter Intimidation By Margo Davidson Ahead of #HD164...
The Delaware County Democratic Committee held their annual endorsement convention on Thursday, and it was not without controversy. There have been allegations of voter intimidation by State...
View ArticleLuke Ravenstahl’s Lawyer Unveils Greatest. Excuse. Ever.
What on Earth! Imagine getting paid to say stuff like this with a straight face: Mr. Ravenstahl referred comment to his attorney, Charles Porter, who said the former mayor took the computer because he...
View ArticleShould the PA gift ban be accompanied by real campaign finance reform?
Politicians have been jumping on the bandwagon to create new laws in the wake of Attorney General Kane’s “scandalous” handling of a government corruption case, but do their attempts for reform go far...
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