Author: Angela Alleman

  • Toomey: Bill Helps Veterans Find Jobs

    Hazleton Standard Speaker U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said Thursday he is proposing an online search tool to help combat high unemployment rates among recent veterans. Speaking outside the Luzerne County […]

  • In 6 Stop Tour, Smith Unveils Detailed Policy Platform

    Politics PA Senate candidate Tom Smith unveiled a detailed economic platform in a six-city tour Friday, laying out the plans he has if elected to office. The Republican is challenging […]

  • Paul Ryan: ‘This Is Not Even Close To What A Recovery Looks Like’

    Associated Press His convention over, President Barack Obama ran smack into the harsh reality of a bleak new report on the nation’s unemployment outlook Friday. Republican rival Mitt Romney pounced […]

  • GOP: We Can Do Better

    Reince Priebus Tonight’s speech from the president had the trademark soaring rhetoric but was devoid of any sense of responsibility for the disappointments of the last four years. The speech […]

  • Romney WILL Play In Michigan, Wisconsin And Pennsylvania

    Washington Post When the Romney-Ryan ticket announced a major ad campaign in eight states last night, the media noted that Wisconsin and Michigan were not among them and then jumped to […]

  • August Jobs Report Disappoints

    CBS News The U.S. economy added only 96,000 in jobs in August and the unemployment rate edged lower to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent. The report was disappointing for two […]

  • Romney: Jobs Report A Hangover After Obama Speech

    Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the latest disappointing jobs report shows President Barack Obama’s policies are not working and the country deserves new leadership. Romney says news […]

  • Fresh From Tampa, PAGOP Blasts Kane For Attending DNC

    Politics PA Less than a week removed from a trip to Florida, the PA Republican Party today dinged Attorney General hopeful Kathleen Kane for attending the Democratic National Convention in […]

  • PAGOP Calls Dems On DNC Photo ID Rule

    Politics PA Democrats representing Pennsylvania at the Democratic National Convention have spent a great deal of time criticizing the state’s new voter ID law. But as the PA Republican Party […]