FEC Fines Callahan
Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan has been fined by the Federal Elections Commission for using $9,932 of funds from his mayoral campaign for his congressional campaign, Colby Itkowitz of the Morning Call reports.
Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan has been fined by the Federal Elections Commission for using $9,932 of funds from his mayoral campaign for his congressional campaign, Colby Itkowitz of the Morning Call reports.
Coal industry veteran and former Tea Party leader Tom Smith officially announced his U.S. Senate candidacy Tuesday morning in a fly-around tour of the state.
A long time coming, Daniel McCaffery has officially announced his candidacy for Attorney General. He indicated in an email in June that he was planning on launching his bid soon, and last night he pulled the trigger.
State Reps. Bill Kortz (D- Allegheny) and Rep. Marc Gergely (D-Allegheny) are encouraging school districts that have been hurt by the nearly $1 billion reduction in education spending to join together in a class action suit against Gov. Tom Corbett to get funding increased.
This morning in the Buzz.. Rick Santorum is turning heads, a challenge in the 4th, a primary in the 8th, corruption in gambling industry, controversy at the Amazon.com Pa. facility, the fall agenda in the General Assembly and Computergate gets underway.
The state Attorney General’s Office launched its second political corruption case Monday in Dauphin County Court in a case alleging that millions in taxpayer dollars was used by onetime members of the House Republican caucus to further political campaigns.
The only thing the Legislature “absolutely must” do this fall is approve redrawn lines for the state’s 18 congressional districts and the 253 state House and Senate districts, Senate President Pro Tem Joe Scarnati said today.
Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, has reportedly been pushing its employees to the breaking point in order to gain an edge. A new report by the Morning Call reveals that workers at an Amazon warehouse in Pennsylvania, located in Allentown, were forced to work brutal hours in 100 degree temperatures and were constantly threatened with termination if their productivity waned.
Few states have a more compelling story to tell about how casino gambling is helping to balance the government’s books than Pennsylvania. Just five years after its first slot parlor opened, Pennsylvania now has 10 full-scale casinos, paying an annual $1.3 billion in taxes. That’s more revenue than New Jersey, Nevada, or any other state in the country.
Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick is used to running against rival Patrick Murphy to represent Pennsylvania’s 8th district, but he may have competition in the primary this time. Jennifer Stefano, of Pennsylvania Americans For Prosperity, has fired a warning shot over a recent labor-related vote.
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