
Government Accountability
Pa. House puts brakes on lawmakers’ leasing cars
Forty-two legislators now lease state vehicles — 27 in the House and 15 in the Senate.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania posts historically strong state revenue collections
Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office is reporting historically strong state revenue collections thr ...
7 years ago
Yale classmate recalls Kavanaugh as frequent, heavy drinker
Charles "Chad" Ludington, who now teaches at North Carolina State University, said he was a friend of Kavanaugh's at Yale
7 years ago
High drama in Senate as Kavanaugh-Ford hearing nears
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh emphatically fended off new accusations of sexual misconduct ahead of a charged public Senate hearing
7 years ago
Wolf keeps big lead over Wagner in campaign cash
We look at Tom Wolf's big fundraising lead in guv's race and the biggest donors.
7 years ago
As Senate hearing set for Kavanaugh, new accuser emerges
The New Yorker magazine reported Sunday night that Senate Democrats were investigating a second woman's accusation of sexual misconduct dating to the 1983-84 academic year
7 years ago
‘False’ accusation, labor endorsements in Bucks County congressional race
Fact-checkers flag an attack ad against Democrat Scott Wallace; his opponent, Brian Fitzpatrick, gets a valuable labor endorsement.
7 years ago
Allegations against Kavanaugh bring back memories of Clarence Thomas, Anita Hill
When I heard that Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was at risk due to accusations that he sexually assaulting a woman decades ago, I thought of Clarence Thomas
7 years ago
How to boost Jersey Shore tourism: End state diversion of revenue for a start
The state’s lucrative tourism industry could get a significant bump if it stretched out its prime shore season past the summer months.
7 years ago
Listen 5:21Ex-Allentown mayor Pawlowski gets new sentencing date
Former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski was originally scheduled for sentencing on his federal corruption conviction Wednesday. But his Phila ...
7 years ago
Former Pennsylvania treasurer gets 30 months for extortion
Former Pennsylvania state Treasurer Rob McCord is heading to prison for two-and-a-half years after federal investigators recorded him trying to squeeze campaign contributions
7 years ago
Following clergy report, Pa. lawmaker proposes new penalties for failure to report abuse
State Representative Scott Conklin, D-Centre, introduced two new bills on Monday, which would demand greater accountability from religious organizations.
7 years ago
Fact check: Trump’s alternate-reality week
Here is a look at some of President Trump's rhetoric over the past week.
7 years ago
Today’s GOP leaders have little in common with those who resisted Nixon
Today’s GOP leaders, with few exceptions, meekly follow President Trump.
7 years ago