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Response to White House gun proposal, Allentown Mayor attends rollout
Call Washington BureauAllentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski urged Congress to have the "courage" to act on the gun control measures laid out by President Obama on Wednesday. Pawlowski attended the rollout event in the Old Executive Office Building next to the White House where a...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Interior Policy, POLITICO LLC, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Personal Weapon Control
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Finally, something out of Washington that could help veterans
Watchdog with Paul MuschickI'm a repeat offender when it comes to bashing the Department of Veterans Affairs. I've heard too many stories about how veterans have had to mount long and tiring fights to obtain the benefits they, or their widows, deserve. Today,...... -
Politics needs more moderates to turn the congressional ship
Politics are like the Titanic. No, I don't mean they always result in disasters, although you could make a case for that these days. Rather, I'm referring to that scene in the Leo-Kate version of the story where the lookouts spot the iceberg, yell for a...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Justice System, Conservation, Elections, Politics
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Wednesday Morning Coffee: Orie Melvin claims the state doesn't have the power to prosecute her.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. If you've ever wondered who watches the Watchmen, then you'll love this story out of Allegheny County this morning. There you'll find suspended state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, who claims in a new...... -
Bipartisan effort secures FEMA funding for Pennsylvania
Call Washington BureauExhibit A of what can be accomplished when members of Congress work together across that wide party aisle: For two months Pennsylvania Democrats and Republicans implored FEMA to reimburse the state for its Hurricane Sandy preparation efforts. Late...Tags: Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Northampton (Southampton, New York), Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Dent speaks at No Labels' 'problem solving' launch
Call Washington BureauDespite the prevailing image of congressional lawmakers entrenched in their camps on Capitol Hill, there are some members who are working to develop bipartisan relationships, the Lehigh Valley's U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent told a room full of government reform...Tags: Times Square, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Fiscal Cliff, Jon Huntsman, Jr.
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Pa. congressman unhappy with NCAA fine guidelines
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania congressman voiced displeasure Thursday with how the NCAA president responded to a request from the state's U.S. House delegation that all of the $60 million in Penn State fines in the Jerry Sandusky child...Tags: Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky, College Sports, Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Statue University Sexual Abuse Scandal (2012)
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Local U.S. lawmakers reaction to Corbett health insurance exchange decision
Call Washington BureauPennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett decided Wednesday to let the federal government run a health insurance exchange mandated by the 2010 Affordable Care Act for Pennsylvanians rather than set up a state-based site. Read The Morning Call's full story on the...Tags: Health Insurance, Mike Kelly, Executive Branch, Lou Barletta, Regional Authority
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Local U.S. Reps. vote to avert fiscal cliff
Call Washington BureauAfter a full day of will they, won't they, the U.S. House passed a bill late Tuesday night to avert the perilous fiscal cliff with the support of all of the region's lawmakers. Though most Republicans voted against (85-151) the measure to raise taxes on...Tags: Democratic Party, Lou Barletta, Mike Fitzpatrick, Robert P. Casey, Jr., Elections
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Cartwright hires Capitol Hill veteran as chief of staff
Call Washington BureauCongressman-elect Matt Cartwright has hired his chief of staff, a 21-year Capitol Hill veteran with an expertise in transportation financing. Hunter Ridgway, 51, is from the Deep South, born in Mississippi and lived in Tennessee and Alabama, but he...Tags: Scranton, Democratic Party, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), U.S. Congress
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Congress expected to pass Dent immigration bill this week
Call Washington BureauCongress is poised to send a bill to the president's desk this week that will help a Lebanese man from the Lehigh Valley become a U.S. citizen. Written by U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent, the bill ensures that people with green cards working at U.S. embassies...Tags: Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Immigration, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Embassy, Iraq
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Signs would signal new traffic light ahead on Route 100
Q: I was wondering if there were plans to post signs or some type of signal cautioning drivers of the new traffic signal ahead on Route 100 south when approaching the Kernsville/Claussville roads intersection. The signal was in 'flash' mode for a while,...
Tags: Technology, Slatington, Traffic, Motorvehicle Accidents, Allentown
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