-
-
blog advertising is good for you -
Recent Posts
- Tom Corbett Can’t Find Any Latino Staffers in PA, But He Hired a White Dude From Rhode Island
- Why We Shouldn’t Politicize R&D
- Progressive Adam Waldron Now Leading Lump Sanders for 4th Bethlehem Council Seat
- PA House Passes Corporate Tax Cut with Loophole Closure
- Was It Appropriate for Lisa Boscola to Endorse Bob Donchez From Her State Senator Twitter Account?
Recent Comments
- Fred_PA_2000 on Stop Posting Pictures of Your Ballot!
- Steve Todd on Stop Posting Pictures of Your Ballot!
- Karel Minor on Was It Appropriate for Lisa Boscola to Endorse Bob Donchez From Her State Senator Twitter Account?
- Jon Geeting on Inquirer Endorses Brett Mandel for Philly Controller
- Jon Geeting on What Blogging is Good For
Archives
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
Categories
Category Archives: Governor Corbett
Corbett Aide Says if Medicaid is Expanded it Will Be in 2015; Issue Lives for PA 2014 Gov. Race
This week a top aide to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said that if the governor winds up accepting the expansion of Medicaid under ObamaCare, it probably won’t be until 2015. If that’s how it happens, it will mean hundreds of … More after the jump
PA Republicans Attack ObamaCare on Medicaid & Abortion – PA Headlines 1/4 Counterpoint PA 5/1-2/2013 (with transcript)
Welcome to Counterpoint PA, I’m your host, Aaron DiDonato. First up, PA Headlines. Pennsylvania Republicans are doing everything they can to weaken the implementation of President Obama’s health insurance reform law, often referred to as ObamaCare, here in Pennsylvania. Part … More after the jump
After Announcing PA Gubernatorial Campaign, Allyson Schwartz “Punches the Hippies” on CISPA
“Punching the hippies” is a figure of speech I have picked up on from never missing MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show. Most recently used by Rachel to describe President Obama’s proposal to effectively cut Social Security benefits, “punching the hippies” … More after the jump
Union Fights Corbett Administration Decision to Close Nearly Half of Pennsylvania’s Health Centers
There are currently 60 health care centers across Pennsylvania where people who have illnesses or injuries but don’t have the money for treatment can go for care. The Corbett administration is now planning to close nearly half of them before … More after the jump
Governor Corbett Signs Executive Order Legalizing Marijuana
APRIL 1ST – Late yesterday evening, Governor Tom Corbett stunned both liberals and conservatives alike when he drafted and signed an executive order that legal experts believe legalizes the possession, cultivation, and distribution of marijuana, commonly referred to as “weed.”
An Explanation of Treasurer McCord’s Legal Argument Against Lottery Privatization
Treasurer Rob McCord is using a clever legal argument to combat Governor Tom Corbett’s midnight privatization raid of the Pennsylvania Lottery, and it is worth looking at in detail. After the 4:45 Friday announcement was made by the Corbett administration … More after the jump
Posted in Business, Casinos, Governor Corbett, Labor and Unions, State Government
How the NCAA Suit Could Backfire on Tom Corbett
The trouble with the idea that Tom Corbett will benefit politically from the NCAA suit is that the suit won’t happen in a political vacuum. The move looks political, like a desperate move to distract from Kathleen Kane’s investigation of … More after the jump
Posted in Governor Corbett, State Government
Sorry Spanish Speakers
The Spanish language site for Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law, Votes PA is down, for a second day. Meanwhile there is still no statement from Governor Corbett, or anyone else in the governors office. There is also no statement from … More after the jump
Will Tom Corbett Opt Out of PA’s Medicaid Expansion?
If you read the supreme court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the most basic way to describe the ruling is that the entire law was upheld with two caveats: The individual mandate is constitutional only under congress’ taxing authority … More after the jump
Action Alert: PA Statewide Bake Sale for Public Education
Keystone Politics has just been informed of what looks to be a great event protesting Governor Corbett’s cuts to the education budget. Parents and community members representing school districts from central PA, including Franklin, York, Cumberland, and Dauphin Counties, will … More after the jump
Posted in Action Alert, Budget/Taxes/Spending, Education, Governor Corbett
