Politics & Policy
Gov. Corbett dodges tax hike questions
With one week to go before the election, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is remaining evasive about whether he would support increasing tax ...
11 years ago
Bill Clinton campaigns in Pittsburgh for Wolf
Democrats brought yet another political celebrity to Pennsylvania on Monday in an effort to seal a win in the governor’s race, as f ...
11 years ago
Pa. Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery retires under email cloud
Embattled Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery has called it quits. McCaffery has resigned his post after being suspe ...
11 years ago
Ben Bradlee’s gutsy Watergate deeds inspired many journalists, including me
The man who got me into journalism died last week. I never met Ben Bradlee. And he wouldn’t have known me from Adam. ...
11 years ago
ListenAs election looms Corbett attacks Wolf tax plan
Republican Gov. Tom Corbett is targeting Democratic challenger Tom Wolf’s plan to overhaul the state income tax in the final weeks ...
11 years ago
US to recognize same-sex marriage in six new states
The federal government is recognizing gay marriage in six more states, extending federal benefits to those couples. Attorney Gener ...
11 years ago
Obama to make Philly campaign stop for Wolf
President Barack Obama will make a campaign stop for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf as part of a multi-state campaign swing ...
11 years ago
Pa. senator from Philly to plead guilty in corruption case
Pennsylvania Sen. Leanna Washington of Philadelphia has agreed to plead guilty to political corruption charges. The state attorney ...
11 years ago
ListenKerry says no apology to North Korea to free Americans
Secretary of State John Kerry is ruling out a U.S. apology to North Korea to secure the release of two detained Americans.’ ...
11 years ago
Official: FBI got ethics file on liquor board
A top Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission official says he turned over the agency’s investigative case files on the state liquor c ...
11 years ago
Pa. lawmaker to plead guilty in corruption case
Pennsylvania state Sen. Leanna Washington is agreeing to plead guilty in a case in which prosecutors accused her of using her elected off ...
11 years ago
2014 Pa. governor’s race: Getting to the truth on taxes
In the Pennsylvania governor’s race, there’s been a whole lot of talk about taxes — and a lot less clarity about how each c ...
11 years ago
ListenIf elected Pa. Lt. Gov., Sen. Stack says he might hold both jobs until May
A state senator from Philadelphia who’s running for Pennsylvania Lt. Governor is making waves by suggesting that if he wins in Nove ...
11 years ago