Politics & Policy
Senate filibuster rule change doesn’t go far enough. End all filibusters!
Republicans are warning that Democrats will regret their November 21 party-line vote to change rules of the U.S. Senate to permit confirm ...
11 years ago
Metcalfe introduces bill to impeach Pa. attorney general
Pennsylvania Rep. Daryl Metcalfe has introduced a resolution calling for the impeachment of state Attorney General Kathleen Kane. ...
11 years ago
Ed and Midge Rendell target kids for civic engagement
Aiming to promote civic involvement among young people, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and the former first lady Midge Rendell have ...
11 years ago
Keeping ethics rules simple and strict is the best path
“Thanks, but sorry, I can’t accept that. Our ethics rules don’t allow it.” Now, was that so hard? Trust me: The pain is mi ...
11 years ago
ListenRemembering November 22, 1963: the Kennedy assassination
I’m writing down my recollection of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, not because my experience was in any way specia ...
11 years ago
Sure, let’s drug test everyone who gets a federal benefit — as long as it’s everyone
Some lawmakers at the federal and state levels are pushing to set up drug testing for anyone getting food stamps. I fully understa ...
11 years ago
ListenN.J. Senate leader says Dream Act vote set for Monday
New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney said the full Senate will vote Monday on a bill granting in-state tuition rates to students bro ...
11 years ago
Tea, beer and the Big Bang theory of parenting
It is like, she said, a Big Bang that you hold in your hand. Yes. Having a child, becoming a parent, are like being propelled into a bran ...
11 years ago
ListenCorbett visits Northeast Philly in kickoff of re-election campaign
Gov. Tom Corbett stopped in Northeast Philadelphia as part of a statewide tour to kick off his re-election campaign. “We don ...
11 years ago
ListenRunyan shocker: he won’t run again.
Former Philadelphia Eagles lineman Jon Runyan surprised a lot of people when he decided to enter politics and run for Congress. No ...
11 years ago
Voter turnout ranged from dismal to pretty good in Philly region
Voter turnout in Philadelphia during Tuesday’s General Election was expected to be dismally low. It was. For the sixth-strai ...
11 years ago
Would Sen. Pat Toomey’s amendment ‘gut’ ENDA?
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pennsylvania) was not considered a likely vote of support for the Employment Non Discrimination Act (ENDA), which ...
11 years ago