Most experts are predicting light voter turnout in Tuesday’s primary election. Franklin & Marshall College political science professor Terry Madonna says that’s especially the case now that former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum has suspended his presidential campaign. “25 – 30% among Republicans, and maybe 20 – 25% among Democrats,” Madonna hypothesizes. “I think if it […]
Speaking to the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters on Monday, US Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) told the crowd that America is headed down a dangerous financial path. “If we don’t get off this path, we will have a financial crisis that probably could make 2007/2008 look tame by comparison,” he explained after the speech. He’s referring […]
Puzzled by the disconnect between the seemingly hard work that goes on at the state capitol and lawmakers’ perpetually poor approval ratings, two Temple University interns set out to study Pennsylvania’s most important laws of the past 40-years. The results could be considered the General Assembly’s “greatest hits” album, and they’ve been published in the […]
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The Legislative Reapportionment Commission is gearing up for a May 2nd public hearing on a new preliminary plan. Anyone who’d like to address the panel at the capitol hearing must submit a written request by Wednesday. Earlier this year, the state Supreme Court threw out the Commission’s first attempt. The revised preliminary plan was adopted […]
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has launched a new effort to highlight safety for National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. It’s a simple message, “Just Drive”. Spokeswoman Erin Waters says drivers need to focus on the task at hand. She says your only responsibility while driving, is to focus on driving. Waters says they want […]
Every two years, 228 of the General Assembly’s 253 seats are up for election. 2012 is one of those years, but what makes it unique is that it’s the first time that lawmakers are giving serious consideration to the idea of legislative downsizing. Pennsylvania has the largest full-time legislature in the country. “It will […]
President Barack Obama is pushing it; his likely Republican challenger rejects it; and the US Senate can neither advance nor kill it. At issue is the so-called Buffett Rule, which would ensure that Americans whose incomes exceed $1-million dollars pay a minimum tax rate of 30%. “This is a gimmick, it’s a political gimmick,” US […]
The Department of State estimates that 99% of eligible voters already have an acceptable form of photo ID under Pennsylvania’s new Voter ID law, and they’re simplifying the process for many of the rest. Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele announced a new policy, Wednesday, which will allow eligible voters with an expired driver’s license […]
Victims are being remembered, and survivors are being honored. Radio PA’s Matt Paul takes us inside the 2012 Civic Commemoration of the Holocaust. Holocaust Commemoration