Pennsylvania Democratic Representatives and Pennsylvania Republican Representatives hold divergent views of teacher strikes regarding wage and benefit negotiations. At issue here are the reoccurring teacher strikes that hit the state of Pennsylvania on average 11 times a year.

Budget updates; Obama at CMU roundup; Wagner for Mayor; and Eugene DePasquale, King of Twitter?

The $27.15 billion budget deal inched forward in a rare Sunday session. Here are the weekend budget headlines.

State Auditor General Jack Wagner said Friday he is considering a run for mayor of Pittsburgh.

Obama’s speech today at CMU was the latest chapter in his charm offensive in Southwest PA. The region will be a major swing area in 2012.

The President laid out his new manufacturing policy at CMU’s robotics center in Lawrenceville.

The harrowing tale of a Presidential visit, a PoliticsPA writer, and a broken down Pontiac Sunfire.

When will lawmakers learn? Check out this week’s list.

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus boldly predicted that Pennsylvania a become a red state in 2012, in advance of President Obama’s speech at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

President Obama is in Pittsburgh, Rep. Schwartz is confident of the Democrats chances in Pa. in 2012 and by this time next week, the budget should be on the Governor’s desk.