Top 20 Pa. House Redistricting Winners and Losers. Here are the State Reps most helped, and most hurt, by the preliminary redistricting plan.
Romney in Philly: Mitt Romney’s high-power Pa. fundraising team will open the doors for the presidential hopeful at a $10,000-per-plate dinner this evening at the Rittenhouse Hotel in Philadelphia. Critics of the former Massachusetts Governor are preparing a different kind of welcome.
Speaking of Redistricting: Here’s a list of the municipalities in every preliminary Pa. House and Senate district.
Enviros v. Altmire: The League of Conservation Voters and the National Resources Defense Council Action Fund plan to spend $350,000 on an ad indicting Rep. Jason Altmire’s environmental voting record, the groups announced Thursday.
Obama Loses to Nobody: We mean that headline literally. According to a Franklin & Marshall poll released Thursday, President Obama holds a significant lead over each of his Republican opponents but by himself has upside-down re-election numbers.
Judicial 2011: Anne Covey and Vic Stabile are both on TV, but Covey’s negative ad is drawing rebuke from Democrats.
Allegheny Exec: The Allegheny Executive campaigns unveiled their closing arguments this week, and both of them are about Rick Fitzgerald.
National
MSNBC: Santorum hits all Iowa counties
WITN: Casey to examine gender pay gap
Morning Call: Toomey threat results in smooth sailing
Morning Call: Toomey urged to save funding for HeadStart
Citizen’s Voice: Obama leads GOP contenders in PA
Statewide
PA Independent: Teacher evaluation changes could consider student performance
Heard In The Hall: Is Fumo Still In Charge Of His PAC?
Capitol Ideas: Thursday Morning Coffee: The Thursday Five (Marcellus Shale Edition)
State Impact: EPA Plans Probe of Fracking Pennsylvania
State Impact: Drill Bits: Dems Unhappy with New Shale Bill, More Proof of Fracking Earthquake and Mysterious Environmental Fears
State Impact: Midnight Pennsylvania Explosion Fuels New Marcellus Shale Safety Concerns
Commonwealth Confidential: Capitol Scuffle Over Effort To Honor Philly’s “English Only” Cheesesteak King
Morning Call: Sen. Pat Toomey’s ploy raises questions
Pennlive.com: D.C funding woes could delay federal courthouse in Harrisburg
Market Watch: Congressman Fattah Announces $3.6 million in New Technology grants to improve access for legal assistance
Beaver County Times: Poll: Obama not winning over Pa, beating GOP foes
AP, Patriot News: Poll: Pennsylvanians aren’t pleased with their lawmakers
In the Loop: House bores into Obama African troops plan
The Hill: immigration Bill splits House GOP
Lancasteronline: Franklin and Marshall college poll takes on state issues
The Mercury: PA. Senator signs up for New Hampshire Presidential Primary
Philly
Heard In The Hall: Dougherty And The Council Race
Philly.com: Letter to debt panel opens door on revenue
Philly Burbs
Intelligencer: Bucks County To Borrow $75 Million at 2.74%
Montgomeryville- Landsdale Patch: County Ballot: Who’s Who?, Part II
The Intelligencer’s Guide To The Election
Bucks County Courier Times: Campaign Signs Stir Controversy In Newtown
Delaware County Times: GOP Delaware County Council Candidates Detail Economic Plan
Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette: House panel OKs drilling rules
Tribune-Review: Vice president will pitch jobs bill at Pitt
Tribune-Review: GOP lawmakers target competition for rare earths
Tribune-Review: Johnstown man new U.S. marshal for Western Pa.
Post-Gazette: House panel OKs drilling rules
Tribune-Review: Raja faults Fitzgerald for temper
Post-Gazette: State aims to collect taxes from online shoppers
Post-Gazette: What people on Facebook are saying about reporting taxable online buying
Post-Gazette: Texting ban depends on public awareness
Post-Gazette: Bad economy a good time for more young people to vote for a better future
The Hill: Environmental groups slam Dem Altmire in ad
NEPA
Times-Tribune: Lackawanna County budget to require ‘substantial’ tax increase
Times-Tribune: Lackawanna County commissioner candidates square off
Citizens Voice: Poll: Obama leads GOP contenders in Pa.
