The current upsets in Wisconsin and now in Ohio have Pennsylvanians, along with the rest of the U.S., banding together in protest to fight against measures like that of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. When asked about duplicating any of Gov. Walker’s plans for unions, Gov. Corbett said that he’s not considering it for his budget.

Allegheny County Republicans are quietly preparing for a special election to fill State Senator Orie’s seat, and the front runner for the GOP nomination appears to be former Congresswoman Melissa Hart.

Sunday’s New York Times featured an article highly critical of regulation of wastewater from natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania, precipitated a contentious response among some players in the Marcellus arena.

With budget cuts in the works in Harrisburg, state senate Democrats are putting job creation at the top of their agenda. Senate Democrats introduced “PA Works” last Wednesday, a six-part initiative aimed at stimulating tens of thousands of jobs.

Senator Pat Toomey -(R) took the floor and addressed the U.S. Senate in his maiden speech with his concern over the national debt limit. The Senator’s Full Faith and Credit Act is legislation he introduced last month and offered today on the floor. The amendment would make it so that the national debt becomes the Treasury’s top priority in the event that it reaches its limit.

A Bill That Would Allow some parents to use taxpayer-funded vouchers to send their children to the school of their choice has cleared its first legislative hurdle, but if Tuesday’s vote by a state Senate panel was any indication, a protracted and emotional fight yet remains…

Thousands of supporters across the state joined together through the weekend, protesting efforts in Wisconsin by Republican Gov. Scott Walker to eliminate collective bargaining rights for unionized state employees. With these rallies also came counter-protesters, stressing that the governor is taking needed steps to balance the state budget.

John Hanger, the immediate former Secretary of the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), said via a blog post that he is rooting against ‘Gasland,’ a documentary about the impact of Marcellus shale drilling in Pennsylvania and elsewhere in the country.

The Marcellus gas industry often touts the jobs it creates in PA. Well here’s a new one they might not have thought of: tracking the Marcellus gas industry.

As violence continues in Libya, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) released a statement today which declares his support of immediate sanctions and a potential no-fly zone over Libya.