PITTSBURG TRIBUNE Editorial: …Federal supremacy is straightforward when Congress legalizes private activity banned by states — but not when Congress bans conduct legalized by states, [Vanderbilt University law professor Robert A. Miklos in says. Those state laws remain in force because the anti-commandeering principle means Congress can‘t pre-empt states‘ inaction — in this instance, declining, […]
Month: December 2012
Legal pot unlikely in Pennsylvania anytime soon
Both Martin and Morganelli said they’re more open to the use of pot for medical purposes. In the 20 states that have legalized medical marijuana, it can be prescribed to treat pain, nausea, glaucoma and a number of other maladies…
Toyota settlement in sudden-acceleration case will top $1 billion
LOS ANGELES TIMES: …Under terms of the settlement, filed Wednesday in federal court in Santa Ana, Toyota will install a brake-override system in an estimated 3.25 million vehicles and compensate car owners for the alleged reduced value of the vehicles, among other terms. According to attorneys for the plaintiffs, the estimated value of the settlement […]
Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor Tapped To Replace Late Sen. Daniel Inouye
HUFFINGTON POST: Hawaii’s Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz has been chosen to replace the late Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii)… After fighting respiratory complications, Inouye passed away December 17 at the age of 88. The day Inouye died, he sent a letter to Abercrombie asking him to appoint Hanabusa to his seat. Abercrombie said that he wanted […]
Timothy Geithner: Debt Limit Will Be Reached December 31
HUFFINGTON POST: U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Wednesday that the nation’s statutory debt limit will be reached on December 31 and the Treasury Department will take “certain extraordinary measures” to postpone the date. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Geithner said that the measures would add about two months […]
Chicago Tribune, Six Other Papers Drop Associated Press
BREITBART: Reports from Tribune insiders were confirmed Sunday by Paul Colford, director of media relations for AP. “We’re disappointed by this development but recognize this is a time of transition for these seven Tribune newspapers,” Colford said. “We hope they’ll return to AP as their circumstances change. AP continues to diversify its business to enhance […]
GOP Pollster: The NRA Isn’t Listening With Proposal For Armed Guards At Schools
HUFFINGTON POST: …“The public wants guns out of the schools, not in the schools, and they’re not asking for a security official or someone else,” [Frank] Luntz said on CBS’s “This Morning,” responding to a proposal first floated by top NRA lobbyist Wayne LaPierre during a press conference last week. “I don’t think the NRA […]
House Won’t Be In Session For Legislative Business On Thursday
HUFFINGTON POST: Citing House Republican leadership aides, NBC reports that GOP leaders have not called members back to Washington, D.C. Time for the White House and Congress to reach a deal to avert or delay the so-called fiscal cliff is running out. Tax increases and government spending cuts are set to begin next week. A […]
LETTER: Self serving LNP blames rotten CC results on financial uncertainty
Bernie also reminds us of the CC’s own looming fiscal cliff and allows center GM Mark Moosic to pass the buck on the dismal performance of the center by blaming the financial uncertainty on his rotten results. He wants to “get past this” but his de facto employer, Penn Square Partners [in which the Lancaster Newspapers is an equal partner], does not want to do anything that involves putting in any more of their own money, even though they, along with the City, are the only beneficiaries of the project.
Oped: Camelot has much to offer Pennsylvania and its lottery
Camelot’s approach is the opposite — in the UK, most adults play the lottery, but only in a modest way. More than 70 percent of the adult UK population play the lottery, but they typically spend the equivalent of only a few dollars a week.
Rendell tied to consultants on lottery privatization
LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL: …Former Gov. Ed Rendell is a senior adviser to Greenhill Partners, which stands to make millions if Corbett signs off on a private management agreement with the North American subsidiary of The Camelot Group, which runs the National Lottery in the United Kingdom. [Gov. Tom] Corbett has until at least Monday […]
Drop in Penn State applications might not have anything to do with Sandusky scandal
HARRISBURG PATRIOT NEWS: …Executive Director for Admissions Anne Rohrbach said in an interview last week that the university projects an applicant pool for 2013-14 — the first full admissions cycle in the post-Jerry Sandusky, post-Joe Paterno era — of about 70,000. Looked at in a light most favorable to Penn State, that would be the […]
Egypt’s Islamist Constitution Approved by 63% of Voters
NEWSMAX: Egypt’s new constitution, drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi, has been approved by 63.8 percent of voters in a two-round referendum, the supreme election committee said on Tuesday. The result, which followed votes held on Dec. 15 and on Dec. 22, matched an earlier unofficial tally given by Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood. “We […]
Democrats Urge Boehner to Pass Fiscal Cliff Bill with Their Help
That would give Democrats a bigger voice in the bargain, of course, which the Republican-led House is loath to do. That’s why about 10 percent of the House’s members – staunch anti-tax conservatives – were able to thwart Speaker John Boehner’s bid to pass a narrowly crafted bill that might have strengthened his bargaining hand…