#PAGov: Meet Tom Corbett, “The Maverick” In Tom Corbett’s “Building a Future” ad, the governor focuses on his “job creation” performance and if you want a recap of the advertisement, PoliticsPA has a parroted response by the Corbett campaign and the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association. PoliticsPA writes: The spot asserts that not only has the Governor’s administration…
A #PABudget Postmortem: Go Fu*k Yourselves
A #PABudget Postmortem: Go Fu*k Yourselves It seems that Kevin beat me to the punch, but here’s a post mortem with the latest budget… View On WordPress
Capturing the Corbett Budget Bird: Kudos to Keystone Politics Sometimes you don’t even have to try. Huge HT to Keystone Politics for this one. Earlier today, John Geeting published this photo under the title:
Keystone Progress Digs Deeper into Illegal Campaign Contributions to Pro-Corbett PAC
Keystone Progress Digs Deeper into Illegal Campaign Contributions to Pro-Corbett PAC Keystone Progress, the Harrisburg, PA based progressive organization, announced yesterday that it had filed a Right-to-Know request with Governor Tom Corbett’s office seeking information about interactions between Corbett and casino owner and right-wing political financier Sheldon Adelson. The request follows revelations last month that Adelson made…
#PaBudget: Anthony Williams and Senate GOP Grants Corbett His Wish – A Pension for Philly School Funding Vote
#PaBudget: Anthony Williams and Senate GOP Grants Corbett His Wish – A Pension for Philly School Funding Vote Yesterday, Senate Republicans and Philadelphia Mayoral hopeful Anthony Hardy Williams granted Tom Corbett his wishes – holding the Philadelphia School District hostage for his made up Pension Busting Plan. During the Pennsylvania budget debacle, Governor Tom Corbett said he…
Industry Data Show Oil-By-Rail in North America at Record Levels
Industry Data Show Oil-By-Rail in North America at Record Levels Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some of the best research debunking misinformation about climate science on the web. On July 3, the Association of…
#PABudget steals $1 Million from Needy Families Program & Gives it to Anti-Choice Group
#PABudget steals $1 Million from Needy Families Program & Gives it to Anti-Choice Group Tara Murtha from RH Reality Check discovered that Pennsylvania’s budget has allocated $5.644 million for an anti-choice group named Real Alternatives, “a Pennsylvania-based anti-choice crisis pregnancy center network.” According to Murtha, the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare transferred $1 million in federal funds…
Pennsylvania Senate Committee Says Pigeon Shoots are Animal Cruelty
Pennsylvania Senate Committee Says Pigeon Shoots are Animal Cruelty There is a remote possibility that Pennsylvania will finally ban the cruel practice of live pigeon shoots when the state senate reconvenes in September. Pennsylvania is the last state where pigeon shoots are legally held. Rep. John Maherhad written an amendment to an animal cruelty bill that…
For Oil-By-Rail, a Battle Between “Right to Know” and “Need to Know”
For Oil-By-Rail, a Battle Between “Right to Know” and “Need to Know” Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some of the best research debunking misinformation about climate science on the web. Since the first major…
#PABudget: Governor Corbett’s Lack of Communication is Why Pension Reform is Dying
#PABudget: Governor Corbett’s Lack of Communication is Why Pension Reform is Dying At today’s press conference, Governor Tom Corbett blamed pension reform failure on public sector unions and republicans who have aligned themselves with the public sector unions, but Governor Corbett’s pension reform failures goes back to last year’s budget address when the governor first announced…
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