DAILY GRINDER: N.J. Opens First Marijuana Dispensary Today
New Jersey has opened its first medical marijuana dispensary—today! The stop is in Montclair, Essex County and the first 20 people, out of more than 300 who’ve registered for the drug, will be seen today. Is Pennsylvania next? (Maybe.) Check out PW’s report on next year’s fight in Harrisburg over medical marijuana. Philly is among seven cities that will...
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SEPTA Reports 68 Assaults on Its Drivers So Far in 2012
According to a report provided to Philadelphia Weekly by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), there have been at least 68 assaults on vehicle operators so far this year. The incident report, “Operator Assaults by Month,” shows that drivers are regularly spit on and verbally abused by passengers. They’ve been cut and had...
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DAILY GRINDER: Philly Dems Getting Ready to Combat Pa. Lottery Privatization
The Penn-syl-van-ia LOTT-ER-Y must die No shock here: Democrats in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are not happy about Gov. Tom Corbett’s plans to privatize everything, including the Pennsylvania lottery system (which benefits older Pennsylvanians everyday.) State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia) said the governor needs to at least come to the...
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DAILY GRINDER: Ed Rendell Urges More Fracking—In New York!
Former Governor Ed Rendell is attempting to peer-pressure New York Governor Andrew Cuomo into overturning that state’s fracking ban—because “it’s a good thing to do.” That’s at least what he’s telling the New York Post, which, unsurprisingly, has published a pretty not-so-flattering picture of the former guv, because that’s their thing (not...
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Brian Sims Calls State Rep. Mike Fleck’s Coming-Out A ‘Huge Opportunity’ for PA’s LGBT Population
State Rep. Mike Fleck, a Republican in Central Pennyslvania, told the Huntingdon Daily News this weekend that he is gay. The news makes him not just Pennsylvania’s first openly gay lawmaker (with Philadelphia state Rep.-elect Brian Sims set to become the second), but also the only openly gay elected Republican state Legislator in the entire United States. This...
Continue ReadingObama Supporters Still in Campaign Mode at K’NEX Toy Factory
President Obama made landfall in Montgomery County on Friday, bringing his plan to avoid falling off the so-called “fiscal cliff” by extending tax cuts to the middle class. He spoke at the operating facility of K’NEX, a company which manufactures parts for companies like Tinkertoy, K’NEX Building Sets and Angry Birds Building Sets. While there, he told...
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DAILY GRINDER: Liquor Control Board Under Attack For Promoting Own Brands
Graphic from anti-PLCB group the Commonwealth Foundation According to the Pittsburgh Tribune Review, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board spent $474,600 to advertise its new in-house state brands of alcohol. Such moves by the LCB (whose chair, Joe Conti claimed he was “99 percent sure” no LCB money was spent to promote or develop the brands) have come...
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Adderall in Sports: What’s It All Mean?
You’ve heard it by now. Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz, the player most likely to be labeled so cute! by your girlfriend, has been suspended 25 games during the 2013 MLB season after testing positive for Adderall, a drug that provides a calming sensation in those suffering from attention defecit hyperactivity disorder. For those who do not have ADHD or ADD, Adderall...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Despite Signs of Compromise, PA GOP Says ‘No’ to Tax Hikes
Maybe you heard that some old, cranky GOP Senators and Representatives are thinking about maybe, at some point, possibly opening themselves up to voting for tax increases for the good of the nation? No? Well, yes, it’s happening, maybe! And the mere thought of it has Americans for Tax Reform head Grover Norquist, whose anti-tax pledge those Congresspeople will...
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DAILY GRINDER: Councilman Kenney Touts Same-Sex Benefits
Councilman Jim Kenney is getting really, really liberal. And openly so. He recently announced that he plans to introduce a bill that would provide a tax credit to businesses that offer benefits to same-sex partners of employees. “It’s good business to create a good working environment for your employees, regardless of their status,” he said of his...
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