PA in the WSJ

This is a list of articles regarding Pennsylvania in this week's Wall Street Journal. Chances are I missed something, but these are the articles that caught my eye.

It should be noted that I routinely do not read the editorials in the WSJ. So any discussions of the state, its elected officials, businesses, or citizens, in editorials will not be mentioned here.

PA Politicians

Kanjo does the honors this week. Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-11) is quoted in “Mortgage giant fuels worries with steep loss,” by James R. Hagerty and Damian Paletta (11/21). Here is the relevant paragraph:

Rep. Paul Kanjorksi (D-Pa), who chairs the House subcommittee overseeing Fannie and Freddie, said the increased capital requirements imposed on Fannie and Freddie in recent years by Ofheo are necessary. “By relying on the regulator’s judgment, I hope to avert repeating the mistakes of the savings-and-loan crisis,” said Mr. Kanjorski.

Sen. Casey also makes a passing appearance this week. In “Democrats rework the rhetoric,” by John D. McKinnon (11/23) we find this:

Ms. Vanderslice and a partner started a consultancy, Common Good Strategies, in 2005. Candidates who employed them performed well in the 2006 cycle, including Bob Casey, who won an easy victory over Rick Santorum for Senate in Pennsylvania and involved the theme for a major speech.

Not a politician, but a government agency, the PA Turnpike makes an appearance in “Is family leave act too soft or too tough?” by Kris Maher (11/21):

At the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, FMLA requests around holidays and weekends are known as “get out of jail free” cards according to one comment sent to the Labor Department, because there is no recourse that “we have as an employer to enforce these types of abuses/misuses of leave.”

PA Businesses

H. J. Heinz Co. gets a brief mention in “Tainted ginger’s long trip from China to U.S. stores,” by Nicholas Zamiska and David Kesmodel (11/19)

Other PA

You may know that “The Office” is set in Scranton but you may not appreciate the efforts they show goes to include authentic detail. According to “Clinging to the rolodex,” by Katherine Rosman (11/24), property master Philip Shea flew to Scranton to collect, among other things, local business cards to be put into one character’s rolodex.

Other Interesting Tidbits

Nothing really caught my eye.