President Barack Obama will deliver a speech at Georgetown University Tuesday afternoon in which he will call for new regulations aimed at restricting carbon dioxide emissions from existing coal-fired power plants, not just new ones. Previously, Obama had aimed regulations
It was about an hour into director Vincente Minnelli’s “Courtship of Eddie’s Father” when I realized I had seen this movie before. But it was not called “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father.” Glenn Ford is Tom Corbett, a recent widower
(AP) Judge tosses lawsuit by Pa. governor against NCAABy MARK SCOLFOROAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.A federal judge on Thursday threw out the governor’s lawsuit against the NCAA over sanctions against Penn State related to Jerry Sandusky, calling his argument “a Hail Mary
(AP) Paterno family, others at PSU sue NCAABy GENARO C. ARMASAP Sports WriterBELLEFONTE, Pa.The NCAA is facing a new legal attack after the family of the late coach Joe Paterno was joined by former players and others connected to Penn
In honor of National School Choice Week, we should recognize the Governors who are putting Education and Children ABOVE the Unions. — Alabama Gov. Robert J Bentley — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell — New
No new trial for Jerry Sandusky By MARK SCOLFOROAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa. Jerry Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial Wednesday when a judge rejected his argument that his lawyers were not given enough time to prepare for the three-week
By PETER JACKSONAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State University in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. The Republican
Former Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell may be loading his own pockets up with taxpayer money via a privatization overhaul of the PA state lottery system, Breitbart News has learned. One of Rendell’s lucrative post-gubernatorial gigs is as a “senior
Last Friday, Republican Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said Congress cannot avert the fiscal cliff without raising taxes. “I don’t think they can resolve it without an increase in some taxes, but they have to counterbalance it with entitlement reform and
Judge Robert Simpson, the same Pennsylvania judge who earlier this year upheld the Keystone State’s new voter ID law, has now put it on ice until after the Nov. 6 election. After his initial ruling, the plaintiffs made an expedited
(AP) Judge won’t halt Pa. voter identification lawBy MARC LEVYAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.A tough new voter identification law championed by Republicans can take effect in Pennsylvania for November’s presidential election, a judge ruled Wednesday, despite a torrent of criticism that it
Four months to go before Election Day and Judicial Watch’s battle for election integrity continues in full force. On July 17, 2012, we filed an amicus curiae brief with the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in support of HB 934, a
(AP) Justice Dept opposes a 2nd voter ID law, in TexasBy PETE YOSTAssociated PressWASHINGTONA photo ID requirement for voters in Texas could disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of registered Hispanics, the Justice Department declared Monday in its latest move against Republican-led
This was a victorious week for Republicans, as Republican candidate Bob Turner defeated the Democrat, David Weprin. The vacant seat of “tweet this” Anthony Weiner was up for grabs. The 9th district of New York which typically votes Democrat spoke
Later this month, Pennsylvania lawmakers will return to debate privatizing state-owned liquor stores. Yes, for our friends in California, Texas, Florida or any of the 30 states that have never seen a government-run liquor store, Pennsylvania state government remains in
Regardless of failed economic policies, a destructive health care law that most Americans want repealed and the lack of leadership in foreign affairs, Barack Obama will have $1 billion, the support of the majority of the media and a potentially
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that racial slurs and swastikas were spray painted on a fence in Southern New Jersey late Sunday or early Monday. The article states: Obscene references to President Obama and African Americans were scrawled in black across
Some news of the weird – and wired: The office of Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett, as part of an ongoing grand jury investigation, has filed a subpoena against Twitter to reveal the names of two anonymous Twitter accounts. The
In a response to Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett’s decision to join 13 other states in filing a lawsuit against the federal health care legislation, PA House Appropriations Chairman Dwight Evans threatened to “do whatever it takes” to thwart the
