Passing Gas to the Consumer
Gas prices at the pump during the July 4th extended weekend were the highest they have been in six years. This, of course, has little to do with supply-and-demand economics. It has everything to do […]
July 2014
Amidst Department of Health Scandal, Pro-Fracking Group Gets Another $150,000 for Independent Study (Vetoed)
Update: Corbett line item vetoed the $150,000 to Safer PA. Last year, I wrote an article about Senate Bills 790, which would dedicate millions of dollars for a Department of Health study on natural […]
#PAGov: Meet Tom Corbett, “The Maverick”
In Tom Corbett’s “Building a Future” ad, the governor focuses on his “job creation” performance and if you want a recap of the advertisement, PoliticsPA has a parroted response by the Corbett campaign and the […]
A #PABudget Postmortem: Go Fu*k Yourselves
It seems that Kevin beat me to the punch, but here’s a post mortem with the latest budget…
Capturing the Corbett Budget Bird: Kudos to Keystone Politics
Sometimes you don’t even have to try. Huge HT to Keystone Politics for this one. Earlier today, John Geeting published this photo under the title: “#PABudget: The Republican Budget in One Photo.” The Corbett Budget […]
Keystone Progress Digs Deeper into Illegal Campaign Contributions to Pro-Corbett PAC
Keystone Progress, the Harrisburg, PA-based progressive organization, announced yesterday that it had filed a Right-to-Know request with Governor Tom Corbett’s office seeking information about interactions between Corbett and casino owner and right-wing political financier Sheldon Adelson. […]
#PaBudget: Anthony Williams and Senate GOP Grants Corbett His Wish – A Pension for Philly School Funding Vote
Yesterday, Senate Republicans and Philadelphia Mayoral hopeful Anthony Hardy Williams granted Tom Corbett his wishes – holding the Philadelphia School District hostage for his made up Pension Busting Plan. During the Pennsylvania budget debacle, Governor Tom […]
America’s Dairyland Turning to Petrostate: Wisconsin Oil-By-Rail Routes Published for First Time
Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. In this piece, Steve reports on documents obtained under WI’s Public Records Acts and gives them some necessary context. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone […]
Industry Data Show Oil-By-Rail in North America at Record Levels
Editor’s Note: This is Steve Horn’s latest piece that originally appeared over at DeSmogBlog. Check out more of Steve’s work from DeSmogBlog and give everyone at DeSmogBlog some love – visit their site for some of the best research debunking misinformation […]
#PABudget steals $1 Million from Needy Families Program & Gives it to Anti-Choice Group
Tara Murtha from RH Reality Check discovered that Pennsylvania’s budget has allocated $5.644 million for an anti-choice group named Real Alternatives, “a Pennsylvania-based anti-choice crisis pregnancy center network.” According to Murtha, the Pennsylvania Department of […]