pennsylvania legislature: Philadelphia Metropolis

First War, Then Peace

Gov. Corbett presented his budget for the next fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly with great pomp and fanfare.  The budget, which totals $28.4 billion, is enumerated in excruciating detail in a budget book equal... (Comments)

Taming Pac-Man

You've heard of the carrot and the stick?  It appears Gov. Corbett will be trying a variation on that tactic when it comes to taming the cost of public pensions.  Call it the stick and the stick. Corbett made clear... (Comments)

Unintended Consequences

There's an interesting back story to the visit of Gov. Corbett to Philadelphia last week to tout the state's expanded voucher program for non-public schools. Of course, they are not called vouchers, but scholarships, and the money does not come... (Comments)

Short-Circuiting Voter ID

Normal 0 0 1 860 3613 60 17 6021 11.1539 0 0 0 There is a surprisingly easy way to avoid all the rigmarole of getting a valid photo ID in order to vote in the November 6 Election.... (Comments)

Deus ex Machina

You may have missed this because of the rush of news last week, but the Pennsylvania Legislature passed and Gov. Corbett signed a voucher bill for Catholic schools. Not that they called it that. Technically, they are scholarships -- up to... (Comments)