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NADER SPEAKS OUT ABOUT “BONUSGATE”

Posted in Politics, tagged , , on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

NADER TO ASK PA SUPREME COURT TO RE-OPEN BALLOT CASE
Citing criminal indictment of 12 Pennsylvania Democrats and ongoing Grand Jury probe in connection with the Democrats’ 2004 “Nader effort,” Petition will ask PA high court to re-open judgment assessing costs
HARRISBURG, PA – Ralph Nader today announced that he will ask the PennsylvaniaSupreme Court to re-open [...]

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MISS LEGISLATIVE REFORM 2008 CONTEST

Posted in Politics, tagged , , on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

MISS LEGISLATIVE REFORM 2008 CONTEST
TO BE HELD IN CAPITOL ROTUNDA

Miss Legislative Reform 2008 will be crowned in the Capitol Rotunda on Monday, July 28, 2008 at 11 a.m. The contest is open to all Pennsylvania residents who want Legislative Reform. The winner will receive a job with the legislature from Democratic Majority Leader Bill [...]

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What is Babette ‘Bonus Babe’ Josephs Thinking?

Posted in Politics, tagged , , on July 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Rep. Babette Josephs, chairman of the House State Government Committee, and is trying to trick her colleagues into forgetting that she had already stymied a bonus ban.
Only recently Rep. Josephs decried John Eichelberger’s bonus ban bill – which passed the Senate unanimously last October – as being flawed (even though there is an amendment to [...]

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Reps. Galloway and King join my call for a Citizens’ Constitutional Convention

Posted in Politics, tagged , , on July 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Reps. Galloway, King: Time to review the state’s constitution
Lawmakers call for citizens’ constitutional convention

HARRISBURG, July 14 – State Reps. John Galloway and Chris King, both D-Bucks, have introduced a bill that would place a referendum on the Nov. 4, 2008, ballot calling for a citizens’ constitutional convention.
Galloway and King said the last time the [...]

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“Let them eat cake”

Posted in Politics, tagged , on July 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

At a news conference marking the third anniversary of the Pennsylvania legislature’s infamous pay-raise leaders of various reform groups noted very little progress has been made in reforming state government.
“There has been no progress” in making the Legislature more open and accountable to the public, claimed Richard Schirato, of Pennsylvania Citizens for Legislator Accountability. “There [...]

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HAPPY INDEPENDANCE DAY !

Posted in Politics, tagged , , on July 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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Attorney General Corbett Mocks “Local Control”

Posted in Politics, tagged , , , on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

According to a story by Ben Wolfgang, appearing in the July 2nd edition of the Pottsville Republican, Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett criticized local municipalities for passing sewage sludge ordinances while Commonwealth Court considers the issue. Speaking during a campaign photo-op in Hegins, Schuylkill County, Corbett said “Why don’t they wait for [...]

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