Lackawanna County

The three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for attorney general each tried to seize the populist mantle Saturday, as they lambasted Republicans for being out of touch with the interests of ordinary Pennsylvanians. “I’m here to turn...

A New Internal Poll ... ... commissioned by Democratic Attorney General candidate Patrick Murphy shows Murphy (brace yourselves now) with a double-digit lead over rivals Kathleen Granahan Kane and Dan McCaffery in the run-up to this weekend's...

HERSHEY _ The only Republican candidate for Attorney General reserved judgment on the handling of the Penn State sexual abuse investigation Friday, and said he'd step aside if forced to investigate a family member who formerly served as the chairman......

Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're traversing the highways and byways of this great Commonwealth today, so we're going to keep this morning's missive a touch on the brief side. Here's a quick buffet of links to go with your......

Pennsylvania needs to take a thorough look at the way it pays for higher education, Gov. Tom Corbett said Friday, as he laid out the rationale for his proposed 2012-13 budget that carves $1.4 billion out of state support for......

Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Things are off to a rainy and cold start here at Capitol Ideas World HQ. Fortunately, there's plenty of stories to throw on the fire to keep us warm on this 24th day of February.......

Amid speculation that the Corbett administration is trying to wean them off public support and push them down the road to privatization, the heads of Penn State, Temple and Lincoln universities and the University of Pittsburgh told a House oversight......

We were wondering when this was going to become an issue. The Associate Press reports: HARRISBURG _ In the Democratic race for state attorney general, Kathleen Kane is calling on Patrick Murphy to take the Pennsylvania bar exam. Murphy graduated......

A Group Of State Senate Democrats ... ... gathered to mark the year anniversary of the end of the state's adultBasic health insurance program, which offered subsidized coverage for about 40,000 low-income Pennsylvanians. During an event at the Capitol...

Democratic Attorney General Candidate ... ... Kathleen Kane has netted the endorsement of former President Bill Clinton, upping the endorsement sweepstakes between her and primary rival Patrick Murphy. The announcement came in an e-mail message to...

The Democratic candidates running for Congress in Pennsylvania's 17th District are opening campaign offices in Easton. Congressman Tim Holden, of St. Clair, Schuylkill County, will hold a will hold a grand opening at 5:30 p.m. Friday at 431 Northampton...

The Former Lackawanna County Prosecutor ... ... has a new bio ad running airing "across Pennsylvania," the campaign said in a statement e-mailed to reporters this morning. Here's the clip: "With just under four weeks remaining until the primary election,....