Standard Speaker: Visiting the area, Corbett calls for education reform
Daily Review: County impact fee gets boost
Pocono Record: Pa. legislator wants utilities to compensate customers for outages
Pocono Record: State helps Scranton delay paying millions in back pay to unions
Pocono Record: Erie councilman’s Social Security trial delayed
Pocono Record: Monroe County commissioners appeal to Harrisburg to redraw House map
Pocono Record: Monroe’s Senate district isn’t applauded in Northampton County
Pocono Record: Pike commissioner candidates on spending binge
Go Lackawanna: Cordaro’s new attorney emerges
Go Lackawanna: Dems fuming over redistricting
Go Lackawanna: Praise from the governor
South Central
Carlisle Sentinel: North Middleton supervisors approve preliminary 2012 budget
Carlisle Sentinel: Bloom to convene county ag summit
AP, Carlisle Sentinel: Corruption trial jurors head home, no verdict yet
Patriot News: Harrisburg City Council majority blasts Sen. Piccola, Republican lawmakers, for redistricting proposal
Patriot News: Second bill on sex offenders would be more practical, Pa. House leaders say
Patriot News: State issues emergency financial plan for Harrisburg
Patriot News: Proposed redistricting of legislative districts in Cumberland county doesn’t make sense, commissioners say
Patriot News: Is it possible for Sen. Jeff Piccola to serve all five counties in the proposed redistricting?
York Dispatch: Democrats to state officials: oppose voter ID laws
AP, York Dispatch:
AP: State Orders Fee Increases, Layoffs In Harrisburg
North by Northwest
Erie Times News: Ballot question won’t cloud local race
Erie Times: DEP secretary, in Erie, calls Marcellus Shale ‘a blessing under our feet’
Courier Express: DuBois school board accepts resignations
Centre Daily Times: Pipe says it’s time for a new approach
Sun Gazette: Local reapportionment changes
Lehigh Valley
Morning Call: Election could affect North Whitehall manager plans
WFMZ: Council candidate accused of racist comments, posting elicit
Express Times: Phillipsburg Town Council Bernie Fey Jr lambasts peer Todd Tersigni over Phillipsburg mayoral campaign
Southwest
Indiana Gazette: CAMPAIGN 2011: Few races contested on municipal ballots
Indiana Gazette: INDIANA: School board votes to advance roof work
Indiana Gazette: CAMPAIGN 2011: Burrell Township election card complex
Indiana Gazette: Poverty hits record, census finds
Indiana Gazette: Action on road funding expected
Indiana Gazette: House panel OKs shale fee bill along party lines
Altoona Mirror: Small-city lawmakers band together
Altoona Mirror: Bedford district, official at odds over tax reassessment
wtae: Postal Service to Close Mail Centers, Reduce Delivery
Times Online: EPA to probe has drilling’s toll on drinking water
AP, Times Online: Cain often blames irreverent humor for missteps
Times Online: House redistricting could bring big changes
Observer Reporter: Preliminary Washington budget holds line on taxes
Observer-Reporter: Poll: Obama not winning over Pa., beating GOP foes
Observer-Reporter: More than 100 Occupy Pittsburgh protesters march
Observer-Reporter: Some candidates running on empty
Opinion
Altoona Mirror: State financial struggles ongoing
Altoona Mirror: Pelosi position taxing
Tribune-Democrat: Thumbs up to banning texting for all drivers
Tribune-Democrat: Glimmer of hope for Route 219: Push is on to alter federal funding avenues
Baer Growls: Lawmakers’ Pay
Times Online: We no longer have Democracy
Times Online: When is the right time to raise taxes?
Observer-Reporter: Two great choices for district attorney
Observer-Reporter: Raising the roof
Observer-Reporter: Vouchers bill’s fate unknown
Morning Call: Stabile, Covey worthy of state judicial votes
Express Times: Pennsylvania’s texting-while-driving ban doesn’t go far enough
Go Erie: Education reform needs bipartisan support
Patriot News: Fegley would bring fairness to district judgeship
Blogs
Citizen’s Call: Political Profile: Ward Three Candidate For Commissioner Melanie Vallerio
Citizens Call: Political Profile: Ward Three Incumbent Candidate For Commissioner Harvey Portner
John Hanger: EPA Issues Final Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan
John Hanger: One- Stop Shop For Studies Debunking Howarth
John Hanger: Gas Drilling Tax In The Sausage Factory: An Update
Keystone Politics: Democrats Deny Republicans Bipartisan Cover for Gas
PA Progessive: Republicans In Congress To Rest Of The United States of America: F*CK YOU!
LuLac Political Letter: Edition 1820
2 Political Junkies: Occupy Pittsburgh Update
NEPArtisan: Nathan Barret for Scranton School Director
NEPArtisan: Dictator Billionaire Mayor of NYC Bloomberg Says Banks Not At Fault
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Where to Look at Campaign Finance Reports
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: A Hardcore Dem’s Take on Angle, Parsons, Barron, Salvesen
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: NorCo Dems Snub Tea Party Debate
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Dent: Palestine’s Membership in UNESCO Premature
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