Uncertainty killing job creation

Over the past few months, I have met and spoken to many small business owners and managers to see how we can restore growth in our economy. Despite spending hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars on bailouts and stimulus programs, we continue to see high unemployment. With so many people not going back to work, the inescapable question is “Why not?”

Some truly astonishing figures recently released by the Federal Reserve offer a clue. Those…

Rothfus has about $200K on hand (Updated)

After pulling off a big primary upset in the 4th Congressional District, Republican Keith Rothfus has apparently rebuilt most of the campaign war chest he had.

Rothfus, an Edgeworth lawyer, will show more than $200,000 in the bank when campaign finance reports are filed this week, an adviser said. The adviser, Michael O’Connell, called that amount “not half bad for a campaign that finished a primary six weeks ago and is raising money in a…

POST-HIATUS RECAP: Corbett’s gaffe, a Dem petition pile on, action in the 11th

A surprising amount of news happened while we were taking a little breather last week. So before we move forward, it seemed prudent to offer up a little recap.

The story of last week had to be Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett’s comments that Pennsylvanians are purposefully staying jobless to collect unemployment benefits. The attorney general made the claim during a radio interview Friday, during which he said: “People don’t want to come back to…

Tom Corbett: The Fundamentals of Our Economy Are Strong

By ONORATO FOR GOVERNOR

HARRISBURG: Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Onorato today blasted Republican Tom Corbett for claiming that the only thing preventing unemployed workers from finding a job is their own laziness.

Taking a page from John McCain’s 2008 playbook, when the presidential candidate infamously declared that “the fundamentals of our economy are strong,” Corbett told Pennsylvania Public Radio on Friday that:

“People don’t want to come back to work while they still have unemployment.…

100 DAYS LATER, CORBETT REMAINS SILENT ON POLITICAL ALLY’S POTENTIAL ELECTION FRAUD

By ONORATO FOR GOVERNOR

PITTSBURGH: Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Corbett yesterday marked the 100th day of silence since announcing his investigation into fraudulent petitions in a Republican ally’s campaign.
The Attorney General’s office under Tom Corbett has exhibited a pattern of looking the other way when abuses by Republicans are discovered, including exonerating Corbett himself just days after he was elected in 2004.
On March 29, the Attorney General’s official spokesman said that…

Toomey hits the airwaves with 5 new ads

Republican Senate candidate Pat Toomey made an early play for TV time Wednesday, when his campaign unveiled five new ads that decried government spending, one-party rule and his Democratic opponent’s stances on energy and spending policy.

The size of the ad buy remained unclear. But the Toomey campaign said the five new ads, along with an ad that aired shortly after the May primary, would run statewide and for an “indefinite” period of time. With…

Sestak, Toomey square off in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH—The intensifying economic debate between Democrat Joe Sestak and Republican Pat Toomey touched down here Wednesday, when the two Senate rivals used crosstown appearances to talk up their positions on energy and small business policies.

The appearances echoed many of the themes that have already emerged in the race, and came on a day that

JStreetPAC endorses Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper

By DAHLKEMPER FOR CONGRESS

Congresswoman Kathy Dahlkemper received JStreetPAC’s endorsement by agreeing
that only strong American leadership to end the Israeli-Palestinian
and Israeli-Arab conflicts peacefully through diplomatic means will advance U.S.
interests in the Middle East and promote real peace and security for
Israel and the region.

“Congresswoman Dahlkemper brings a strong pro-Israel, pro-peace voice
to Washington. She understands that a bold American role is critical
to achieving two…

Toomey Introduces New TV Ads

By TOOMEY FOR SENATE

Allentown – Today, U.S. Senate candidate and former small business owner Pat Toomey introduced a series of new television ads across the state, offering voters a clear choice between his more jobs/less government policies and Congressman Joe Sestak’s job-chilling support for higher taxes, deficit spending, and bigger government.

Five new ads and one previously aired ad begin today on broadcast television statewide and will air for an indefinite period of time.…

Onorato says he’s raised $1M in a month

Democrat Dan Onorato’s gubernatorial campaign said Wednesday that it raked in $1 million in campaign cash over the last month.

The campaign said that money came in after the latest state campaign finance reporting period closed on June 6. New campaign finance data won’t be filed until September. But combined with polls that show him gradually closing the gap against Republican Tom Corbett, the Onorato campaign was making a show of strength four months before…