State Representative Chelsa Wagner (D-Brookline) announced her candidacy for Allegheny County Controller. Rumored as a candidate last week, today Wagner officially joins what is likely to be a crowded primary field for the office.

by Christopher Nicholas Nicholas was one of PoliticsPA’s Top Operatives of 2010 Now that the Census Bureau has re-apportioned America’s 435 Congressional districts among the states and Pennsylvania is set to lose a seat, the serious task of re-districting — a political process controlled by politicians — can begin. Essentially the state’s 19 congressional districts […]

State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe hosted a press conference yesterday in Washington DC to decry so-called “anchor babies.” It’s the latest high-profile media appearance he’s earned with his Tea-Party-style immigration proposals. PoliticsPA sat down with Metcalfe to discuss his effort to play a national role on the issue.

Tom Corbett’s pick for Secretary of Health, New York health official Eli Avila, has professional qualifications that line up well with the position. But a New York Daily News story from 1999 shows that Avila might have difficulty adjusting to the mundane real estate of Harrisburg.

State Rep. Jesse White (D-46) is entering session this week with guns blazing, keen to remind a Republican colleague of a proposal he made during last year’s budget debate. His target: State Rep. Jim Christiana (R-15), who made national news last year when he suggested that the Governor’s Mansion be sold to help balance the state budget.