Pennsylvania’s Best County Chairs
These are the 14 men and women who make Pennsylvania politics happen at the most important level.
February 16, 2011
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These are the 14 men and women who make Pennsylvania politics happen at the most important level.
The Delaware County Times is reporting that State Representative Nick Miccarelli (R-Ridley Park) has been appointed Secretary of the House Liquor Control Committee.
A new Quinnipiac poll shows a mixed bag for Tom Corbett, with half of voters not sure how he’s doing. However, the deeper one looks at the poll, the better the numbers appear for the Governor.
In a show of bipartisanship, State Sen. Solobay also partook of the lobbyist perk-fest Super Bowl trip. Sam Rohrer is back, vouchers are coming, and the Post-Gazette’s Daniel Malloy is just absolutely on a role.
President Obama’s 2012 proposed fiscal budget may be a good starting place for figuring out just how to help turn around the national debt, but only so much can be done in one year and if Republicans and Democrats hope to see change to the deficit, they are going to have to establish some middle ground when confronting the issue. Some say the budget doesn’t cut enough, others warn not to cut too much.
No political figure in PA better reflects the Tea Party outlook more than former State Rep. and GOP gubernatorial candidate Sam Rohrer. Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a conservative group aligned with the Tea Party movement, announced today that Rohrer is taking over as state director of the PA chapter. Republican patrons of pork had better watch out.
Curry has slowly and steadily pushed his bill through the legislative process and a diverse cadre of legislators have come out of their shells to support the measure, ranging from Greg Vitali (D-Delaware) to Scott Hutchinson (R-Venango).
With well-known names in the mix for potential 2012 GOP candidates, the biggest challenge former senator Rick Santorum was to stand out in a group of big shots. It.. didn’t go so well.
Scarnati gets suspended 6 games for violating the league’s ‘no-high-profile-perks-from-lobbyists’ policy. Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson does her best Mubarak impression. Tom Marino’s kind words for Obama. And Mayor Nutter is a sure thing for re-election – even if that doesn’t excite you.
As Senator Joe Scarnati enjoyed a free Super Bowl Trip from Marcellus Shale firm Consol Energy Inc, some have called his ethics and political sense into question, especially considering Scarnati’s key role in drafting rules for Marcellus companies in PA.
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