Category: Western PA
Who is giving $ to Jason Altmire When the Vote is Near?
| August 26, 2009 | Posted by grantstreetgossip under Issues, Western PA |
Image via Wikipedia check out this report from Maplight.org Money Received Near Votes Interest groups supporting or opposing a bill gave these contributions to Jason Altmire within 3 days of his vote on that bill: Table lists the last vote on each bill in this legislator’s chamber, excluding motions to reconsider. Contributions Contributor Interest Group…
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…
Go Dems! An Evening of Fundraisers
| October 20, 2008 | Posted by breen under 2008, Events, Politics, Western PA |
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 seems to be a popular date for some last-minute Democratic fundraising. That evening there are (at least) three fundraising events for Democratic candidates in the Downtown area. See the information below. Please stop by or donate to (at least) one. — – — – — – — – — – —…
Tell Onorato to Verify Voting Maching Software
| October 13, 2008 | Posted by p2wp under Voting Rights, Western PA |
From the PaHotsheet.com… Make sure every cote is counted correctly! Write a letter to the editor urging County Executive Dan Onorato to have voting machine software verified ASAP!!! Electronic voting machines have been in PA for a few elections now, but the Allegheny County hasn’t certified the authenticity of the software, which can be hacked…
FontanaFest 2008
| September 24, 2008 | Posted by Seenster under Events, Gossip, Western PA |
Saturday, September 27, 2008 11am – 4pm South Side Riverfront Park FREE! Are we really the first to blog about the 4th Annual FontanaFest- I hope some of the other Pittsburgh bloggers offer some commentary on this or even attend. Its not like the biggest election ever is 5 weeks away and maybe your time…
What is the purpose of public transit?
| September 24, 2008 | Posted by TransitGeek1 under Government, Issues, Jobs, Pittsburgh, Politics, Poverty, Sustainable Development, Transportation, Urban Planning, Western PA |
Again, there’s a really interesting conversation about transit going on over at Nullspace: http://nullspace2.blogspot.com/2008/09/transit-tuesday-metrics-to-be-proud-of.html Chris B. deconstructs some of the “facts” touted in a recent Forbes.com report and P-G article about Pittsburgh being in the top 5 commuter-friendly regions. He points out that the figures that put us in the top 5 are ridership numbers…
Allegheny Conference— Spreading Misinformation about Transit???
| September 11, 2008 | Posted by TransitGeek1 under Community Development, Government, Issues, Jobs, Labor, Transportation, Uncategorized, Urban Planning, Western PA |
In the Post-Gazette today, attorney Joseph Pass responds directly to Ken Zapinski of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development’s management-slanted editorial from labor day weekend. Don’t punish transit workers Perhaps local corporations should make ‘concessions’ I read with interest the rantings of Ken Zapinski of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development titled, “A Time for…
Republican Rep. Tim Murphy not endorsing McCain
| June 13, 2008 | Posted by mmp under Western PA |
The news is a few days old, but Tim Murphy, who represents Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District, is one of 14 Republican members of Congress refusing to endorse John McCain. Maybe he’s hoping that we will forget his unwavering support for the George Bush agenda and for John McCain’s 100-year war. Remember this oldie from Tim Murphy? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hwh-OCFCOTc[/youtube] Murphy’s…
To consolidate or not to consolidate?
| June 4, 2008 | Posted by engagedcitizen under Civic Engagement, Government, Sustainable Development, Western PA |
A better question is: what are we consolidating? The answer to that is unclear in a 2004 poll of Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project members referenced in testimony before last week’s hearing of the Pennsylvania House Urban Affairs Committee. The terms municipal consolidation and regionalism can have multiple meanings; the most important implication of this fact…
PA 3rd Congressional District Primary
| March 31, 2008 | Posted by p2wp under 2008 Primary Election April, Western PA |
There are some candidates, and progressive ones too, in the race for PA’s 3rd Congressional District, which is currently held by republican Phil English. PA’s 3rd Congressional district covers: Erie County Crawford County Mercer County Warren County Butler County Armstrong County The democrats running in the primary include (from this article in Sharon Herald): Steven…
DCCC & PA’s Congressional Delegation
| March 24, 2008 | Posted by mmp under 2008 Primary Election April, Elections, Pennsylvania, Politics, Western PA |
This, from Daily Kos: The DCCC has released its list of targeted races for the 2008 cycle, and it is manna from heaven for horserace junkies, and really all Democrats who want to feel optimistic about this fall. Both of Western Pennsylvania’s Republican Congressmen–Tim Murphy and Phil English–are on the DCCC’s targeted list. In addition,…
Who Are Pennsylvania’s Delegates?
| March 13, 2008 | Posted by mmp under 2008, 2008 Primary Election April, Elections, Endorsements, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Western PA |
Pt 2. The People If you missed yesterday’s post, I broke down how Pennsylvania will be selecting our 187 delegates. They are broken down into five categories: Unpledged Political Leaders and Elected Officials (PLEOs) and Unpledged Add-On Delegates (Superdelegates), Pledged Delegates (by Congressional District), Pledged At-Large Delegates, and Pledged PLEOs. In this post, I’ll take a…
Bill Clinton to Campaign in Western, PA
| March 10, 2008 | Posted by p2wp under 2008 Primary Election April, National, Western PA |
And we are off… I have been getting phone calls and emails from around the globe asking what is happening with the Presidential race here in PA. So far, nothing to exciting – just some door knocking. This looks like the first major candidate event to head to Western, PA. On Tuesday, March 11, President…
Our Region’s Plan Open House
| December 10, 2007 | Posted by april under Civic Engagement, Community Development, Environment, Events, Government, Information, Issues, Links, Location, Sustainable Development, Transportation, Urban Planning, Western PA |
Monday, December 10th 12:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Xplorion Lobby, Regional Enterprise Tower (Old Alcoa Building) 425 Sixth Avenue, Downtown Pgh For more information, please call (412) 391â€5590 or visit www.projectregion.org. If you can’t make it to the open house, you can read the plan document and comment on it at the website linked above.…
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