Dominic Pileggi

Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Rep. Bill DeWeese's public corruption trial in Dauphin County Court yesterday, where prosecutors from the state Attorney General's Office engaged in the time-honored opening argument rite of stripping a defendant's...

Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. After two or three days of positively frenetic activity here in the Seat of Power, we're taking this morning to take a breath, look around and perhaps exhale a bit on a snowy Thursday morning.......

Right now, the only thing that’s certain about the once-a-decade redrawing of Pennsylvania’s 203 House and 50 state Senate seats is its uncertainty. As of Thursday, the state’s primary election date was still April 24. And, for now,...

The Legislative Redistricting Commission ... ... met just long enough this afternoon to announce that they haven't reached an agreement yet on a new preliminary map of 203 state House and 50 state Senate seats. But they're meeting again next......

Pennsylvania’s largest community of medical professionals has come out against legislation requiring women to undergo a mandatory ultrasound 24 hours before having an abortion. In a Feb. 10 letter, Pennsylvania Medical Society President Marilyn J....

Legislation that would require Pennsylvania voters to show photo identification evey time they cast a ballot is poised for a vote by the state Senate on Wednesday. This evening, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 15-11 to send an amended version......

Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The state Senate Wednesday takes up a bill that would require residents to show valid photo identification before voting. The proposal has the backing of leaders in the Republican-controlled House and of Gov. Tom...

Allentown Would Get A Second House Seat ... ... and it would come from Pittsburgh under a draft map under consideration by House Republicans, House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, said this afternoon. Because of the region's growth and the......

The Corbett administration confirmed Monday it wants to find a private manager to run the Pennsylvania Lottery, arguing that it would save the state money and protect programs for senior citizens that are funded by ticket sales. The administration has.......

But Before You Get Too Excited ... ... about the prospect of a smaller state Legislature, keep in mind that there's still a long way to go. Nonetheless, the House did vote 140-49 yesterday to send the Senate a proposed......

Allentown will still get a new House seat; the Poconos will get new Senate and House seats and Northampton County will go back to having two state senators under a new preliminary legislative district map approved Thursday. The 4-1 vote......

Most political experts agree that Pennsylvania is a must-win state in the 2012 presidential election. But a proposal set to go before the state Senate would change the formula for how the state changes to either red or blue. Republican state Sen....