Daylin Leach

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett said he will nominate the state's top Superior Court judge to fill the Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat vacated by Joan Orie Melvin after her conviction on public corruption charges. A former Republican state...

Yo! The field of Democratic gubernatorial challengers eager to run against Republican incumbent Tom Corbett is growing. After months of speculation, Tom Wolf, a York businessman and former secretary of the Department of Revenue, has officially entered the...

Yo! The Democratic field for lieutenant governor appears to be getting bigger. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli is thinking of entering the race, according to the website PoliticsPA. (That's Morganelli to the right. If his name...

Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Thanks to some technical gremlins, we're running seriously late this morning and have to hit the road for The Mothership. So we'll dispense with the usual formalities and just dive right into the countdown of......

"Politics is not an exact science," explained the exalted 19th-century German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. "Politics is the art of the possible." Of course, Bismarck also said, "We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world; and it is the fear...

As states across America adopt more lenient marijuana laws, area employers may want to pre-emptively set their own pot policies before things become hazy. Melissa Sabus — director of drug and occupation health screening with HR Plus, based in...

BOSTON (AP) — After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, GOP officials who control legislatures in states that supported President...

Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Just when you thought things couldn't get any weirder with the debate over whether to turn the day-to-day management of the $3.5 billion PA Lottery to an English company, the union representing about 200 agency........

The votes in Washington and Colorado last month legalizing marijuana were just the latest developments in the debate over marijuana use in the United States. Lawmakers and activists in some other states are contemplating their next moves in regards to...

Fresh off the presses from the office of Sen. Larry Farnese, D-Philadelphia: “Words cannot express the sadness and anger that we as a nation are feeling right now.My thoughts and prayers, and those of Philadelphia and the nation, are with......

Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Welcome back to the first working day after the long bank holiday weekend. We hope it was both restful and productive. But because the news never sleeps, let's dive right into your handy, clip-and-save guide......

Here's a leftover from the Sunday chat shows. It's state Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, and House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, squaring off on #VoterID. For those of you playing along at home, Leach is the chairman of the Senate......