You remember what Gov. Ed Rendell said about Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett’s no-tax-hike pledge last week. Here’s what Corbett had to say in response, via KDKA:
Corbett has pledged, as governor, to never raise state taxes. “No tax increases during the course of the next term, that’s exactly what it says,” he said. “That’s […]

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett unveiled a 12-point program for reforming state government today, including a proposal that would require state House members to contribute to their health care plans. Pennsylvania taxpayers pay the entire premiums for all 203 representatives.
Members of the Senate contribute 1 percent of their salaries.
“While millions of Pennsylvanians, […]

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Five states - Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Hawaii, and Texas - bar certain elected officials from using their positions as stepping-stones. Those provisions are often called resign-to-run laws. Some say it’s time for Pennsylvania to have one, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer today.
The race for governor brings this issue into sharper focus.
“You can’t claim you are working […]

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Brad Bumsted of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review lays it out:
The case arguably is the weakest of the corruption cases. That’s not to say [ex-state Rep. Sean Ramaley will] win a not-guilty verdict. But it was in my view a 50-50 shot as the trial got under way. Those are good odds at the start of a […]

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H/T PoliticsPA:

Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett will officially declare his candidacy for governor Monday night in Pittsburgh, two independent sources with knowledge of the announcement tell PoliticsPA. Corbett is considered the clear front-runner for the GOP nomination. U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach is the only other Republican candidate to declare.
The attorney general’s candidacy […]

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