The Philadelphia Citizen has published a nice article on Jared Solomon's primary state house race against Mark Cohen. "Insurgency in the Northeast," by Larry Platt (3/15/16) is available online at:
http://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/jared-solomon-mark-cohen-insurgency-northeast/
Friday, March 25, 2016
Article on Jared Solomon Campaign
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Roslyn Film Festival
The 10th annual Roslyn Film Festival will be held this Saturday, March 19th. This year's films are:
1. Gift Horses (David Block)
2. Out of the Depths (RJ Nestor and David Scoville)
3. Rockabilly High School (Win Heckert)
4. The Cubicle: How Norman Works In a Box (Michael Ofenheim)
5. Blaze of Glory (Bob Sweeney)
6. Centralia: America's Lost Town (Joe Sapienza II)
7. The Leg That Just Kept Living (Win Heckert)
Tickets are $5.00 and there is a red carpet entrance. Put on your party clothes are imagine you are at the Oscars!
(Proceeds benefit the Roslyn Fire Company).
Ellen Malcolm at the Free Library
Details:
Ellen R. Malcolm is the founder and chair of the Board of EMILY’s List, the largest resource for women in politics. Dedicated to helping women candidates win election to every level of political office, its over 3 million members community have helped elect 19 pro-choice female Democratic U.S. senators, 110 U.S. representatives, and 11 governors. Malcolm was also president of the voter-registration advocacy group ACT, national co-chairwoman of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 election campaign, and a member of the National Park Foundation Board of Directors. Including exclusive interviews with many of the country’s top female politicians, in-the-trenches stories of some of the toughest election fights in the past three decades, and Malcolm’s own story of frustration, dedication, and triumph, When Women Win is the inside story of the rise of American women in elected office.In conversation with Tamala Edwards, anchor, 6ABC Action News morning edition
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Leanne Krueger-Braneky a Rising Star
Emily's List has a list of six women they have identified as candidates for the Gabby Giffords Rising Star Award, given to an extraordinary woman in state or local office. One is Pennsylvania State Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky. You can vote for her on an Emily's List web page. (Be forewarned you have to provide an email and zipcode to vote so you'll end up on at least one mailing list)
Rebecca Ross Haywood Nominated for US Court of Appeals
from a White House press release:
Shapiro Statement on Finances
The campaign for Josh Shapiro, candidate for Pennsylvania Attorney General, released the following statement in response to attacks by Stephen Zappala:
“Once again the Zappala campaign is grasping at straws in the face of Josh Shapiro’s strong position, not surprising for a campaign that could only raise $8,031 in donations under $250. We’re proud that Pennsylvania’s teachers, nurses, the largest Fraternal Order of Police and Governor Wolf have all backed Josh Shapiro for Attorney General. Josh is the only progressive in the race and unlike his opponents Josh will stand up to the frackers who pollute our drinking water, take on scammers that target seniors and consumers, and is someone we can always trust to defend the rights of each and every Pennsylvanian." --- Joe Radosevich, Shapiro Campaign Manager
The Shapiro campaign reported $10,179 in contributions under $50 and $29,131.18 in contributions between $51 and $250
Wednesday, March 02, 2016
Senate Resolution 27
I'm not sure what to make of this. A resolution was introduced in the Pennsylvania State Senate on February 25th, Senate Resolution 27. The primary sponsor is Sen, Kitchen, with Farnese, Vance, Yudichak, Greenleaf, Brewster, Haywood, and Rafferty as co-sponsors.
This is the gist of the resolution:
Directing the Advisory Committee on Public Health Law of the Joint State Government Commission to study the issue of youth vaccinations and immunizations to determine whether any amendments should be made to the Commonwealth's public health law.
The full text of the resolution does not really provide any context or background. So I cannot tell if it is a cover for people who don't like vaccinations or a ploy to add more required or recommended vaccinations.