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  • Corbett cuts $72M from state budget, calls for action on pension reform

    10/24/2014 10:33:38 PM PDT · by Tamzee · 7 replies
    Pittsburgh Business Times ^ | July 10, 2014 | Paul J. Gough
    Gov. Tom Corbett blasted the General Assembly and line-item vetoed more than $70 million from the budget but signed the rest of it into law Thursday. The line-item veto removed $65 million in proposed spending from the General Assembly's own funding, which he said was equivalent to the legislators' surplus, as well as $7.2 million from general appropriations. (snip) Corbett reserved more ire for the General Assembly in what he said was its failure to address the public-pension crisis, an issue he has campaigned for big changes including a move toward a 401(k)-style system for new state employee and public...
  • Frein fled earlier prosecution on theft charges

    10/13/2014 12:39:50 PM PDT · by Tamzee · 5 replies
    The Citizens Voice ^ | October 1, 2014 | Terrie Morgan-Besecker
    This isn’t the first time Eric Matthew Frein fled to avoid prosecution. The Canandensis man suspected of gunning down two Pennsylvania state troopers was set to go to trial in Schuyler County, New York on theft charges on April 6, 2006. But when the case was called, it was learned he had fled — possibly to the very same woods police say he has now taken refuge as he continues to elude the massive manhunt. The decision to skip his New York trial cost Frein 109 days in jail for a charge the prosecutor in the case, Matthew Hayden, said...
  • UPDATE: One Trooper Killed In Shooting At State Police Barracks

    09/13/2014 12:55:14 AM PDT · by Tamzee · 159 replies
    WNEP ^ | 9/13/14 | Amanda Kelley
    <p>BLOOMING GROVE TOWNSHIP — State police have confirmed there has been a shooting at the Pennsylvania State Police Blooming Grove barracks in Pike County. There is no one in custody at this time. Newswatch 16 has a crew on the scene and we will have more information as it becomes available.</p>
  • CNN, HuffPo, Reuters Contributors, Reporters Part of Leftwing Network

    08/06/2014 9:39:44 PM PDT · by Tamzee · 24 replies
    Media Trackers ^ | August 5, 2014 | Brian Sikma
    A prominent CNN commentator, the top two political reporters for The Huffington Post, a Reuters reporter, the editor of The Nation magazine, a producer for Al Jazeera America television, a U.S. News & World Report columnist, and approximately two dozen Huffington Post contributors are among the more than 1,000 members of Gamechanger Salon. Founded by leftwing activist Billy Wimsatt, the group is a secretive digital gathering of writers, opinion leaders, activists and political hands who share information, ideas and strategy via a closed Google group. The group’s existence was discovered by Media Trackers through an open records request filed with...
  • Casey and Smith to Debate in Pa. Senate Race

    10/14/2012 6:58:05 AM PDT · by Tamzee · 25 replies
    National Journal ^ | October 12, 2012 | Michael Catalini
    (snip) The debate between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger Tom Smith will air from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 28 on Philadelphia's 6ABC. Veteran Philly newsman Jim Gardner will moderate the debate between the Keystone State's junior senator and Smith with Action News' Monica Malpass and Vernon Odom as panelists, the Casey campaign announced today. (snip)
  • PA's Absentee Ballots Harbor Security Flaw

    04/20/2012 4:29:56 PM PDT · by Tamzee · 10 replies
    The Pocono Record ^ | April 20, 2012 | Beth Brelje
    Safeguards against tampering with election results are in place throughout the election process, but for Pennsylvania's absentee voters, a potential security breach exists. Printed on the envelope used to return completed absentee ballots is an "R" or "D," noting the voter's Republican or Democratic party affiliation. A person intent on influencing election results could weed out unopened ballots of one party. All they would need is access to the mails. That could happen in a college mail room or another origination point, at the post office, during delivery or when county mail is being sorted. The envelope marking is plain...
  • CONGRESSMAN CARNEY ANNOUNCES STAFF OFFICE HOURS FOR AUGUST

    08/01/2010 9:39:28 AM PDT · by Tamzee · 3 replies
    Chris Carney Congressional Website ^ | July 29, 2010 | Chris Carney Press Release
    Washington, D.C.—Washington, DC – Congressman Carney’s staff will be holding office hours throughout the region during the month of August. Congressman Carney’s Case Workers will be available to meet individually with constituents to assist them with any problems they may be having with Federal agencies and departments. The staff will also be available to meet with anyone who would like to voice their opinion regarding federal legislation or policy being discussed in Congress. “Being accessible to the people of northeast and central Pennsylvania is one of my goals and I hope that people can take advantage of these opportunities to...
  • Anti-Carney force takes new tack

