http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/ Blog entries from Capitol Ideas. en-US 2008-08-08T15:45:28-04:00 40.272839-76.890532 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/359715593/one-more-for-th.html So Here's Something ... ... we've been thinking about for a while. It's been more than a month since state Attorney General Tom Corbett brought the hammer down on Bonusgate and charged a dozen current and former House Democrats with... <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?a=nXvw7j"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?i=nXvw7j" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/359715593" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2008-08-08T15:45:28-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2008/08/one-more-for-th.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/359622743/regola-headed-t.html State Sen. Bob Regola ... ... is apparently under mounting pressure to drop his re-election bid, our friends at Capitolwire are reporting this afternoon. Apparently it has something to do with him being more unpopular than your Mom getting a... <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?a=lJgnt9"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?i=lJgnt9" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/359622743" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2008-08-08T13:51:36-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2008/08/regola-headed-t.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/359574804/playing-it-by-t.html The Dept. Of State ... ... is out with its most recent voter registration figures, and Democrats continue to outnumber Republicans, 4.27 million to 3.18 million. Moreover, it looks like Democrats' efforts to woo new voters are continuing to resonate.... <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?a=Puejzi"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?i=Puejzi" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/359574804" height="1" width="1"/> Film John Micek 2008-08-08T12:34:59-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2008/08/playing-it-by-t.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/359366677/a-capitol-ideas.html This morning's entry comes to us courtesy of Capitol Ideas intern Christopher Wink, who's spent a long week or two mostly not getting any by-lines in the Big Paper. This, of course, is no fault of his own. It's just... <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?a=hSqnBa"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?i=hSqnBa" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/359366677" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2008-08-08T07:57:25-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2008/08/a-capitol-ideas.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/358365970/post-soothing-o.html As You Might Have Expected ... ... there's been no shortage of fall-out from yesterday's twin announcements by Reps. Jeese White, D-Washington, and Eugene DePasquale, D-York, calling for Bill DeWeese to step down as House majority leader. Our friends at... <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?a=ZUJJK4"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?i=ZUJJK4" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/358365970" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2008-08-07T08:32:39-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2008/08/post-soothing-o.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/357794660/deweese-respond.html Um ... Sort of. Here's the statement we received when we asked for comment about Reps. White and DePasquale's calls for him to step down as majority leader. “I remain focused on my objective of improving the lives of Pennsylvanians... <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?a=ujisI5"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?i=ujisI5" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/357794660" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2008-08-06T17:41:23-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2008/08/deweese-respond.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/357726723/another-one-bit.html It's Scorecard Time. State Rep. Jesse White, D-Washington, has also just called on Bill DeWeese to step aside as majority leader. This keeps up, we're gonna need a cervical collar. "Rep. DeWeese has previously said he would step aside as... <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?a=OzdJHv"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?i=OzdJHv" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/357726723" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2008-08-06T15:55:02-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2008/08/another-one-bit.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/357635660/depasquale-dewe.html You Can Add ... ... freshman state Rep. Eugene DePasquale, D-York, to the ranks of Democratic lawmakers who think that embattled Majority Leader Bill DeWeese needs to give up his leadership post. "For the agenda we have this fall, we... <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?a=qVsWWS"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?i=qVsWWS" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/357635660" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2008-08-06T14:10:59-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2008/08/depasquale-dewe.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/357391782/an-abbreviated.html Good Morning, Fellow Seekers. Our apologies for the sporadic nature of the posts hereabouts. We've been suffering computer problems of the highest order these last few days. The official Capitol Ideas laptop gave up the ghost yesterday afternoon. And we... <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?a=8gN82w"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?i=8gN82w" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/357391782" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2008-08-06T09:00:50-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2008/08/an-abbreviated.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~3/356598167/bebko-jones-ple.html Former State Rep. Linda Bebko-Jones ... ... and her ex-chief of staff have pleaded guilty to forging signatures on nominating petitions in the 2006 primary, state Attorney General Tom Corbett's office said this afternoon. Bebko-Jones, a Democrat who represented Erie... <p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?a=va6gcL"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~a/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas?i=va6gcL" border="0"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/morningcall/news/CapitolIdeas/~4/356598167" height="1" width="1"/> Current Affairs John Micek 2008-08-05T14:00:36-04:00 http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2008/08/bebko-jones-ple.html