Despite the bickering over gas prices and inflation (and how it will hurt Obama’s chances this fall) a new Emory University study suggests there is one economic factor that predicts the presidential election’s outcome better than the rest: stock market performance.
Funding public education through the property tax is responsible for many of our school’s woes, and the misplaced property tax revenues could be better put to use supporting local government expenditures. Rep. Jim Cox’s (R-Berks) bill may help solve these problems.
Mitt Romney appears to be taking out insurance against possible protest/sympathy votes against him on Tuesday. The GOP frontrunner rolled out three more PA endorsements after making a swing through the state: U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly, Pat Meehan and G.T. Thompson.
Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz. Tons of action in the Altmire/Critz race, which is finally living up to the hype. Lot’s of news this week from that race, mainly over Altmire’s latest TV ad.
On Monday, the Pa. Supreme Court struck down the requirement that petition circulators reside in the district where they are circulating. But election law attorney Adam Bonin says that the ruling may not pertain to Democrats or Republicans.
In this week’s Politically Uncorrected column, Dr. G. Terry Madonna and Dr. Michael Young assess Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey’s re-election prospects.
To be sure, there were real and serious issues about spending and taxes that underlaid the debt debate. Moreover, as a nation we are inarguably spending too much money given the demands of entitlements and the level of taxes. So some of what we went through was probably necessary. But why did it last so long, become so rancorous, and end up costing so much to resolve?
Thanks to the dedication and enthusiasm of our readers, PoliticsPA garnered the most nominations among Pennsylvania political news sites to the Best Political Blog list compiled by The Fix, the Washington Post’s influential national politics blog.
PoliticsPA co-owner and longtime public affairs strategist Larry Ceisler — a Western Pennsylvania native living and working in Philadelphia — contemplates the issue that is suddenly defining a busy summer. Who to root for this weekend, the Phillies or the Pirates?
In today’s guest commentary, Jack Inacker of the Truman National Security Project’s Pennsylvania Military Roundtable argues that the EPA’s mission to combat climate change is a key component in America’s national security.
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