pennsylvania
What Can Joe Biden Learn From Five Pennsylvania Presidential Losers?
Pennsylvania has long been regarded as a kingmaker when it comes to presidential politics — we still get awarded “swing state” status by pundits even […]
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 […]
PA Could Lose 5% of Workforce in Next 15 Years
In the next 15 years, Pennsylvania could lose a serious portion of its workforce. Pennsylvania — and 20 other states — will experience shrinking workforces between […]
NJ’s Economic Growth Near Worst; PA Just Average
New data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis finds that New Jersey had poor economic growth in 2014. Compared to other states, New Jersey […]
Pa. Woman, 100, Says Secret to Longevity Is “A Lot of Booze”
A woman in Plains Township — it’s where Pocono Downs is – recently turned 100, and WNEP-TV of Scranton was there to film her. They asked […]
CNN Graphic Misidentifies Pennsylvania as New York
https://twitter.com/_youhadonejob/status/608267034045128706 A graphic on CNN yesterday misidentified Pennsylvania as New York, and now this is a blog post telling you about it. Hmm. It was […]
Pennsylvania’s Baby Bust
Pennsylvania has one of the lowest birth rates in the United States — the lowest, in fact, for any state outside of New England, the […]
New Jersey, Pennsylvania Really, Really Stink at Pension Funding
New Jersey and Pennsylvania have America’s most-underfunded public employee pension systems, says a new report from the National Association of State Retirement Administrators. In fact, […]
Pennsylvania Attorney General, Chief Justice Reach Porn Deal
Pennsylvania’s porn email scandal drags on. On Wednesday, the office of Attorney General Kathleen Kane said she and Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Castille […]
Pennsylvania Defending Lawsuit by Blaming Woman for Her Own Rape
A 24-year-old was working at the Rockland state prison in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania prison as a typist when she was attacked and raped by an inmate. […]
Pa. Trooper Shooting Suspect Added to FBI Most Wanted List as Police Close In
[Update, 10 a.m. Saturday] The Morning Call reports that the search intensified last night and shots were reported in the area where police are conducting their search. Shots […]
Funeral Scheduled for Trooper in Barracks Shooting
A funeral for Cpl. Bryon K. Dickson II will be held Thursday morning at a Roman Catholic catheral in Scranton. He was the state trooper […]
Pennsylvania Selling 11 Bridges for as Little as $1
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but I’ve got a bridge to sell you. Okay, not me. But the state of Pennsylvania has […]
NJ Ranks 8th, Pa. 16th in Child Well-Being
The Inquirer reports: “New Jersey’s ranking for overall child well-being slipped to eighth best in the nation from fifth last year, and Pennsylvania inched up […]
Interview: Adam Solow on the Immigration Crisis
The debate over illegal immigration has taken a new turn in recent months, as thousands of unaccompanied children from Central America have appeared at the […]