The Natural Resources Defense Council has a launched a hundred thousand dollar media attack on Congressmen Lou Barletta (R-Luzerne) and Tim Holden (D-Schuylkill) for their affiliation with “polluters.”
The Chester County entrepreneur and former congressional candidate has joined the fray. Steve Welch spoke with PoliticsPA about his campaign – and criticism that he switched from Republican to Democrat in 2006.
Several members of the PA delegation have stood out as the House and Senate balanced free trade acts and a possible crackdown on Chinese currency manipulation.
In an interview with PoliticsPA, newly announced Senate candidate Tim Burns repeatedly emphasized his business background and said the state of the economy was the reason he ultimately decided to get in the race
Tim Burns for Senate; free trade and Chinese currency; Wisconsin copies PA; Perry & Romney to Pittsburgh; possible redistricting brinksmanship from Jason Altmire; $1 for Murphy; endorsements for McCaffery; a debate in Bucks County; and Tom Corbett for President?
[Now with video of both TV ads] Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, a group whose focus is enforcing conservative orthodoxy among Republican lawmakers, is taking aim at Pat Vance (R-Cumberland) and Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming).
Harrisburg City Council answered the state’s takeover threat by voting to seek Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy protection Tuesday night, essentially adding the courts and more turmoil to the fight over the capital city’s fate.
On Friday, Rick Perry will be in West Mifflin, Pa. at a steel mill to promote his energy policies. The Republican Committee of Allegheny County (RCAC) plans to host former governor and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney at a special fundraiser luncheon.
Dan McCaffery has been campaigning in western PA, and it paid off this week. The former Philadelphia Assistant District Attorney turned Attorney General candidate rolled out a list of endorsements on Tuesday that includes a PA state lawmaker.