Hundreds of protesters rallied at several sites throughout Pennsylvania on Thursday — including Philadelphia, Pittston and Pittsburgh — and staged their events on or near structurally deficient Keystone State bridges as part of a nationwide effort to spur investment in infrastructure and jumpstart job creation.
Attorney David Oh has edged out Al Taubenberger for the seventh and final Philadelphia City Council At-Large seat, according to the Philadelphia Daily News’ PhillyClout blog.
Steve Welch, the biotech entrepreneur and former congressional candidate, has launched the first attack of the new cycle – a web video that highlights United States Senator Bob Casey’s close ties to President Barack Obama.
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Doylestown Supervisor Cynthia Philo, a Democrat who ran unsuccessfully against state Senator Chuck McIlhinney in 2010, is considering a run for Congress in Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District, according to a report published by Roll Call on Tuesday.
Texas Governor and Republican Presidential candidate Rick Perry visited the United States Steel Mon Valley Works Irvin Plant in West Mifflin on Friday, touting his plan to spur job creation in the United States as one “that will rebuild the engine of American prosperity.”
After initially deciding against mounting a concerted effort to collect sales taxes on purchases from online-only retailers like Amazon.com, Governor Tom Corbett is preparing to implement strategies to ensure more comprehensive collection of such fees, the Patriot-News’ Jan Murphy reported on Friday.
Santorum notes his disagreement with former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on “government run Romneycare.” He calls Texas Governor Rick Perry “dead wrong” for supporting in-state tuition rates for illegal immigrants. Santorum also vehemently opposes the Wall Street bailouts, which former Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain supported.
Dan McCaffery has been campaigning in western PA, and it paid off this week. The former Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney turned Attorney General candidate rolled out a list of endorsements on Tuesday that includes a PA state lawmaker.
The Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee are pouncing on a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review article which details the reluctance of several members of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation to join President Obama in Pittsburgh next Tuesday.
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