House Rules and Appropriation Committees have been cancelled for Sunday. Is there a budget deal in place or are House GOP leaders having trouble cobbling votes together for their own budget? You place the bets. […]
The framework for the budget deal should be considered a victory for Governor Wolf. The Good: The Governor needed to hold out on the budget to get what he wanted, historic increases to public education. […]
Are we coming to the end of Mike Turzai as House Speaker or David Reed as Majority Leader? Multiple sources are saying that the Republicans are in Caucus right now fighting over leadership roles. […]
Yesterday, Republican State Representative Scott Petri released a campaign video announcing his bid for the open Pennsylvania 8th Congressional District in Bucks County. In the video, the conservative representative gives a lot of yadda yadda […]
My former State Representative Montgomery County Republican Todd Stephens attached an amendment to Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana bill that would limit those seeking the green leafy plant’s healing powers for issues with post-traumatic stress syndrome – or properly […]
It was an emotional day in the Capitol Rotunda. Sobbing can be heard and tears were flowing from the faces of onlookers and medical marijuana advocates as parents of children with Dravet’s Syndrome and cancer […]
Since we’re going into the holiday season without a budget, here’s some Thanksgiving speculation on possibly the last stunt in a budget stalemate full of stunts. This week’s anticipated vote on SB 76 is nothing […]
Congressmen Brendan Boyle, Bob Brady, Matt Cartwright and Mike Doyle joined 84 Democrats and 244 Republicans to shut down a key Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation that prevents banks and car dealerships issuing higher interests rates to […]
Hate to say “I told you so,” but the sausage making factory continues to operate in Harrisburg. The Pennsylvania House successfully rushed a police reform bill designed at shielding police officers through the chamber for […]
Earlier today, the House Judiciary Committee passed Representative Martina White’s controversial Fraternal Order of Police sponsored bill by a unanimous 25-0 vote. There was no time for public input before the bill was sent to the […]