If you’re not following the day to day budget negotiations going on in Harrisburg, you might imagine there’s an orderly process of serious lawmakers discussing the intricacies of state finances, trying to do what’s right for you and me. Well, not a chance, not even close. Ghostly votes Yesterday, when a procedural vote was taken […]
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Rated Most Liberal in the USA
Here’s an interesting study of state governors worth looking over as the budget crisis in Harrisburg drags on, Governor Tom Wolf was ranked, along with every other governor in the USA on an ideological scale of liberal to conservative based on a wide range of data points, and our governor ranks as the most liberal […]
North East’s Representative Glenn Thompson Votes in Favor of Massive Spending Bill
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, widely referred to as the omnibus spending bill just passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 316 to 113. Our representative Glenn Thompson voted in favor of the bill. The vote passed with a majority of the votes 166, coming from Democrats while 150 were from Republicans. Voting […]