DAILY GRINDER: British Company Which Bid on PA Lottery Sets Up Shop in Delaware
The British company that put the single bid in Pennsylvania to run our lottery system has created a new company stateside—in Delaware. Sen. Christine Tartaglione of Philadelphia, who is in favor of closing what’s called the “Delaware loophole” for Pennsylvania businesses (which allows businesses to avoid Pennsylvania’s corporate net income tax by setting...
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DAILY GRINDER: LGBT Group Equality PA Releases Endorsements
Equality PA has released its list of endorsements for the 2012 elections this week. Locally, they’ve put their name behind Michelle Brownlee, of the 195th state House district; Larry Farnese, of the 1st state Senatorial district; Steve McCarter, of the 154th state House District; Allyson Schwartz, of the 13th U.S. Congressional District; Vincent Hughes of the...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Still Fighting ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in PA Senate Race
A group called ‘Defending the Force’ has a new radio ad out hitting U.S. Senator Bob Casey on his vote to eliminate ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t tell’ back in 2010. The ad goes, in part: “Casey wasn’t there for our troops. Instead, Casey was one of the key Democrats who voted to overturn Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, which restricts the expression of...
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DAILY GRINDER: City Passes Budget; State Getting There
Philadelphia City Council passed the city’s budget yesterday. It’s $3.6 billion, raises property taxes 3.6 percent and gives the school district $40 million in new cash. The number falls way short of the $94 million Mayor Michael Nutter had hoped to funnel to the district and even shorter or the $218 million gap they face. Average property taxes are going...
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How the EPA Is Creating a Political Firestorm in Philly and Pennsylvania
As Mayor Michael Nutter’s national star continues to rise, Philadelphia is being touted as an extraordinarily ‘Green’ city by a federal agency that’s quickly become the most polarizing under President Barack Obama: The Environmental Protection Agency. The EPA just designated Philadelphia a “Green Power Community.” They note we’re the largest city...
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Sen. Arlen Specter Appeals To Utah Voters Using ‘Cannibals’ Rhetoric
Former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter, in spite of his previous outburst while attempting to promote his book Life Among the Cannibals, continues going on television to promote his book, Life Among the Cannibals. And it keeps getting weirder. On Saturday, he went on MSNBC to talk about Utah Republican Senator Orrin Hatch, a moderate Republican dinosaur who...
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DAILY GRINDER: Nutter Helps Launch ‘Latinos For Obama’
Did I mention Mitt Romney once curb stomped a toddler? Yeah, that happened. Probably. Mayor Michael Nutter and Democratic National Committee Vice Chair R.T. Ryback were in North Philly yesterday to launch what they’re calling the grassroots organizing effort of ‘Latinos for Obama.’ It’s meant to “promote the President’s accomplishments on behalf...
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DAILY GRINDER: Nevada Pol Makes Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Endorsement
Former Nevada Senatorial candidate and noted crazy person Sharron Angle has decided to make an endorsement in the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race. Her pick: David Christian. She notes his commitment to working with Vietnam veterans and getting them jobs. She calls Gov. Tom Corbett’s recent endorsement of Steve Welch “indecent and immoral.” Of...
Continue ReadingWikipedia to go Dark Tomorrow Over SOPA and PIPA
There’s a bill working its way through Congress that has the potential to ruin the Internet as you know it. Maybe. It’s called the Stop Online Piracy Act, and it will ruin everything you ever knew—and loved—about Internet memes. And video. And embedding stuff. Basically, it could change everything that makes the Web a great place to waste a few minutes,...
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With Obama Prepared to Sign, Pennsylvania Senators Get ‘TwitterBombed’ over Defense Bill
Image: Shutterstock President Barack Obama said yesterday he was backpeddling on his months-long threat to veto the National Defense Authorization Act, which, many contend, gives the U.S. military the right to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens as part of the war on terror. As we’ve noted, both Pennsylvania senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey not only voted in...
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