    07/27/2010 5:50:35 PM PDT · by Tamzee · 18 replies · 4+ views
    The Times Leader ^ | July 23, 2010 | Jerry Lynott
    DALLAS TWP. – Someone’s at it again. A new group of signs against the re-election of U.S. Rep. Chris Carney has popped up along state Route 309 in the Back Mountain. The latest version is more colorful and detailed than the previous one that said “Dump Carney” and pictured the congressman’s name in a red circle with a line through it. This time the anonymous sign maker connected Carney to fellow Democrat Nancy Pelosi, depicting him as a hand puppet of the Speaker of the House. “Dump the Puppet!” reads the sign. The signs have angered the Chris Carney for...
  • CARNEY ANNOUNCES TOWN HALL MEETINGS (Susquehanna, Pike, Wyoming, Bradford)

    11/18/2009 7:23:15 PM PST · by Tamzee · 4 replies · 405+ views
    House.gov ^ | November 17, 2009 | Chris Carney Press Release
    CARNEY ANNOUNCES TOWN HALL MEETINGS Four Listening Tour Town Hall meetings to be held Monday and Tuesday All Invited to Attend Washington, D.C.—Congressman Christopher P. Carney has announced four Listening Tour Town Hall Meetings for Monday and Tuesday to be held in Susquehanna, Pike, Wyoming and Bradford counties. He will be available to discuss issues affecting our community, including actions Congress is taking to reform our health care system, help our economy and support our veterans. In addition, Congressman Carney will have staff on hand to help with casework issues, including veterans’ benefits, Social Security and Medicare payments. “Listening to...
  • 9/2/09 Senator Bob Casey Public Forum E.Stroudsburg

    09/01/2009 9:48:32 PM PDT · by Tamzee · 2 replies · 341+ views
    Senate website ^ | 8/30/09 | Senator Casey Press Release
    August 30, 2009 The week of August 31, I will be hosting three public forums to discuss the Affordable Health Choices Act, the Senate's Health Care Bill. Details for each forum are below. Please plan to come early. Doors will open an hour before each event and seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Public Forum #1: Monday, August 31 at 10:30 am Erie County Public Library H.O. Hirt Auditorium 160 East Front Street Erie, Pennsylvania Doors open to the public at 9:30 am. Seating is first-come, first-served. Public Forum #2: Tuesday, September 1 at 10:00 am Community College...
  • Lynn Swann:With star power and storied life of successes he makes first electoral bid (BIO INFO)

    11/01/2006 9:31:14 PM PST · by Tamzee · 10 replies · 513+ views
    Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | October 29, 2006 | Amy Worden
    SLATINGTON, Pa. - Even a cinder-block fire hall, a sparse crowd, and bad lighting can't diminish Lynn Swann's star power. When he enters the Vigilant Fire Company, looking football-fit at 54 and wearing a suit and tie, the few dozen audience members pop out of their fold-up chairs to cheer him. Swann flashes a megawatt smile, grabs a stool at the front of the room, and tells them why he left a comfortable life as a celebrity broadcaster to run for governor of Pennsylvania. "If I didn't think we needed a change, I'd be content to stay at home, do...
  • Philadelphia Opposes U.S. Observers at Polls

    10/30/2006 9:11:04 PM PST · by Tamzee · 40 replies · 1,042+ views
    Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | October 27, 2006 | Marcia Gelbart
    Two weeks before Election Day, the city is fighting an attempt by the U.S. Justice Department to appoint federal observers for Philadelphia elections beginning Nov. 7 and lasting past next year's presidential race, until the end of 2009. The effort to appoint the observers stems from a lawsuit filed by the federal government 14 days ago alleging that the city has violated the rights of its Hispanic voters. Specifically, it charges that the city hasn't adequately recruited and trained bilingual poll workers, failed to provide sufficient election-related materials in Spanish, and prohibited Hispanic voters with limited English from choosing someone...
  • Democrats Gain 50,000 on GOP in State's Registered Voters Tally (Pennsylvania)

    10/30/2006 8:42:33 PM PST · by Tamzee · 39 replies · 2,260+ views
    The Morning Call ^ | October 26, 2006 | Josh Drobnyk
    Pennsylvania Democrats will head into the midterm elections with a 600,000 edge among registered voters after out-gaining Republicans by some 50,000 in the past year. The tally slightly widens the advantage Democrats had in the 2004 presidential election, when the state rolls reached a record 8.4 million registered voters and Democrats outnumbered Republicans by 580,000. The overall number fell substantially immediately after the election as the rolls were purged of inactive voters. Through Monday, the state had tallied 8.2 million registered voters. This year's ballot features one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country, a gubernatorial election...
  • Philly Officials, Hispanic Leaders Object to Election Monitors

    10/27/2006 8:40:35 PM PDT · by Tamzee · 23 replies · 625+ views
    PennLive.com ^ | October 26, 2006 | The Associated Press
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — City officials and Hispanic community leaders objected Thursday to the federal government's plans to put monitors at city polling places on Election Day, saying those efforts could discourage people from voting. The Department of Justice earlier this month asked a federal judge to authorize appointment of monitors beginning with the upcoming Nov. 7 election and ending in 2009. The government accused the city of failing to provide sufficient election materials in Spanish and not recruiting enough bilingual poll workers. But City Solicitor Romulo L. Diaz Jr. said at a news conference Thursday that the federal government could...
  • 30 Reasons To Vote Out Ed Rendell

