Politics & Policy
Budget talks begin as Pa. revenue shortfall widens
State lawmakers return to Harrisburg this week for the relatively action-packed month of June. It’s a time reserved for finalizing ...
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Same-sex couples married last year in Pa. await state blessing of pre-emptive weddings
174 couples in Pennsylvania are left with questions about their marital status since a federal judge’s decision last week striking ...
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Who’s right about increasing inequality, Thomas Piketty or his critics?
French economist Thomas Piketty’s latest book, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, has attracted both praise and criticism for its ...
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In answer to VA scandal, Toomey proposes allowing vets to sue health workers
In the wake of the scandal over treatment delays and mismanagement in the VA system, U.S. Sen. ...
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Who played the villain in last week’s Pa. primaries? The ‘voters’
Last Tuesday, Pennsylvania offered all of its adult citizens a major say in the future of our Commonwealth. And about five out of ...
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Breaking bread and mending fences, former Dem rivals vow to support Wolf
Mere days after a brutal campaign season ended, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf had breakfast Friday with the three rivals ...
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Pa. voters may cast him out, but gay GOP lawmaker is on solid ground
As the vote count continues to determine whether he’ll be a candidate in November, Pennsylvania’s first openly gay lawmaker i ...
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Philly voters prefer city candidates to ‘resign to run’ for another office
Philadelphia voters have rejected a controversial measure that would have allowed city politicians to keep their posts while campaigning ...
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Wolf trounces Democrats, will take on Gov. Corbett in fall
York businessman Tom Wolf cruised to an easy victory in the Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial primary, setting up a race with Gov. To ...
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Tom Wolf declared winner of Democratic gov. primary, Boyle takes Dem. nod in 13th
Months of candidate strategizing and fundraising get put to the test today as voters conduct the one poll that actually counts: the Penns ...
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No changes at polls, despite complaint over Asian-language interpretation services
It has been just over a month since Asian-American advocacy groups filed a complaint against the Philadelphia Commissioners’ Office ...
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Well, Malcolm Gladwell was at least right about tipping points
Malcolm Gladwell wants you to know that everything you think you know about how the world works is probably wrong. Gladwell lives ...
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Deep-pocket parents, the new essential campaign tool
Campaign contributions to a suburban Philadelphia congressional candidate are raising some eyebrows. A Philadelphia Inquirer ...
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GOP creating permanent Hispanic outreach in Pa.
Republic National Committee chairman Reince Priebus visited Philadelphia today for the launch of the Pennsylvania GOP’s Hispanic Adviso ...
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Gubernatorial hopefuls break silence on Pennsylvania’s struggling cities
Gubernatorial hopefuls have largely ignored an issue that affects an estimated 40 percent of Pennsylvanians. Manifested in ...
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