Lancaster mayor warns of impact on cities under looming ‘sequestration’ cuts
Lancaster Mayor Rick Gray joined more than 150 city officials from across the United States this week in warning about the potential impact of automatic federal spending cuts set to take effect on Jan....
View ArticleRick Santorum endorses Todd Akin
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum has announced his support for U.S. Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri, the embattled and defiant Republican who is looking to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill in one...
View ArticleChallenger hits Sturla: ‘City has 15 failing schools even though Sturla...
Republican leaders here see the entrance of Paul Culbreth, a former Democrat, as good news for GOP nominee Tom Garman in his race against Democratic state Rep. Mike Sturla. “Make no mistake; this seat...
View ArticlePennsylvania is now a “toss up,” says RealClearPolitics
The race for Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes is now a “toss up” between President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, according to RealClearPolitics. The poll trackers there shifted...
View ArticleDemocrats pull ads in 7th, three other congressional races
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has spiked more than $1 million of television advertising in suburban Philadelphia congressional races, including in the 7th Congressional District,...
View ArticleLieutenant governor headlining fundraiser for Sturla opponent
Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley is headlining a Oct. 22 fundraiser for Tom Garman, the Republican who is trying to unseat veteran Democratic state Rep. Mike Sturla. The $200-a-person fundraiser is being held at...
View ArticleFlu Season: Past Peak in Pennsylvania?
Take a deep breath. It looks, at least preliminarily, as if the worst of flu season could be behind us. As Paula Wolf reported this week, new data show the number of new cases reported to the state...
View ArticleHow much did your congressman’s campaign get from the gun lobby?
The National Rifle Association, Safari Club International and National Association for Gun Rights led firearms organizations and their political-action committees in giving a record $3 million in...
View ArticleHow much money does it take to win a seat in Congress?
So, how much money does it take to win a seat in Congress? If you were running for the House and made it into the 113 Congress, it took an average of $1,689,580, or $2,315 per day during the 2012 …...
View ArticleWhat employees at Pennsylvania’s state-run universities really earn
Back in March, state government reporter Karen Shuey wrote about unionized faculty at the 14 state-owned universities and their new contract with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. We...
View ArticleThis is what your household debt looks like: Chart of the day
The New York Fed issued its quarterly report on household debt today, and it shows the total dropping by $78 billion, or 0.7 percent, over April, May and June of this year. As The Washington Post‘s...
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