Frank Dermody

The House has voted 115-82 to approve changes to the state's school code that would place school superintendents' contracts under the auspices of Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law. It would also implement new evaluation standards for public school...

Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're a little pressed for time this morning, a circumstance we can only attribute to the epic confluence of not enough sleep and an epic caffeine deficit. So while we try to right the karmic......

Legislation that would allow Pennsylvania to pay off nearly $4 billion in borrowed federal unemployment benefits , while also placing new limits on eligibility and benefits – is on its way to Gov. Tom Corbett’s desk. The state House voted........

A western Pennsylvania lawmaker is eyeing an expansion of an already popular business tax credit program that could extend school choice by this fall to students in Pennsylvania's worst-performing schools. Rep. Jim Christiana, R-Beaver, said he could...

There's been no shortage of middle-aged and mostly white men spilling out the executive suite during budget negotiations this week. But as the clock ticks down to the June 30 deadline to pass a new spending, one set of mostly......

Forget the heat and the hoopla surrounding the race for the White House this spring. Pennsylvania voters in a half-dozen special elections Tuesday could provide inklings into their intentions this fall. This year the special state House races will be........

Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. When they return to work this afternoon, state lawmakers will begin the final push to approve a new state budget for the fiscal year that starts on July 1. Some parameters of the debate are......

From The "You Get What You Pay For" File: A new internal poll by the campaign of Democratic state Attorney General candidate Kathleen Kane shows her beating primary rival Patrick Murphy 42 percent to 33 percent in a hypothetical head-to-head......

Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Today is Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011, the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It occurs to us that an 18-year-old sailor serving on that day would now be 88 years old. The......

You'd Think He'd Have Figured That Out The First Time. Just below you'll find the text of a letter from House Minority Leader Frank Dermody, D-Allegheny, to Judge Steve McEwen, the chair of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission. More astute readers.....

Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. So remember how, last month, Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R- Jefferson, said he wanted a deal on an impact fee before Gov. Tom Corbett gave his second budget address? Well, we're just about......

Legislation that would require Marcellus shale drillers to pay a local impact fee to cover the public cost of natural gas exploration is headed to Gov. Tom Corbett’s desk. The state House voted 101-90 on Wednesday after hours of sometimes...