Like PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Turnpike is yet another government agency that is experiencing a worsening financial situation. The Turnpike Commission has been attributing their financial woes to declining revenues and increasing costs. Despite increased tolls, Moody’s credit rating agency foresees an ongoing struggle for the turnpike. A Republican representative is now advocating for the allocation [...]
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Last week in Hershey, the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania voted to endorse candidates for office in Pennsylvania’s 2012 Primary Election. Hours later, the PA GOP emerged with a full slate of capable, qualified and endorsed candidates who will rely on the Party’s funds and volunteer network to help propel them to victory over their [...]
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Guest OpEd: Obama Regulations are Killing U.S. Jobs by John E. Peterson President Obama’s hostile attack on oil production and refining is accomplishing its defined goal of making oil more expensive so his green energy allies can compete. And while it is a cold, hard fact that wind and solar energy will not replace a [...]
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Concerned Pennsylvanians are well aware that PennDOT is facing a multibillion dollar shortfall. Whether it is the state’s several thousand structurally deficient bridges or the more than occasional potholes, state rankings continually cite the Commonwealth amongst those having the worst roads in the nation. Democrats proclaim that PennDOT’s dilemma stems from a lack of revenues [...]
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As a follow up to a year-end press release which summarized 2011 as a “GOP Failure”, House Democrats continue to criticize Gov. Corbett and the GOP for failed leadership. This time, Democrats announced their initiative to take the lead in Pennsylvania’s transportation and infrastructure crisis. The Governor’s transportation advisory committee reported back with their findings in August [...]
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Despite a very heated race for US Senate in 2012 in Pennsylvania, and despite what appeared to be an imminent open primary, Steve Welch (WelchForPA.com) has taken the PA State Republican Committee endorsement. In a vote that appeared to be much closer from the outside, Welch won on the first ballot cast by simple majority. No small [...]
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Before adjourning for Christmas recess, Democratic leaders issued a press release lambasting Gov. Corbett and the Republican legislature for their “extreme ideological crusade” and “no leadership on jobs.” The scathing critique included overtones of commonplace class warfare rhetoric accusing Republicans of attacking workers’ rights and the middle-class. Representative Dermody, D-Allegheny, went as far as saying that [...]
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Once an Obama coup, Indiana less a battleground U.S. News & World Report By THOMAS BEAUMONT, AP GARY, Ind. (AP) — Barack Obama was the first Democrat in 44 years to win Indiana in the 2008 presidential race, but the state is hardly a lock for him again. Even Democrats see the current political environment in this ... |
 CBS Local | Justice Joan Orie Melvin to step away from state Supreme Court to fight charges Pittsburgh Post Gazette "It now appears that not only was Justice Orie Melvin directly and knowingly involved in using state paid staffers from both the judicial and legislative branches of the Pennsylvania government in her political campaign activities, but it also appears ... 3 Sisters Accused in Pa. Political Corruption Scheme |
Obama's North Carolina math problem CNN By Peter Hamby, CNN Political Reporter President Barack Obama courts young voters last month at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Raleigh, North Carolina (CNN) -- The state Democratic Party here is consumed with an ongoing sexual ... |
 MinnPost.com | Libertarians begin takeover of state GOP Party this weekend MinnPost.com CLOUD — The Minnesota Republican Party that opens its state convention this morning in St. Cloud is a different party animal than it was in 2010. It has $1.3 million in debt. The libertarian wing of the party, many of them young and new to politics, ... Split Minn. GOP hopes to make nice Nev. Republicans Wary of Paul Role in State Party Minnesota Republican Convention LIVE: Ron Paul Wins More Delegates, Steals the ... |
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