Congressman Pitts’ campaign contributions advance out-of-touch image
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — U.S. Rep Joe Pitts came off as more than a little out of touch, when he suggested that former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat should do more to advance the peace process in the Middle East.
Read More →Feds give IL $32M to set up health exchange despite law’s uncertainty
By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services gave Illinois $32.7 million to set up a health insurance exchange — even as legislative efforts to do so were abandoned amid uncertainty about the national health-care law’s future.
Lines drawn in debate on student loan interest rates
By Marianela Toledo | Florida Watchdog
MIAMI — The U.S. Senate rejected a Democratic bill that would pay for extending interest rates by collecting $5.9 million in increased payroll taxes for businesses.
Read More →Dem congressional hopefuls to spar one last time sans frontrunner
By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org
HELENA — Democrats vying for their party’s nod for Montana’s lone congressional seat will face off in a final forum Saturday in Helena, but three challengers, including the front runner, will not attend.
Read More →OH repeals voter reform, confusion remains
By Ron Lederman | Ohio Watchdog
COLUMBUS — Wanting to keep the issue from being decided by voters, Ohio Gov. John Kasich this week signed a bill to repeal an elections reform law he signed less than a year ago.
Democrats, who opposed the original changes made by the Republican-led Legislature and signed July 1 by Kasich, say they will continue to [...]
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