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Faculty Union To Make “Important Announcement” in Facebook Live Event, Friday 9/23 @ 10:30am

September 22, 2016 0

APSCUF, the faculty union representing faculty at the 14 universities of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), announced a short time ago that union leaders will have an “important announcement” at a press […]

#RaiseTheWage: Industry Group Uses Inner City Poverty, Crime and Youth Unemployment As Excuses to NOT Raise the Minimum Wage

May 6, 2015 1

Knowing that an increase in the minimum wage in Pennsylvania is likely and probably imminent, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry went beyond scraping at the bottom of the barrel to chiseling their way […]

#47Traitors: Joe Sestak “Pat Toomey Betrayed the Trust of Pennsylvanians”

March 13, 2015 0

On Friday’s Rick Smith Show, United States Senate candidate Joe Sestak took time from his cross-Commonwealth hike to talk about Pat Toomey signing Tom Cotton’s infamous Iran Letter. When asked if Pat Toomey committed treason or if he betrayed […]

Rolling Oil Bomb Cars Derail in Philadelphia, Luckily No Injuries

January 31, 2015 0

For the second time in a year, a rolling bomb car carrying crude oil derailed in Philadelphia. Earlier today, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported: The incident took place around 3 a.m. inside a CSX Corp. rail yard […]

Environmental Groups Want More Protections After Wolf Bans Fracking in State Parks and Forests

January 29, 2015 2

Yesterday evening, the Associated Press reported that Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order banning fracking in Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests. Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests have been treated like a political football over […]

York Daily Record Throws Some High Cheese at Scott Wagner’s Attacks on Public Sector Workers

January 26, 2015 1

The York Daily Record editorial board threw a fastball high and in on Scott Wagner’s latest attack on Pennsylvania’s working class families. Last week, the York county garbage collector issued a press release stating that the senator was in the […]

Governor Wolf Follows Rhetoric With Action Regarding Erik Arneson

January 24, 2015 3

For Keystone Politics, Jon Geeting makes the argument that Governor Wolf has the right to appoint people who agrees with his vision to cabinet positions or to head governmental agencies, and that’s what Governor Wolf did […]

SRC Chairman All Butthurt After Court Rules in Favor of Public School Teachers

January 22, 2015 0

We all remember what happened to the Philadelphia School Teachers last fall. The state-controlled School Reform Commission voted to nix it’s contract with the teachers union and tried to force the already underpaid school teachers to […]

Union Busting Swill Banned From Tom Wolf’s Inaugural Party

January 16, 2015 1

Yesterday, State Rep Mike Vereb announced that he was upset that Pennsylvania’s favorite union busting swill – Yuengling Lager – was left off the bar list for Tuesday’s inaugural party. On the radio he said: […]

Auditor General: Pennsylvania Faces $7.7 Billion Underfunded Municipal Pension Liability

January 14, 2015 2

Editor’s Note: Also check out Sean’s report earlier today on the Rick Smith Show. Sean is now in Harrisburg working as the Rick Smith Show capital correspondent. This was his first report. Show him some […]