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Thursday Morning Coffee: The five things you need to know this morning.
Capitol IdeasGood Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. As is so often our custom, we're seriously late and undercaffeinated this morning -- this time the result of being stuck in accident-related traffic on our way to our favorite Green Cup Chain Coffee Emporium....... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: Former Sen. Jane Orie appeals her sentence.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're on the road today and blogging from one of our Commonwealth's finer Green Cup chain coffee establishments. As is so often the case in these instances, we're running late and severely under-caffeinated, so we'... -
Commission approves legislative maps that return Kasunic to Somerset County
Daily American Staff WriterNew Pennsylvania legislative maps were approved Friday afternoon keeping Sen. Rich Kasunic in Somerset County and moving Rep. Frank Burns and Sen. John Wozniak out. The Legislative Reapportionment Commission approved the maps with a 4-1 vote Friday...Tags: Politics, Elections, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Frank Burns, Carl Walker Metzgar
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With attention on Sandusky, Legislature to take up child abuse bills next week.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekFrom Clara Ritger: The state Senate will consider legislation early next week to mandate reporting suspected child abuse. Sen. Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, is pushing a bill that would increase the penalties for not reporting suspected child abuse. The... -
He's back: Kasunic would assume all of Somerset County under new redistricting plan
Daily American Staff WriterState Sen. Rich Kasunic lost Somerset County entirely in a court-rejected redistricting proposal submitted late last year. With the deck freshly reshuffled, the Dunbar Democrat stands to gain not only his existing territory — approximately 85...Tags: John N Wozniak, Donald C White, Richard A Kasunic
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New (old) district maps make state races in Somerset County unlikely
Daily American Staff WriterIt appears there will be no local primary races for General Assembly seats. Based on the 2001 district maps, state Reps. Carl Walker Metzgar, R-Allegheny Township, and Frank Burns, D-East Taylor Township, will not have primary opposition on April 24....Tags: Voting, Justice System, Dominic Pileggi, Elections, Politics
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Supreme Court tosses out new state House, Senate maps
Daily American Staff WriterAlthough Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision on the General Assembly’s maps has left more questions than answers, one thing is clear: The court found the plan “contrary to law.” Pennsylvania’s highest court ruled Wednesday to...Tags: Dominic Pileggi, Frank Dermody, U.S. Senate, Elections, Politics
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Chamber holds legislative update
Daily American Staff WriterBusiness leaders and elected officials gathered Thursday for a legislative update held by the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce. About 75 people packed the Somerset Country Club to hear what the elected officials had to say. The event began with...Tags: Environmental Politics, Tom Corbett, Bill Shuster, Economy, Business and Finance, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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The top stories of 2011
Daily American Staff Writer1. The 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, was chosen as the top story of the year by the Daily American news staff. The Flight 93 National Memorial was dedicated on Sept. 10. Vice President Joe Biden and former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton...Tags: Career and Workplace, Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Bill Shuster, Economy, Business and Finance, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Final redistricting plan approved with small changes in Somerset County
Daily American Staff WriterA plan to redraw state House and Senate lines was approved by the Legislative Reapportionment Commission Monday with a 4-1 vote. The new maps outline 50 Senate districts and 203 House districts for the 2013 session. As expected, Somerset County lost...Tags: Northampton (Southampton, New York), U.S. Senate, Politics, Elections, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia)
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Kasunic still out on new Senate map
Daily American Staff WriterAnother draft of proposed state Senate districts was released by Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi. Although the draft gives Democratic Sen. John Wozniak more of Somerset County, it still leaves Democratic Sen. Rich Kasunic completely out of the...Tags: John N Wozniak, Dominic Pileggi, Northampton (Southampton, New York), Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Bill Shuster
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It'll Be A Lonely Primary For A Lot Of Lawmakers This Year.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Afternoon, All. If there was any doubt, it looks like the vogue for reform has passed and the wave of anger from the 2006 cycle has officially subsided. We've just gone and checked the list of candidates from the......
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Feb 17, 2012
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