PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: After running a TV-oriented campaign and refusing to take questions after a major decision she announced on the state lottery two weeks ago, no one knew quite what to expect when new Attorney General Kathleen Kane made a major public appearance to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Kane hit it out of the park with personal vignettes and a passionate plea for a $12.7 million increase in her appropriation.
The Democrat is giving the Republican Gov. Tom Corbett fits. She was appearing before a Republican-controlled budget committee. So some tough questions might have been on order… (more)