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GOP presses Romney to pursue Pa.
On the minds of Pennsylvania’s top Republicans when they press Mitt Romney to return to the state and bring his millions of dollars in TV ads is a simple message: Help yourself, help us. They insist Romney can beat the president in Pennsylvania...
Tags: Elections, Allentown, Muhlenberg College, Franklin and Marshall College, Madonna
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Pa. lawmakers to get 3 percent raise next week
State lawmakers in Pennsylvania will get a 3 percent pay raise starting next week, pushing the annual salary for rank-and-file legislators above $80,000 for the first time.
The automatic cost-of-living adjustment, which is based on the rate of inflation,...Tags: Pittsburgh, Judges, Government, Madonna, Executive Branch
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Study shows elections not good for justice
The cash-fueled partisan elections that put some state Supreme Court justices in office around the country give interest groups an advantage when they get their day in court, according to a study released last week. Court watchers in Pennsylvania say...Tags: Judges, Elections, Madonna, Franklin and Marshall College, Crime, Law and Justice
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Every vote counts: Conemaugh Township supervisor could have just enough write-in votes to force a runoff
peteb@dailyamerican.comThere is a possibility incumbent Conemaugh Township Supervisor Steven Buncich — who already locked up the Democratic nomination to return to the board last month — can tie the presumptive Republican nominee if every write-in vote goes in his...Tags: Elections, Madonna, Local Elections, U.S. Army, Parties and Movements
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Madonna and Young: Penn State saga extends beyond Sandusky's crimes
"In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Benjamin Franklin bequeathed this familiar wisdom in 1789, after a long life of learning and achievement. But if Franklin lived today he might be tempted to add a third certainty:...Tags: Regional Authority, Elections, Government, Madonna, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lautenberg's replacement is election-year challenge for Chris Christie
The death of New Jersey Democratic Senator Frank Lautenberg has thrust a politically challenging set of decisions before Chris Christie, the state's Republican governor. He must choose an interim replacement for Lautenberg and set a special-election...Tags: Regional Authority, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Elections, Frank Pallone, Jr., Government
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Judge tosses Corbett's suit against NCAA over Penn State sanctions
Gov. Tom Corbett's lawsuit to reverse NCAA sanctions over Penn State's role in the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal fails to show how the penalties harm Pennsylvanians, a judge said in dismissing the case. U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane granted...Tags: Regional Authority, Elections, Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Tom Corbett
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Despite high-profile races, Lehigh Valley turnout lackluster
Bethlehem Democrats had every reason to go to the polls Tuesday. An aggressive battle for the first open mayoral seat in a decade. A competitive Northampton County executive race starring the city's sitting mayor. Yet turnout was, well, average. About...
Tags: Whitehall, Elections, Allentown, Arts and Culture, Muhlenberg College
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Picking Pennsylvania's Top Cop: A closer look at the race for state Attorney General.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekALDAN, Delaware County — In Gloria Bayers’ backyard, the take-out tacos and burritos are steaming in a chafing dish, the soft pretzels are under plastic on a catering tray, and in the unseasonably hot sun of an early fall afternoon,...... -
Lies, darn lies and poll results: Who got it right on Election Day?
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekBy the time the dust finally settled on Tuesday night, President Barack Obama carried Pennsylvania by 5.2 percentage points over Republican nominee Mitt Romney. So this begs the question: Just how correct were Pennsylvania’s army of pollsters in... -
In New York, it's candidates and cocktails as Democrats jockey for position.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekIn a law firm conference room 43 stories above Midtown Manhattan where giant windows offered vertiginous views of rain-soaked urban canyons, John Hanger’s ambitions were equally soaring. A former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of... -
Thursday Morning Coffee: The five things you need to know this morning.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. If you were surfing the Interwebs or listening to the radio or watching the barking heads on cable news yesterday, then you know there's only one story that consumed Pennsylvania's political and chattering classes...
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