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Friday Morning Coffee: The weekend warmup.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The cliches have been test-driven. The soundbites have been refined. And the themes have been articulated. And, most importantly, conventioneers have supped on food and gorged on tchotkes paid for by the gigantic... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: #VoterID, the morning after.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. It's a rainy morning here at Capitol Ideas World HQ and we're severely undercaffeinated, so we'll dispense with the usual pleasantries and just dive right into a quick-hit roundup of the rest and the best...... -
Tuesday Morning Coffee: Booze debate to continue in the House today.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. If you haven't had that first Bloody Mary of the day yet, now may be an excellent time. The state House will continue debate today on language sponsored by Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, that...... -
Western PA lawmaker eyeing voucher alternative bill.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekA western Pennsylvania lawmaker is eyeing an expansion of an already popular business tax credit program that could extend school choice by this fall to students in Pennsylvania's worst-performing schools. Rep. Jim Christiana, R-Beaver, said he could... -
Turzai: Booze debate put off until next week.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekHouse Majority Leader Mike Turzai says he's still gunning for a continued debate on his plan to get Pennsyvlania out of the state-run booze business. "It's on our calendar for Monday," the Allegheny County Republican said this afternoon as he...... -
Thursday Morning Coffee: The five things you need to know this morning.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. It's pretty safe to say that this week has been a pretty jam-packed one here in The Seat of Power. So much so, in fact, that it's one of those Thursdays that feels for all...... -
Friday Morning Coffee: The Weekend Warm-Up.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Ordinarily, we'd be using the preamble to this morning's post to urge you to ease into the weekend. But for some among us -- budget staffers, particularly -- the next 48 hours will be filled...... -
Monday Morning Coffee: Six days and counting.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Today is Monday, June 25, 2012. Counting today, there are six working days to go until the deadline to pass a state budget for the fiscal year that starts at midnight on June 30. When...... -
Thursday Morning Coffee: Three days and counting.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The state House convenes at 9:30 a.m. this morning to finally begin consideration of the 2012-13 state budget. The chamber broke for the night last night without beginning an expected debate on the $27,66 billion....... -
On school tax credit's birthday, lawmakers and advocates renew call for school choice.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekCapitol Ideas Intern Mike Macagnone reports: State legislators have the chance now to save themselves from the judgement of history — on the subject of school choice, at least — according to Rep. Jim Christiana, R-Beaver. Christiana, like... -
The Top 5 Political Stories Of 2011: No. 4 Maps and Legends.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Our countdown of the year's top political stories continues this morning with a geography lesson. Or, more specifically, a lesson about the inherently political nature of mapmaking in Pennsylvania. To quickly... -
It'll Be A Lonely Primary For A Lot Of Lawmakers This Year.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Afternoon, All. If there was any doubt, it looks like the vogue for reform has passed and the wave of anger from the 2006 cycle has officially subsided. We've just gone and checked the list of candidates from the......
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