Three years ago on this day, a newly elected President Barrack Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, effectively pumping $787 billion into a flagging American economy. Pennsylvania received $9 billion in recovery funds. Projects funded included increased education funding and money for Pa.’s highways.

The Obama campaign is relaunching its fact-checker for the 2012 election, including a Pa. department. And just in time for a birther-style ballot challenge in the Keystone State.

Mitt Romney’s campaign strategy has seemed like a game of whack-a-mole – whenever a prospective threat appeared, they and their associated superPAC trained fire and brought them down. Rick Santorum wants to turn that into a liability.

Here’s the full list of candidates who have filed so far, and some of the more impressive numbers of petition signatures from the various campaigns.

The FEC deadline to disclose financial contributions to SuperPACs and campaigns recently passed, and there was no shortage of donors from Pennsylvania. Here’s the rundown.

What a night for former Pa. Senator Rick Santorum. He swept all three of Tuesday’s GOP primary contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri.

Does Rick Santorum stand a chance as the race shifts westward?

As Republicans choose their nominee, Democrats from DC to Pa. haven’t taken their eye off the ball: Mitt Romney. Pa. Dems organized a conference call Thursday afternoon to critique Romney’s health care and entitlement program policies.

Pundits are already conceding the Florida GOP Primary to Romney as the latest Quinnipiac poll shows a 14-point lead over Gingrich. Following Gingrich is Paul at 14% and Santorum at 12%.

Barack Obama leads Mitt Romney 44 to 36 percent among Pennsylvania women, a Mercyhurst poll has found.

President Obama’s approval and handling of the economy aren’t stellar, but his hypothetical Republican opponents trail by double digits.