Lisa M Boscola

You've probably seen that Republicans went through with their preposterous gerrymandering plan for Pennsylvania's congressional districts. Among the victims would be 23 municipalities in Northampton County, including all of Easton and part of Bethlehem,...

Let the record show that the state Senate voted 26-24 in the wee small hours of the morning to approve the Republicans' outrageously gerrymanderd congressional district maps, including a 15th District that loses a big chunk of Northampton County --......

So that Corbett administration spending hike for public education we've been hearing so much about? Turns out much of it is going to cover pension costs and only a little bit will go toward making your kid smarter. Our Mothership colleague Steve Esack...

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...

State lawmakers and concerned residents from western Pennsylvania pleaded with a legislative panel Friday to not fracture their communities’ character by redistricting a state House and Senate seat into Allentown and Monroe County. The Legislative...

State Senate Democrats ... ... held a newser this morning plugging a six-bill jobs package that they're calling "PAJobsNow." Four of the measures, including tax credits for employers who provide daycare for their workers and the restoration of the PA........

The five-member panel that’s spent months redrawing the boundaries of Pennsylvania’s 203 House and 50 state Senate seats is expected to vote on a preliminary map during a session on Monday. Of particular note for residents of the Lehigh...

Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Quite a weekend, wasn't it? We hope you came through the #Snowtober blizzard safe and sound and with only minimal (or no) damage to life, limb and property. If you spent the weekend without power......

Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. A key state Senate panel has advanced a proposed impact fee on Marcellus shale natural gas drillers, putting it in position for a vote later today, the Post-Gazette reports this morning. The changes to the......

That Clanking Noise You Hear ... ... is the procedural can being kicked down the road for yet another day. The Senate Appropriations Committee is set to take up the 2011-12 general fund appropriations bill today after delaying action on......

A Little Budget News ... ... to go with your prime-time viewing: HARRISBURG _ Hours after a threatened gubernatorial veto, Republicans who control the state House abruptly pulled the plug Tuesday on a planned debate on a local impact fee......

So when was the last time you agreed with everyone in your family? State Senate President Joe Scarnati's comments last weel abruptly putting the brakes on the latest push to privatize Pennsylvania's state-owned liquor stores was a vivid reminder that,.......