Category: News

  • Philly Latino Democrat Defends Corbett

    Philadelphia Inquirer Ken Trujillo, a Democrat and attorney from Philadelphia, has come to the aid of Gov. Tom Corbett, telling a newspaper columnist that he believes the governor was unfairly […]

  • Vulnerable Democrats’ 2014 Obama Problem

    Politico As Democrats try to keep their lock on the Senate next year, some of their most vulnerable incumbents have a problem with President Barack Obama: They can’t win with […]

  • Announces 50 New Jobs In Cumberland County With Local Manufacturer Expansion

    Governor Tom Corbett Governor Tom Corbett announced today that Carlisle Construction Materials (CCM) will expand operations to support new growth in the manufacturing industry, retaining 537 jobs and adding 50 […]

  • The Other Benghazi Scandal

    Tod Lindberg The Weekly Standard The complexity of Washington scandals as they unfold usually involves many moments at which it is possible to lose sight of the forest for the […]

  • A World War II Memorial Day

    Salena Zito Pittsburgh Tribune-Review At an entrance to the World War II Memorial, a lone man cut a solemn figure as he balanced an iPad in one hand, a cane […]

  • State Bill Adds Protection For Sex Assault Victims

    Megan Rogers Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A bill nearing a final vote in the state Senate allows judges to grant protection from abuse orders to sexual assault victims in civil cases. Sexual […]

  • Budget Season May Bring Passage Of Other Pa. Laws

    Associated Press State lawmakers will soon return to the Pennsylvania Capitol with the state budget as the top order of business, accompanied by three marquee issues: liquor system privatization, public […]

  • Pa. Bill Would Extend Honor To Tomb Guard

    Alfred Lubrano Philadelphia Inquirer Pasquale Varallo had always feared cemeteries. Then, when he was serving in the Army in 1948, he was assigned to, of all places, Arlington National Cemetery, […]

  • Pennsylvania’s Acting Welfare Chief Has ‘Big Stuff’ On Plate

    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Beverly Mackereth has come a long way since her time as a social worker at the York County Blind Center, aiding visually impaired clients in finding services. Or […]