Category: Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Meet and Greet with Eugene DePasquale – Jul. 27
| July 25, 2011 | Posted by Seenster under Events, Pennsylvania |
Whose ready for 2012 election season? The campaigning has already begun. State representative Eugene DePasquale will be in Pittsburgh for a Meet & Greet (looks like a fundraiser with a suggested donation of $25/person) on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. Details and host committee are below – it is a pretty interesting host committee too –…
Hoeffel in the mix on TV
| May 4, 2010 | Posted by grantstreetgossip under 2010, Discussion, Elections, Pennsylvania, Politics |
The Joe Hoeffel campaign announced today that they are joining Onorato and Williams on TV. Here’s the ad: It has taken a while for this race to really start getting wide attention. With plenty of undecided voters still out there, the compressed timeline may serve to level the playing field. If the other candidates are…
Has Dan Onorato Lost His Mind?
| March 18, 2010 | Posted by p2wp under 2010, Blogs, Elections, Pennsylvania, Politics, Polls, voting |
If you missed yesterday’s news in the governor’s race, you missed some really bizarre behavior from the Onorato campaign. Just before the close of business on the final day that petitions could be challenged, the Onorato campaign filed objections trying to block Joe Hoeffel from being on the ballot. The Hoeffel campaign fired back in a…
From today’s Harrisburg Online…
| February 18, 2010 | Posted by politicalspy under 2010, Elections, Endorsements, Pennsylvania, Politics |
Governor Ed Rendell has set a Special Election for the May 18th Primary Election Day to fill the unexpired term of the late Democratic Congressman John Murtha of Johnstown…Republicans and Democratic Party officials each will nominate a candidate for the May ballot to fill out the term…in addition to the election for the rest of Murtha’s term, voters…
Roe v. Wade Anniversary: Michelman Endorses Hoeffel
| January 22, 2010 | Posted by p2wp under 2010, Endorsements, Pennsylvania, Politics, Women's Rights |
Thirty-seven years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that women have a constitutional right to privacy that includes a legal right to terminate a pregnancy for any reason during her first trimester and in order to protect her health after that. With a U.S. Supreme Court today where George W. Bush filled the seats of Sandra Day…
Hoeffel, Onorato battling for progressive vote
| January 11, 2010 | Posted by p2wp under 2010, Elections, Pennsylvania, Politics |
There’s a lot of campaigning ahead of us, but in the early stages of the race for the the Democratic nomination for governor, it would seem that at least two of the campaigns are acknowledging that winning progressives is the key to winning the race. Following Luke Ravenstahl’s infamous New Year’s Eve veto of the prevailing…
Update on Pennsylvania’s Film Tax Credit Program
| October 28, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under Government, Pennsylvania |
Here is an update from the Pittsburgh Film Office about the PA Film Tax Credit Program – looks like this survived the budget process. This was included in a recent email from the Pittsburgh Women in Film and Media. Dear Supporters of the Film Industry in SWPA: Thank you for all of your hard work…
Netroots Nation Take Aways
| August 19, 2009 | Posted by carolyn under Allegheny-County, B-PEP, Blogs, Daily Links, Discussion, Health Insurance, Issues, Links, Location, MoveOn.org, P2PAC, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh |
My biggest take away from Netroots Nation is that it’s not enough to elect Barack Obama President. I have work to do in getting the change I want passed into legislation. Right now, that means getting the Public Option passed into national healthcare reform. Monday I heard Arlen Spector on NPR saying that Health Coops…
What are we tolerating and putting up with?
| August 2, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Allegheny-County, Civic Engagement, Community Development, Jobs, Labor, Location, Mon Valley, Neighborhoods, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Sustainable Development, Urban Planning, voting |
Last week as we left Loew’s and a sneak preview of Funny People, once again we found ourselves appreciating just how awful the design of the Waterfront is. It’s as if the bad mall martians flew in from outer space, landing on one of the most key-critical, history rich and defining sites of Pittsburgh’s past,…
Tell Your Representative to Support HB300
| March 25, 2009 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civil Rights, Get Involved, Government, Issues, PA General Assembly, Pennsylvania, Take Action |
This important bill for equality is receiving some resistance from local residents. Please call your representative to demonstrate support for the bill: PROPOSAL/ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This legislation would amend the act of O ctober 27, 1955(P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for findings and declaration of policy, for right to…
Voter Photo ID Bill at State Level
| March 6, 2009 | Posted by p2wp under Elections, Get Involved, Government, Issues, PA General Assembly, Pennsylvania, Take Action, voting, Voting Rights |
Requiring voters to show ID every time they vote is a barrier to voting. Contact your state representative and senator, and members of the relevant committees, and ask them to vote against such a requirement. You can find your representatives’ contact information here. The Senate Bill in question can be found here. Here are some…
Did you know there’s a ballot initiative this election?
| October 29, 2008 | Posted by p2wp under 2008, Environment, Government, Pennsylvania, Public Health, Sustainable Development |
There is a ballot initiative in Pennsylvania to support a bond issue for water infrastructure. You should support it and here is why. Clean water? Vote ‘yes’ Ballot question targets funding source Sunday, October 26, 2008 BY TANYA DIEROLF On Nov. 4, we will be deciding more than the next president. We in Pennsylvania can…
PG Endorses Lee
| October 21, 2008 | Posted by breen under 2008, Endorsements, Government, Issues, Pennsylvania, Politics, Western PA |
Today the Post-Gazette came out in support of Ayanna Lee, Democratic candidate for the 44th District of the PA House. This is a change for the PG, having supported Republican candidate Mark Mustio in the last two elections. Central to its decision, the editorial states: Ms. Lee puts people first in her agenda. She is…
Easy Way to Check to Make Sure Your Friends Are Registered to Vote- The Everybody Vote Facebook Application
| October 5, 2008 | Posted by Lindsay under Pennsylvania, Voting Rights |
Image via CrunchBaseJust 1 day left to register to vote in the great state of Pennsylvania to vote for the Presidential election in November, 2008. If you are on Facebook there is an easy easy to make sure your friends are registered to vote. The Everybody Vote Facebook application! http://apps.facebook.com/everybodyvote/ Everybody VOTE is a non-partisan…
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