Transportation Bill's Author Severs Ties with Senate Dems on Liquor
The long-awaited legislative follow-up to the governor’s own transportation funding plan is expected to be announced Tuesday. Transportation Committee Republican Chair John Rafferty has been working on...
View Article$2.5 Billion Transportation Plan Gets Support from State Senate GOP
The chairman of the state Senate Transportation Committee is introducing a plan that would hike motorist fees and some traffic ticket surcharges as a way of coming up with $2.5 billion for...
View ArticleState Transportation Funding Bill Chugs Along
A $2.5 billion transportation funding bill that would increase vehicle fees, moving violation fines, and lift the cap on a tax that could lead to higher gas prices has gained a key state Senate...
View ArticlePlan Would Tweak Drunk-Driving Penalties for First-Timers
State House and Senate supporters of a bill aiming to curb drunk driving in Pennsylvania say they’re hoping this is the year the measure goes all the way to the governor’s desk. “There’s an old saying,...
View Article2016 Race For Attorney General Gets An Early Start
A Republican state senator has officially announced his bid to take the state’s Office of Attorney General from the embattled Kathleen Kane, the first Democrat to win the seat. Sen. John Rafferty...
View ArticleLone Republican 'Couldn't Resist' State AG Contest
The field is crowded in the race for the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania Attorney General with four declared candidates and at least one more expected to add his name, but on the Republican...
View ArticleRace For Attorney General Expected To Be 'Bruising'
All three Pennsylvania row offices will be up for election in 2016. Usually candidates vying for attorney general, auditor general and treasurer have a hard time getting attention; most voters are...
View ArticleAttorney General Candidates Run On Reform
The state has an entire agency dedicated, at least in part, to the men and women who have served in the military. The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs boasts 22,000 military and civilian...
View ArticleZappala Defeated In Democratic Primary Race For PA Attorney General
Two lawyers from Pennsylvania's Montgomery County will face off in November to replace Attorney General Kathleen Kane. Democratic contender Stephen A. Zappala, who won 74 percent of his home county but...
View ArticleRafferty Pledges To End AG Office ‘Scandal And Dysfunction’
The Republican nominee for state attorney general is drawing sharp lines between himself and current office-holder, Kathleen Kane. In a speech Monday, State Senator John Rafferty, a former deputy...
View ArticleAd War Emerges In Race For Pennsylvania Attorney General
In the race to replace disgraced former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane, voters will choose between a self-styled government reformer and a state senator -- both from Montgomery County....
View ArticleNo Mention Of Kane During Attorney General Candidates’ Final Debate
The candidates looking to become the state’s next attorney general met for their third and final debate in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
View ArticlePA Lawmaker Drops Plan To Name Bridge For Biden
A Pennsylvania lawmaker has dropped his efforts to name a bridge after former Vice President Joe Biden. Scranton City Council opposed the move by Democratic state Rep. Kevin Haggerty because the bridge...
View ArticleNew DUI Law Increases Penalties For First-Time Offenders
A new law going into effect Friday aims to cut down on drunk driving. It requires first-time offenders to have breathalyzers installed in their cars—something 48 other states already do. Car...
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