Politics & Policy
Apathy in face of Harrisburg corruption is a mystery
In one sense, the Pennsylvania primary elections last Tuesday were dull. In another sense, they were astonishing. Astonishing and ...
13 years ago
The penny, a symbol of U.S. political gridlock
The U.S. government spends 2.4 cents to produce and distribute each U.S. penny worth only 1 cent. Last year it produced 4.9 billion penn ...
13 years ago
Ambitious Philadelphia schools plan will affect City Council tax debate
A day after Philadelphia schools officials outlined a dramatic reorganization and downsizing plan, City Council members are beginning to ...
13 years ago
Kane thumps Murphy for Dems’ attorney general nod
Kathleen Kane, a former assistant district attorney from Lackawanna County, has won the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania Attorney G ...
13 years ago
Welch says Smith’s spending was the difference in GOP Senate race
The Philadelphia-area Republican candidate for U.S. Senate could not pull off a victory, even though he had the party’s and the gov ...
13 years ago
Volunteers mobilize to educate primary voters on Pa. photo ID law
During Tuesday’s primary, the first test of Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law, Philadelphian-area voters will see extra poll wa ...
13 years ago
Toomey reflects on Pa. GOP primary for U.S. Senate
Pennsylvania Republicans will cast votes to nominate a U.S. Senate candidate Tuesday to take on incumbent Sen. Bob Casey, a Democrat, in ...
13 years ago
Does a genius get a pass on being a jerk?
“Don’t be afraid; you can do it.” That was what Steve Jobs would say, as he unleashed his unnerving sta ...
13 years ago
State rep races add fireworks to election day
Tuesday is election day in Pennsylvania, and there’s an unusually large number of competitive contests in state legislative races. ...
13 years ago
Candidates’ donors hidden by antiquated Pa. law, Common Cause says
If you’re voting in Pennsylvania Tuesday and you want to find out who’s funding candidates running in your legislative distri ...
13 years ago
Temple, Penn State make changes ahead of voter ID implementation
Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law gets its first test at the polls in a “trial run” on Tuesday. Providing photo id ...
13 years ago