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    May 9, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  1. Pittsburgh region’s population loss is Lehigh Valley area’s gain

    Capitol Ideas
    Yo! The long-running success of the Pittsburgh Steelers apparently is not enough to keep people in parts of western Pennsylvania. Allegheny County lost 4.3 percent of its population between the 2000 Census and 2010 Census. As a result, it will......
    2. Jul 16, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  2. Monday Morning Coffee: For Corbett, questions about Sandusky will always be tough ones.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    With former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky behind bars, convicted on 45 of 48 counts of child sexual abuse, it might have been the question that Gov. Tom Corbett thought had finally gone away. But with last week's......
    3. Mar 5, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  3. Voter ID Bill Headed For Senate Floor.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Legislation that would require Pennsylvania voters to show photo identification evey time they cast a ballot is poised for a vote by the state Senate on Wednesday. This evening, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 15-11 to send an amended version......
    4. Apr 3, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  4. Tuesday Morning Coffee: Santorum Tops Romney By Six Points In New Quinnipiac Poll.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum ... ... leads ex-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 41 percent to 35 percent in Pennsylvania as the GOP presidential hopefuls head into high-stakes primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington D.C.today. U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of...
    5. Oct 26, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call

  5. Wednesday Morning Coffee: Cork Finally Popped On Booze Debate.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    The debate over liquor privatization got a kick in the pants yesterday with the release of a long-awaited report showing that selling off the state stores would generate as much as $1.6 billion in uprfront proceeds for the taxpayers. Gov. Tom Corbett said...
    6. Jun 7, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call

  6. Stop Shale Drilling Now, Protesters, "Gasland" Director Demand At Capitol Rally.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Hundreds of activists from across Pennsylvania, including "Gasland" director Josh Fox swarmed the state Capitol rotunda this afternoon where they called on lawmakers to impose a moratorium on natural gas drilling and to move to protect water supplies...
    7. Jun 7, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call

  7. Senate Advances Texting Ban For Drivers.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    The state Senate voted 36-13 this afternoon to make text-messaging by drivers a primary offense. The amendment by Sen. Jim Ferlo, D-Allegheny, goes into a bill sponsored by Sen. Robert M. Tomlinson, R-Bucks, that would have made both texting and......
    8. Mar 22, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call

  8. The Gorilla In The Room: In Budget Hearing, PLCB Fields Questions On Privatization.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    As Officials ... ... from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board made their annual budget pitch to the state Senate Appropriations Committee Tuesday, more than one lawmaker on the panel said they didn’t want to dwell on the potential privatization of...
    9. Apr 5, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call

  9. Tuesday Morning Coffee: The College Kids Are Coming.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. So we've figured out there's one upside to the higher education cuts in the Corbett Mortarboard administration budget: They have Pennsylvania's college kids engaged in the political process as never before. So if...
    10. May 11, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  10. Politics as usual

    Bloomberg gun control group thanks Toomey A gun control advocacy group backed by New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg began airing a TV ad Thursday that thanks U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey for his work on strengthening background checks. The Mayors Against ...

    Tags: Gun Control, Regional Authority, Politics, Government, Michael Bloomberg

    11. May 10, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  11. Budget priorities taking shape in Harrisburg

    HARRISBURG — Choice and convenience.
    HARRISBURG — Choice and convenience. They are two words Gov. Tom Corbett has used often since February. He says them when talking about his budget proposal to expand beer sales and sell the state-owned liquor store system to fund a four-year grant...

    Tags: Jay Jr Costa, Career and Workplace, Politics, Government, G. Terry Madonna

    12. May 8, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  12. Hispanic growth brings new state House seat to Allentown

    Residents in parts of the greater Lehigh Valley are going to need a new score card to keep track of who their state lawmakers are. The state Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld new legislative boundaries for the House and Senate as more geographically...

    Tags: Jay Jr Costa, Frank Dermody, Politics, Northampton County (Pennsylvania), Voting

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