New Developments In Pa. Democratic Party
The very early front runners are taking steps, some of them intriguing.
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The very early front runners are taking steps, some of them intriguing.
Ending service between the two cities would have meant a longer trip for rail passengers departing Philadelphia for Pittsburgh and other points west.
One bill would start the process of amending the state constitution to formally eliminate Traffic Court; another would abolish it in all but name only.
One person is dead following a shooting outside of a bar in Pottstown, Montgomery County early Friday morning.
It is the first time a liquor privatization bill has passed either chamber of the legislature. Opponents of the measure, mostly Democrats, predicted doom and gloom if the bill becomes law.
Penn State will attempt to solidify its status as the nation's pre-eminent program — in the backyard of its biggest rival, Iowa — when the NCAA championships start Thursday.
The state House has passed and sent to the Senate a bill to ensure that victims or their representatives have a voice when someone who committed a violent crime against them is up for parole.
A bill dubbed Pennsylvania's version of the "Dream Act" is being introduced in the state legislature.
Four of Pennsylvania's state universities are joining forces to offer classes and degree programs in center city Philadelphia, and there was a ribbon-cutting Monday for the so-called "Multi-University."
A spokesman for Governor Corbett says he's pleased, even though the committee made significant changes to his proposal.
State Revenue Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Brassell says the governor has decided to tweak the contract and try again.
"Nobody wants to have to pay that, but the numbers are in line with inflation, (or) a little bit higher," said Matthew Mitchell, president of the Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers.
It's been a week of bad polling news for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett.
A former state Senate leader and seven others have been charged in a "pay to play" case involving the Pennsylvania Turnpike, state prosecutors said Wednesday.
