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Pennsylvania Republicans Say They May Raise Taxes for Education
After a summer-long impasse between Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican legislators, it appears a compromise on the Pennsylvania state budget could be in the offing. […]
Kathleen Kane Gets Ethics Complaint, Democratic Challenger
The challenges to Attorney General Kathleen Kane continue to pile up, both on the legal and political front. On the legal front, longtime citizen activist […]
The Weekly Brief: Who Would Replace Kathleen Kane?
1. Lynne Abraham Wants to Be Pennsylvania’s Next Attorney General The gist: Last week, after months of speculation, Attorney General Kathleen Kane was finally hit with perjury, official oppression, […]
Judge Won’t Release “Porngate” Emails
On Wednesday, Attorney General Kathleen Kane called upon a Montgomery County judge to publicly release emails from the “Porngate” scandal, saying they were essential to […]
Will Pa. Forsake the Democrats in 2016?
Democrats love Pennsylvania. Hillary Clinton won her 2008 primary here. The party is holding its 2016 presidential convention here. We haven’t voted for a Republican […]
Kane Hints at Conspiracy in No-Questions Press Conference
Attorney General Kathleen Kane called on a Pennsylvania judge to release the full trove of documents from the so-called “Porngate” scandal, saying complete disclosure of those […]
PSA: Surprise! Today is Election Day!
It’s OK if you didn’t know it was Election Day until now. But it’s an important race: Voters from three sections of the city will choose new […]
Report: Lynne Abraham Interested in A.G. Job
Former Philadelphia D.A. Lynne Abraham is reportedly interested in replacing Attorney General Kathleen Kane if Kane is forced to give up her seat while she […]
Will Josh Shapiro Run for AG?
Yes, she’s been indicted, and no, Kathleen Kane has no plans to step down as Pennsylvania’s attorney general — even though Gov. Tom Wolf and […]
Criminal Charges Brought Against Kathleen Kane; Wolf Says She Should Step Down
[UPDATE, 1:20 P.M.] Governor Tom Wolf is calling on Kathleen Kane to step down as attorney general in the wake of this mornings charges against […]
Gov. Tom Wolf Names Marcus Brown to Head State’s Homeland Security
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced today he was naming Col. Marcus Brown — the man he couldn’t get confirmed as head of the Pennsylvania State […]
Kane Camp Begins Her Defense
Kathleen Kane’s camp spent Wednesday night trying to get ahead of reports that she’ll be charged today with leaking secret grand jury materials. “As word […]
Reports: Kathleen Kane Could be Charged Thursday
After months of speculation and waiting, TribLive is reporting that Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is expected be charged on Thursday with crimes stemming from her leak of […]
Powerful GOP Machine Suffers a Major Blow in Delco’s Special Election
There was a lot going for Republican Paul Mullen in the special election in Delaware County’s 161st House District. Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats in the district. The […]
Is Minority Report Coming to Pennsylvania?
In the Tom Cruise film Minority Report, authorities didn’t wait for crime to just happen. They peered into the future, decided who was going to […]