Say hello to the newest conflict over redistricting. House Minority Leader Frank Dermody sent a letter to Speaker Sam Smith this morning requesting that he issue writs of election to replace the six lawmakers who left office after the 2011 elections.
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.
Eugene DePasquale is not the only Democratic candidate for Auditor General, be he might as well be. He won the Pa. Progressive Summit straw poll 98 percent to 2 percent after Sunday’s debate.
In the past few weeks, abortion and other reproductive health issues have reemerged as top campaign issues. At the Pa. Progressive Summit on Saturday, women’s rights advocates gathered to discuss specific initiatives in Pa.
Records were challenged, laws were interpreted and progressive values abounded Friday night, as Attorney General candidates Patrick Murphy and Kathleen Kane faced-off in a lively debate.
A bill to create impact fees for companies drilling for natural gas in Marcellus Shale wells has been passed by both state legislative bodies and now moves on to Governor Corbett for his final approval.
“Under these unique circumstances, we are compelled to conclude that the election should proceed under the only existing plan, the 2001 Plan,” wrote Judge R. Barclay Surrick. He denied motions by Sen. Pileggi, Rep. Turzai, et al. Read the full opinion here.
Several prominent state House Democrats have gone public urging state Rep. Bill DeWeese to resign. State Rep. Bill DeWeese, the former Speaker of the House says he will not resign until after he is sentenced which is consistent with House rules.
The budget is a long way from settled, but based on Governor Corbett’s speech and some reactions, here are a few of the big winners and losers of the opening salvo in the budget battle.
Reactions from across the political spectrum have come in the wake of Gov. Corbett’s Budget Address this morning in Harrisburg.
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