Politics & Policy
Old debate over taxing Marcellus Shale getting new life
A Republican state representative from Bucks County has introduced legislation to create a severance tax on shale gas. Democrats r ...
12 years ago
Three rings are hardly enough to contain the Pa. political circus
The great columnist Steve Lopez used to call local politics the Big Top. Lopez long ago left Philly for the Left Coast, but the ci ...
12 years ago
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Wagner joins Democrats at forum; all favor gifts ban
Democrats running for governor of Pennsylvania endorsed a state ban on gifts for public officials at a canididates’ forum in Philad ...
12 years ago
Pa. AG says despite crimes committed on tape, case couldn’t be salvaged
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane says despite the fact that her office has audio tapes documenting four state lawmakers and on ...
12 years ago
Thought of Condi Rice in a mortar board has Rutgers profs frothing
As long as there are college professors, Fox News will never run out of material. The faculties of Rutgers’ New Brunswick an ...
12 years ago
ListenAttorney General Kathleen Kane has a big problem. Now let’s see what else she’s got.
Elected statewide officeholders often deal with difficult and controversial issues. To survive, it’s not enough that they be right ...
12 years ago
Democratic senator criminally charged with abusing office
Sen. LeAnna Washington (D-Montgomery) has been charged criminally with using her legislative office to her own political and financial be ...
12 years ago