That data – essentially a measurement of which parts of the state gained and lost population since 2000 – pinned the ideal population of a state Senate district (254,048) and a state House district (62,573), reports Laura Olson of the Post-Gazette’s Early Returns blog.
Republicans have jumped on comments made by Rep. Mike Sturla (D-Lancaster), who employed a questionable choice of words regarding the increase in STDs rates in the Marcellus shale region. He apologized for his choice in words, but stuck hard to his underlying point.
Tea Party leader and mining industry veteran Tom Smith told PoliticsPA that he was willing and able to give his campaign a financial boost. A review of his past campaign contributions backs up the claim: Smith has contributed over $185,000 to a variety of Republican candidates over the past decade.
A new name has surfaced in the hunt for the GOP nomination: Tom Smith, Chairman of the Indiana-Armstrong Patriots. The coal industry veteran said he will formally announce his candidacy after Labor Day, and says that he will provide enough seed money to make a serious run.
Rick Perry handily won a Luzerne GOP straw this weekend as a number of PA activists are gearing up to support the Texas Governor.
Rick Perry making gains – in PA? 3 of 10 GOP Bonusgate defendants plead guilty; the NRCC goes after Critz; and Specter is not too optimistic about the super committee.
Over the three-day NEPA river tour, Corbett paddled the waters from Mehoopany, Wyoming County, through northeastern part of the state, into the Susquehanna River and ended up in Wilkes-Barre.
The longest serving U.S. senator in Pennsylvania’s history isn’t impressed with the “super committee” assigned to reducing the national debt.
Three of the ten Republican officials currently charged with using taxpayer resources to fund campaign efforts will plead guilty this week, according to reports published by news outlets throughout the state.
A week after targeting U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire for his vote against the Cut, Cap and Balance Act, the National Republican Campaign Committee will launch a robocall critical of U.S. Rep. Mark Critz’s support for economic policies the NRCC believes are “punishing middle class families,” PoliticsPA has learned.
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