Posts Tagged by Luke

OPINION: What the Pothole Announcement Really Means

March 12, 2009

Posted by committeegrrl under Gossip

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Anyone who has worked on a campaign or has showed up to any sort of public gathering of city council members knows that most, okay many many voters really want to talk about potholes, roads, salt and maybe parking meeters. I think the fact that Luke Ravenstahl held his 3rd press conference this week…

New Blog in The Race for PGH 2009 – DraftChelsa2009.blogspot.com

June 9, 2008

Posted by Race for PGH under 2009, 2009 Primary Election, Elections, Gossip

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The emails have been flying this morning about the new blog on the scene – http://draftchelsa2009.blogspot.com. Maybe this anonymous blogger was inspired by our post last week about the mayor’s race. With just about 11 months to go until the 2009 primary election – many Pittsburgher’s are wondering if someone will challenge Luke Ravenstahl for…

I Like Him Already: Burgress wants to reduce take-home cars

February 26, 2008

Posted by engagedcitizen under Government, Pittsburgh, Transportation

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From the Post-Gazette: Councilman wants to slash number of city take-home cars Pittsburgh Councilman Ricky Burgess today proposed reforms to the city’s process of assigning take-home cars, aiming to cut the number of such vehicles from 60 to as few as seven.He presented a list of employees from the mayor to the facilities maintenance supervisor…

DeWeese convicted, seeks re-election via @earlyreturns

In typical DeWeese fashion, he exited the courtroom and told reporters that he is seeking appeal, will continue his re-election bid, and will take his seat on the House floor tomorrow during the budget address from Gov. Tom Corbett (who brought the charges against the long-time lawmaker back in 2009).

“I believe in the court of public opinion I will be favorably received to some substantial degree,” he said. “I will certainly continue to run for renomination and re-election.”

Senior Deputy Attorney General Ken Brown had a stinging response to DeWeese’s declaration: “He’s a convicted felon and convicted felons, once they are sentenced, can’t sit in the General Assembly.

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Dem. Attorney General Forum - Sun. Jan. 29 - @KathleenGKane & @PatrickMurphyPA to attend
ATTORNEY GENERAL FORUM SET FOR EAST END

A forum for Democratic attorney general candidates will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2012 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in the Wightman School Community Building, 5604 Solway Street, in Squirrel Hill.

The event is co-hosted by the 14^th Ward Independent Democratic Club and the 14^th and 7^th Ward Democratic Committees.

Democratic attorney general candidates Kathleen Kane and Patrick Murphy will be attending and candidate Dan McCaffrey has been invited to participate. Come join us. It’s free and we’ll have good food. Audience members will pose questions, and the candidates will have an equal opportunity to inform voters of their views. The panel discussion will begin at 2:00.

This will be the first Pittsburgh-area forum for candidates vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination for attorney general. The primary election will be held on April 24.

With more than 18,000 registered Democrats, the 14th Ward is the largest ward in the City of Pittsburgh and second largest in the state. More people voted in the 2010 general election in the 14th Ward than in 22 Pennsylvania counties. The ward includes all or part of Squirrel Hill, Point Breeze, North Point Breeze, Regent Square, Park Place, and Swisshelm Park. The 7^th Ward covers Shadyside.

The 14^th Ward club is not affiliated with the Democratic Committee of Allegheny County. It formed in 1964 and is the longest standing independent Democratic club in the country.
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