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Corbett primary rival Guzzardi envisions winning scenario
The self-professed “nuisance” candidate challenging incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett is reassessing his campaign’s viability ...
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Poll finds strong Pa. support for increased education funding
Education groups are touting a poll they say shows voters are more concerned than ever before about adequate funding for Pennsylvania pub ...
11 years ago
Requests to forgo trial in gay marriage challenge could speed up Pa. ruling
When it comes to Pennsylvania’s gay marriage ban, lawyers on both sides of the issue agree on one thing: The case shouldn’t g ...
11 years ago
Philly DA says sting case remains with attorney general
It’s been more than a week since Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said she would transfer a lightning rod of an investig ...
11 years ago
Slapping the SLAPPs, Pa. legislation would deter frivolous lawsuits
A Pennsylvania Senate panel is considering a proposal supporters say would keep public groups from being intimidated out of public proces ...
11 years ago
In Pa. schools, movement to keep school librarians on the books
Researchers say school libraries across the state still lack the proper resources, but staffing levels may be increasing in the next scho ...
11 years ago
Schwartz presses Wolf for details on $4.5 million campaign loan
The front-runner in the Democratic race for governor in Pennsylvania is acutely feeling the target on his back. Tom Wolf continues to rec ...
11 years ago
Pa. lawmaker calling for ‘divorce equality’ for same-sex marriages made in other states
It turns out that legally ending a same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania is just as impossible as legally entering one. In a co-sponso ...
11 years ago
Pa. gov hopeful Guzzardi wins ballot challenge; appeal expected
Bob Guzzardi tilted at the windmill and won. A Commonwealth Court judge has ruled he’ll remain on the Pennsylvania Republican guber ...
11 years ago
‘Loan bank’ for flood-zone homes faces long odds in Pa.
The one idea state lawmakers heard to help Pennsylvania homeowners facing rising flood insurance rates may have been a dud. A Lyco ...
11 years ago
Tavern gaming glitch may have cooled Pa. expansion efforts
State lawmakers may be skittish about bridging budget gaps with any more expansions of gambling in Pennsylvania, due to a so-far failed a ...
11 years ago
Opposition forming to Pa. plan for scrapping school property taxes
Pennsylvania’s Senate could vote this spring on a proposal to eliminate school property taxes. The sponsor of a Senate plan ...
11 years ago