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With the midterms a week behind us and a future of expanded gun rights on the horizon, Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers are pushing in the other direction. They are trying to block the implementation of pro-gun legislation that outgoing Governor Tom

The new owner of the Buffalo Bills isn’t Donald Trump. That doesn’t mean fans increasingly projecting politics onto sports necessarily breathe a sigh of relief. Terrence Pegula, a Boca Raton businessman who made his billions in the oil industry, reached

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — More than six decades after Kathryn “Tubby” Johnston Massar cut off her braids, tucked her hair under her cap and became the first girl to play Little League baseball, she’s delighted to see two girls

On Tuesday, voters in 6 states will head to the polls to select party nominees for the general election in November. It’s the first “Super Tuesday” of the 2014 primary season. The results will fill in more lines on the

“If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny.” –Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter Public corruption and abuse of office isn’t just a D.C. phenomenon. Corruption in

With only two common kitchen knives in tow, 16-year-old Alex Hribal chased his Franklin Regional Senior High School classmates in a stabbing spree Wednesday morning. As witnesses describe the incident, many reacted slowly to the school’s fire alarm, expecting a common fire

Earlier this year, Congress finally wrapped up work on a new Farm Bill after years of contentious negotiations. Ultimately, Congress agreed to trim a modest $8.6 billion in spending on the food stamp program over the next ten years. The

More than a million homes and businesses were left in darkness and cold Wednesday after snow, sleet and freezing rain moved into the Northeast. The region’s second winter storm of the week canceled classes, closed government and business offices and

(AP) Judge spikes photo ID requirement for Pa. votersBy PETER JACKSON and MARC LEVYAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.A nearly 2-year-old requirement that almost all of Pennsylvania’s 8.2 million voters must show photo identification before casting a ballot was struck down Friday by

Embattled New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is getting strong support from some other GOP governors after he was tarnished by his recent scandal.  That scandal erupted after revelations that Christie’s aides and appointees allegedly caused a traffic backup in the

(AP) Snow, cold temps disrupt life in several statesBy The Associated PressA snowstorm that dumped up to a foot of snow in the Midwest has moved east, where it merged with low pressure, bringing heavy snow and freezing temperatures to

(AP) In governor’s races, Democrats eye wage increaseBy MARC LEVYAssociated PressHARRISBURG, Pa.Republican governors running for re-election next year are looking to capitalize on distaste for Washington gridlock and President Barack Obama’s dropping public approval amid the bumpy rollout of his

(AP) GOP governors defend edge over Democrats in 2014By THOMAS BEAUMONTAssociated PressDES MOINES, IowaRepublicans swept into governorships on a tea-party fueled wave of discontent four years ago, taking over statehouses long governed by Democrats with promises of conservative economic and

A report by the Kaiser Family Foundation asserts that almost five million poor, uninsured adults will get no subsidized coverage options once Obamacare hits in 2014. Roughly 75% of those adults live in the South and at least 50% are

Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, sent a letter to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett in May with a veiled threat to move operations out of the state if Corbett does not implement the controversial Common Core standards in Pennsylvania schools.

November 19th will mark the 150th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, and President Obama will not be attending the commemorating event.  According to the Chicago Tribune, the commemoration will take place “at 10 a.m. in the Soldiers’ National Cemetery and

On Friday. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) fired up pro-gay marriage supporters when he said that same-sex marriage could be compared to incest because both involved relationships with adults in which the parties involved could not legally marry in his state. 

Eyes will be watching Pennsylvania as a trial starts Monday to determine if a 2012 voter identification law is constitutional. The law requires all voters to show a certain form of photo ID before they vote. The American Civil Liberties

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

(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