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Mar 10, 2010 Rep. Metcalfe to run for lieutenant governor (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Metcalfe, a conservative who has represented a Butler County district since 1998, was a surprise entrant in the Republican competition. Pat Toomey and Peg Luksik, a conservative activist form Johnstown, filed for the GOP U.S. Senate nomination. For governor, the Republican candidates are Attorney...    more...  
Mar 10, 2010 All sorts of candidates seek Pa. posts high and low (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Joe Sestak is portraying himself as the true Democrat in the primary. Also on the Democratic ballot is Allegheny County businessman Joseph Vodvarka. Former U.S. Rep. Sam Rohrer of Berks County. Four Democrats will seek their party's nomination: Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Hoeffel, state...    more...  
Mar 9, 2010 Urban runs for 2 offices (The Times Leader) John Yudichak of Nanticoke plan to battle for the Democratic nomination in the primary. The lieutenant governor is the second most powerful official in the state, following the governor. The lieutenant governor automatically takes over if the governor is unable to serve. I feel we have a great...    more...  
Mar 8, 2010 Roosevelt Elementary in Allentown rolls out welcome mat for visit from Rendell (The Morning Call) Nice to meet you and welcome to Roosevelt." Betty Tyler and her husband, Robert, are not sure if Rendell heard the little voice.    more...  
Mar 8, 2010 Defense to present its case today in Bonusgate (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Veon, former state representative from Beaver County who at one time was second-ranking Democrat in the House, and his former top aides Brett Cott, Stephen Keefer and Annamarie Perretta-Rosepink. Veon is actively talking about [campaigning]," Mr. Perretta-Rosepink, 47, of Beaver Falls, had...    more...  
Mar 8, 2010 Troopers raid popular bars for unlicensed beers (Philadelphia Daily News) If an administrative-law judge finds that the bars possessed unregistered brands, the State Police typically would seek a forfeiture order to destroy the beer, he said. We are a small mom and pop brewery and every once in a while something slips through the cracks." But apparently not just small...    more...  
Mar 7, 2010 Murtha's ex-aide Mark Critz gets Democratic support (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) The inquiry cleared Murtha. "He should answer those questions," Hafer said after the vote. She said she plans to lobby the state committee to endorse her Monday. The 32 state committee members who were among the delegates yesterday split their vote evenly between Hafer and Critz. "I believe I'm...    more...  
Mar 6, 2010 Site tracks big spenders (Centre Daily Times) A quick search through the database delivers the answer: $1,001.80 over two dates in December. The congressional disbursement information also includes some information on travel expenses. Click here to subscribe. Get the TV Book delivered to your home.    more...  
Mar 6, 2010 Bonusgate prosecution completed (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Mike Veon and former legislative aides Brett Cott, Stephen Keefer and Annamarie Perretta-Rosepink. Perretta-Rosepink, 47, of Beaver Falls had managed Mr. Webb's volunteer list did not receive bonuses.    more...  
Mar 6, 2010 Sen. Jane Orie fights sharing of probe information (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Jeremy Boren Mar. 6, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Allegheny County prosecutors investigating state Sen.    more...  
Mar 4, 2010 Zoning board sends drug clinic case back to judge (Standard-Speaker) Evidence submitted at the hearing included a letter of intent to lease, but not an actual lease.    more...  
Mar 4, 2010 Slow start to Pa. gubernatorial primary races (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Seeing no other Philadelphian in the field -- and noting low polling numbers for the others -- State Sen. Specter," Nutt said. "I can only imagine that the president may come in. Casey had come eight years of Republican governors.    more...  
Mar 4, 2010 Ex-cop found not guilty of impersonation (The Times Leader) That crime requires that the defendant's action be taken with the intent to influence another, Ruzzo said. He was convicted of criminal attempt to commit theft and forgery in September 2008 and later sentenced to six months probation.    more...  
Mar 4, 2010 Delegates consider nominees (The Tribune-Democrat) The vote there will be a nonbinding recommendation, with the 50-member state Democratic executive committee to make the final choice Monday. Two of the Democratic contenders have Cambria County ties. Vincent College in Latrobe. Robert A. Gleason Jr., Cambria GOP chairman who also heads the...    more...  
Mar 4, 2010 Colleagues remember Murtha with Capitol tribute (The Tribune-Democrat) Lewis recalled Murtha's leadership in support of Afghan rebels fighting Soviet occupation forces, noting the rebels helped bring down the Soviet Union. "All of us knew Jack was there to make a difference," Lewis said. Following remarks by Murtha's colleagues, the service continued with tributes...    more...  