    10/27/2006 8:32:00 PM PDT · by Tamzee · 20 replies · 954+ views
    The Mercury ^ | October 26, 2006 | Tony Phyrillas
    If you believe the polls and the political insiders, millions of Pennsylvania voters will go to the polls Nov. 7 to re-elect Gov. Ed Rendell. This will mean another four years of rising taxes, runaway state spending and a declining standard of living for Pennsylvanians. Ask yourself if you’re better off today than you were four years ago when Rendell took office. If you’re still considering voting for Rendell, consider the following reasons why Rendell does not deserve re-election: 1) Rendell signed the scandalous July 2005 pay raise bill into law and praised it as "good legislation." That breach of...
  • Who's spinning? Specter or reporter? (she is Lara Lakes Jordan, wife of Kerry manager Jim Jordan)

    11/06/2004 11:37:25 PM PST · by Tamzee · 52 replies · 2,780+ views
    WorldNetDaily ^ | November 5, 2004 | Joseph Farah
    If George W. Bush and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist accede to Sen. Arlen Specter's hopes of becoming the next Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, they will be betraying a very large group of voters who re-elected the president. Even before Specter shot off his mouth to an Associated Press reporter and warned the president to avoid naming pro-life justices to the Supreme Court, he was way out of the mainstream of his party, a radical on the issue of abortion even by the standards of the other party. He was the worst possible choice for chairman of the important Senate...
  • Revealed: how 'war hero' Kerry tried to put off Vietnam military duty

    08/10/2004 11:57:57 PM PDT · by Tamzee · 77 replies · 1,945+ views
    The Telegraph ^ | Filed 07/03/2004 | Charles Laurence
    Senator John Kerry, the presumed Democratic presidential candidate who is trading on his Vietnam war record to campaign against President George W Bush, tried to defer his military service for a year, according to a newly rediscovered article in a Harvard University newspaper. He wrote to his local recruitment board seeking permission to spend a further 12 months studying in Paris, after completing his degree course at Yale University in the mid-1960s. The revelation appears to undercut Sen Kerry's carefully-cultivated image as a man who willingly served his country in a dangerous war - in supposed contrast to President Bush,...
  • Hugh Hewitt Gives a Boost to MAF Ad Campaign (MoveAmericaForward.org vs. MoveOn.org)

    07/13/2004 8:17:27 PM PDT · by Tamzee · 31 replies · 1,105+ views
    Move America Forward ^ | Thursday, July 8, 2004 | Howard Kaloogian, Chairman, Move America Forward
    Our advertising campaign is taking off. Not only have our ads started to run in selected markets, we are finding more and more individuals stepping forward to help us raise enough money to make a major impact on the airwaves. Nationally syndicated talk radio host, Hugh Hewitt, has recorded a new ad for us to help raise the funds to flood the airwaves with our messages of support for our brave troops and the war on terrorism. In addition to his great work on radio, Hugh is also a weekly columnist for The Daily Standard, the online edition of The...
  • A Measure of Media Bias (research shows Drudge/Fox centrist, NYT far liberal)

    06/22/2004 9:25:39 AM PDT · by Tamzee · 57 replies · 5,405+ views
    Joint study by faculty at University of Chicago and Stanford University ^ | September 2003 | Tim Groseclose,PhD and Jeffrey Milyo, PhD
    A Measure of Media Bias Tim Groseclose Department of Political Science, UCLA, and Graduate School of Business, Stanford University Jeff Milyo Harris School of Public Policy University of Chicago September 2003 We are grateful for the research assistance by Aviva Aminova, Jose Bustos, Anya Byers, Evan Davidson, Kristina Doan, Wesley Hussey, David Lee, Pauline Mena, Orges Obeqiri, Byrne Offut, Matt Patterson, David Primo, Darryl Reeves, Susie Rieniets, Tom Rosholt, Michael Uy, Michael Visconti, Margaret Vo, Rachel Ward, and Andrew Wright. Also, we are grateful for comments by Mark Crain, Tim Groeling, Wesley Hussey, Chap Lawson, Jeff Lewis, and Barry Weingast....
  • Events here bank on Hillary Clinton

    06/19/2004 11:19:30 AM PDT · by Tamzee · 9 replies · 323+ views
    Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | June 19, 2004 | Tom Turcol and Carrie Budoff
    Events here bank on Hillary Clinton Her visit raised $1.1 million for N.J. Democrats and more than $300,000 for Joseph Hoeffel's campaign against Arlen Specter. By Tom Turcol and Carrie Budoff Inquirer Staff Writer U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of the Democratic Party's star attractions, raised more than $1.4 million at events in New Jersey and Philadelphia yesterday and sharpened her party's attack on the Bush administration. Clinton generated an estimated $1.1 million at a breakfast reception in Collingswood aimed at boosting the campaign coffers of Camden County Democrats, who sponsored the event, and the party's state Assembly political...