Philly’s Presence Known at Capitol Budget Protests
Image: Berlin Rosen Yesterday, Gov. Tom Corbett gave the budget address everyone expected. It consisted of education cuts, a balk on infrastructure funds, no new taxes or tax loophole closings and about 66,000 residents can expect to be cut off cash assistance in the near future. And since the budget had been anticipated for some time, about 300 protesters showed...
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Can Pennsylvania Recall Gov. Tom Corbett?
"Dance, puppets, dance!" In light of Gov. Corbett’s budget address yesterday, in which he most prominently stripped more money away from higher education—30 percent cut for Temple University and a 28 percent reduction for Penn State, among others—a Facebook page titled, “Recall Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett,” began getting hit on and “talked...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: On Rick Santorum and Tom Corbett
Yesterday was is a big day for Pennsylvania conservatives—I guess! The state’s governor gave another treacherous budget address, in which he stood his ground against raising taxes on millionaires while taking money away from the poor and educational institutions (that’ll teach ‘em for spending all that money on book learnin! Scumbagz!). Later on, Rick...
Continue ReadingWelfare Drug Testing Rolls Out in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has taken the first baby step toward its drug testing for welfare recipients program. The program, which passed the Legislature and was signed into law last year, has begun as a pilot program in Schuylkill County and will move throughout the entire state assuming it’s cost effective — which may sound odd assuming you heard about the latest...
Continue ReadingInvasive Abortion ‘Ultrasound’ Bill Passes House Committee
The Pennsylvania House Health Committee voted yesterday to advance something they’re calling the “Women’s Right to Know Act,” which would allow a woman to take a look at an ultrasound and listen to the fetus’ heartbeat before getting an abortion. And by “allow,” we mean “force.” House Bill 1077 was introduced by Rep. Kathy Rapp of Warren County...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: SEPTA Police May Strike
SEPTA Police are threatening to strike if they can’t reach a deal with the Authority. The union representing the workers’ president Richard Neal Jr. said if they can’t reach a deal, “we might have no choice but to go out.” SEPTA police have been working under the terms of a contract that ended April 1, 2011. The union wants 24 percent in wage hikes,...
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Occupy/Faith Dialogue at Temple University Hosts Conflicting Points of View
The Dialogue Institute at Temple University hosted a panel discussion this afternoon to talk about the role of religion in social reform and, specifically, the Occupy movement. In attendance were about 20 religious leaders, members of the Occupy movement, Temple students and others. The discussion was presented as a panel, in which each member had a few minutes...
Continue Reading‘Tattoo Wives’ Filming at Raven Lounge
We’re told there’s this new TV show called Tattoo Wives. It’s a reality show that’ll be something of a cross between L.A. Ink and Mob Wives, the latter of which one of my friends is really into, he says, because of the character “Big Ang.” Tattoo Wives is filming its pilot in three cities: Las Vegas, New York and Philly. And on Friday,...
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Election 2012: New Poll Shows Rick Santorum OVER Obama—But is it Trustworthy?
To hear the Rick Santorum campaign tell it, you’re just a donation away from their guy becoming president. It’s not the general they’re worried about if you want a Republican leading the next four years—it’s the primary. Because if the former Pennsylvania senator can get passed past Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, he’s set to beat President Barack...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Gov. Ed Rendell ‘Believer’ in Newspapers’ Ability to Profit
Former Governor Ed Rendell is leading a so-called “civic-minded” effort to buy the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, after news reports surfaced last week saying two hedge funds with major stakes in the Philly Media Network want to sell. “They’re as big a believer as I am that the Philadelphia Media Network can turn a profit, but that’s...
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