Corbett: PA is on “brink of an economic revolution”
State and national political figures came out Friday night at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference met for dinner and speeches. Gov. Corbett, former Sen. Jim DeMint and Fox News contributor Steven Hayes all spoke after being introduced by R.J. Harris, a local conservative radio host. Before DeMint noted the Heritage Foundation (of which he is president) helped...
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Mayor Nutter and VP Biden Sound Off on Romney Ahead of PA Visit
"You're awesome." "No, you're awesome." Mayor Michael Nutter and Vice President Joe Biden held a conference call this afternoon touting the president’s economic speech yesterday in Cleveland and hoping to combat Mitt Romney’s economic plan ahead of his visit to Bucks County this weekend. “Not only did the president make a great...
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At Franklin Institute, Obama Plays Up Most Vulnerable Positions
Image: Emily DiCicco for Philadelphia Weekly President Barack Obama was in town yesterday for three high-reward (see: cash) events at the Franklin Institute. Speaking to about 500 people in the Institute’s rotunda, Obama hit several campaign centerpieces, including American innovation, his own successes in office and what Romney’s plans may be, should he...
Continue ReadingMayor Nutter Attacks Romney, Praises Economic Improvement on CNN
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter went on CNN’s John King USA to combat presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s accusations that President Barack Obama is out of touch with the American people. Romney has been citing President Obama’s recent statement that “The private sector is doing fine”—which, by most measures, it is not. During Nutter’s appearance,...
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DAILY GRINDER: Occupy Philly Evicted, Again
Above: The glory days. Occupy Philadelphia decided to camp out and occupy Independence Mall this weekend. Things went pretty well at first. But on Saturday they were asked by park rangers to get a permit. They responded, on Facebook, saying the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was their permit. Legally speaking, that didn’t seem to be the...
Continue ReadingPennsylvania Manufacturing Jobs Going Up?
Amidst today’s positive national economic report, which found the U.S. jobless rate falling to 8.2 percent (gaining 243,000 new jobs in January) and Mitt Romney releasing a childish “Yeah, but what about the war on religion?” press release, PA politics blog Keystone Politics found some more positive, more local news by way of the conservative Commonwealth...
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Councilman Bill Green’s Legislative Agenda Includes Hiring More Local Workers, Exploiting Technology
Bill Green City Councilman at-Large Bill Green, seen by many as a frontrunner for the Democratic mayoral nomination in 2015, released his second-term legislative agenda today. Green, who recently advocated doing away with the School Reform Commission, says he’s going to introduce bills in the first 60 days of Council which will put “laser-like focus on the...
Continue ReadingWatchdog Study Refutes Natural Gas Economic Outlook
The natural gas industry has been suffering a few black eyes here and there in Pennsylvania and nationwide lately. They’re being protested, there are increasing complaints of explosions, spills, and accusations that their operations have been causing people and livestock to get sick. There’s untold damage to the pristine forests and streams of Pennsylvania,...
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PW Stalks President Obama in Philly
By Ada Kulesza Photos by Ryan Strand While waiting for a glimpse of President Obama outside the Bellevue on Broad and Walnut streets yesterday, we noticed there weren’t too many smiling faces. Tea Party protesters held signs that read “Campaign On Your Own Dime” and “When I grow up I want to be an ATM.” They began chanting, “Nobama! Nobama! Nobama!”...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Pennsylvania Legislature’s Random Acts of Terror
The Pennsylvania Legislature has been keeping busy, coming up with brand new ways to make you feel lousy, generally speaking. Observe: The State House Republicans have finally – finally! – come up with a plan to restore almost $600 million to Pennsylvania state universities and public schools. The catch: They’re getting the money from the Department of...
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