Away I go…

To my readers,

I am leaving tomorrow for camp, and I’ll return in mid- to-late August. Until then, have a good summer. Thanks for all of your support!

Biden to Callahan: White House supports you

Vice President Joe Biden spoke last week with Democrat John Callahan and pledged the support of the White House should he challenge Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15) next fall, the Bethlehem mayor

Gerlach says Senate run ‘off the table’

defend his House seat or run for governor.

“[A Senate run] is pretty much off the table,” said Gerlach, now in his fourth term.

The announcement leaves Republican Pat Toomey without any significant opposition, for now, in the party’s Senate primary.

As for the governor race, many GOPers have already rallied around Attorney General Tom Corbett, leaving Gerlach’s potential candidacy a long shot.

“It’s up to him,” state party chairman Robert Gleason Jr. told The…

Did Obama rescue us?

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In budget statement, Rendell makes an emotional appeal

In a truly inspiring

With FEC deadline approaching, Sestak invokes the American Dream

With the quarterly Federal Election Commission filing deadline looming, Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) has written to supporters to remind them what he says his family’s narrative embodies, and his likely opponent, Senator Arlen Specter, does not: the American Dream.

Hoping to raise $70,000 by the June 30 deadline, Sestak wrote that his father—who as a child emigrated from Eastern Europe—instilled in him meritocratic values at odds with Specter’s candidacy. State and national Democratic leaders have…

Bethlehem mayor ponders Dent challenge

Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan has approached state Democratic Party leaders about running next fall against Congressman Charlie Dent (R-15), currently serving in his third term,

Toomey not counting on Specter match-up

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Wheel of misfortune: gamblers, nonprofits eyed as sources for more tax revenue

As the economic recession continues to impact state and local budgets, elected officials at all levels are seeking new ways to increase revenue. Their schemes to fleece more money from the private sector are infinitely more creative and in far greater abundance than their ideas for operating government more efficiently or, heaven forbid, cutting spending.

In recent days, two ideas to “enhance revenue” appear to be gaining traction. On the state level, the legalization of…

Budget continues to dominate news—a good thing for the GOP

The budget battle in Harrisburg is in full swing and taxpayers across the commonwealth are clutching their wallets tightly, waiting to see if Gov. Ed Rendell and his Democratic allies can impose a major tax increase during one of the worst economic climates in our state’s history. Pennsylvania Republicans are committed to supporting a fiscally responsible budget plan and are outraged that the Democrats want to raise taxes by 16 percent on Pennsylvanians at a…