Mar 4, 2010 Capitol ceremony remembers Murtha (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Murtha's profound personal and professional influence on Washington. Mr. Biden said, about Iraq and Afghanistan. Mr. Murtha's native Johnstown shared a similar ethic that showed through in Mr.    more...  
Mar 3, 2010 Judges (The Citizens' Voice) ...the corruption charges, which came months later, attorneys for Conahan and former Judge Mark A. Ciavarella Jr. said this week. Powell, who pleaded guilty in July to providing more than $700,000 in kickbacks to Conahan and Ciavarella, recorded conversations with Conahan between June 2008 and...    more...  
Mar 3, 2010 Platts says U.S. comptroller job unlikely (York Daily Record) The president makes his choice in consultation with House and Senate leaders, and the Senate must approve the nominee.    more...  
Mar 2, 2010 Parties set to make House picks (The Tribune-Democrat) Vincent College in Latrobe to choose their party's nominee for the special election. Mark Singel and former Cambria County Controller Albert Penksa. The party chairman said that he supports Critz. At the?Republican gathering, Cambria will have 26 delegates, and Somerset, eight.    more...  
Mar 2, 2010 Deliberations to start in Danieal Kelly case (The Philadelphia Inquirer) At least one penetrated to the bone. Mariam Coulibaly, who had no role in the Kelly case, is charged with fabricating reports and lying to a federal agent.    more...  
Mar 1, 2010 Deliberations to start in trial of Kelly caseworkers (The Philadelphia Inquirer) At least one penetrated to the bone. Mariam Coulibaly, who had no role in the Kelly case, is charged with fabricating reports and lying to a federal agent.    more...  
Mar 1, 2010 Philadelphia Daily News John Baer column: John Baer (Philadelphia Daily News) Pat Toomey, of Allentown, and veteran activist Peg Luksik, of Johnstown, there's no head-to-head polling. Sam Rohrer. Sixty-five percent undecided? But somebody's going to win these races. And it comes down to this: If traditional politics determine outcomes, Toomey, Specter, Corbett and...    more...  
Mar 1, 2010 EDITORIAL (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Spending rose even though the total number of earmarks dropped, from 10,363 to 9,413. At first it appeared that Democratic leaders had reduced pork spending significantly. Bill Young (R., Fla.) led all lawmakers, with $90.4 million in hometown spending projects. John Adler (D., N.J.) sponsored a...    more...  
Feb 28, 2010 Cameron Texter testified about election work (York Daily Record) Raynak said Texter and Stetler are both on a list of witnesses the defense would like to call. Stephen Stetler assigned a staffer, John Paul Jones, to work on Brenner's campaign. Corbett charged that Veon hired Ramaley and paid him a taxpayer-funded salary while allowing Ramaley to run his...    more...  
Feb 25, 2010 Not ready for Kumbaya (The Philadelphia Inquirer) And it reflects a different strategy from last year's mammoth, $787 billion stimulus bill, which called for direct spending on jobs. That effort helped to stabilize the economy, but it hasn't reduced the unemployment rate appreciably.The new legislation also would renew highway construction...    more...  
Feb 24, 2010 EDITORIAL (The Philadelphia Inquirer) It would exempt businesses hiring the unemployed from paying Social Security taxes through December. That effort helped to stabilize the economy, but it hasn't reduced the unemployment rate appreciably. The new legislation also would renew highway construction programs through December. Its...    more...  
Feb 24, 2010 EDITORIAL: Senate breakthrough (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Obama's new health care proposal, which would remove the special provision in the Senate health bill that would make the federal government pay for the Medicaid expansion required in Nebraska. Obama's attempts to deal with the country's problems will come Thursday with his public health care...    more...  
Feb 24, 2010 Philadelphia Daily News John Baer column: John Baer (Philadelphia Daily News) John Baer Feb. 24, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- PHILLY STATE Sen. Williams reacts to the theory this way: "Really? Hardy Williams, a longtime independent Democratic leader known for deals, especially with Republicans. A large part of the candidate's pitch is...    more...  
Feb 23, 2010 N.J. pension, health changes sail through Senate (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Christie, who has been generally supportive. Assembly Democrats have signaled their intentions to move slower and hear out labor union objections more fully. It's not a quick fix," Buono said.    more...  
Feb 23, 2010 Trial for former LeNature's executives scheduled for August (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) ...criminal trial of former executives of LeNature's Inc. in Latrobe is scheduled to begin in August, according to documents filed in federal court in Pittsburgh. Meanwhile, attorneys in a series of civil lawsuits are awash in millions of pages of documents and are asking a federal judge to...    more...