Daylin Leach

"Politics is not an exact science," explained the exalted 19th-century German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck. "Politics is the art of the possible." Of course, Bismarck also said, "We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world; and it is the fear...

Terrance Williams faced quite a dilemma back in 1984, in Philadelphia. First, he beat Amos Norwood to death with a tire iron and then swiped his cash, credit cards and car to go on a gambling spree to Atlantic City at the age of 18. This was only 41/2...

Yo! The field of Democratic gubernatorial challengers eager to run against Republican incumbent Tom Corbett is growing. After months of speculation, Tom Wolf, a York businessman and former secretary of the Department of Revenue, has officially entered the...

Yo! The Democratic field for lieutenant governor appears to be getting bigger. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli is thinking of entering the race, according to the website PoliticsPA. (That's Morganelli to the right. If his name...

Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Thanks to some technical gremlins, we're running seriously late this morning and have to hit the road for The Mothership. So we'll dispense with the usual formalities and just dive right into the countdown of......

Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Just when you thought things couldn't get any weirder with the debate over whether to turn the day-to-day management of the $3.5 billion PA Lottery to an English company, the union representing about 200 agency........

Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Welcome back to the first working day after the long bank holiday weekend. We hope it was both restful and productive. But because the news never sleeps, let's dive right into your handy, clip-and-save guide......

Here's a leftover from the Sunday chat shows. It's state Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, and House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, squaring off on #VoterID. For those of you playing along at home, Leach is the chairman of the Senate......

Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. It's not February. And it's not Groundhog Day. Yet we here at Capitol Ideas World HQ can't help feel like we'll be trooping into familiar territory as we make the trek over to Commonwealth Court......

Ron Bukowski and Gary Miller stand on opposite shores in this summer’s debate over Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law. As he strolled through the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley in Lehigh County on a blindingly sunny afternoon last...

Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Our school days are but a hazy memory. But as the leaves start to turn, on mornings like this we can't help but be brought back to our eighth grade math class in Ye Olde......

Fresh off the presses from the office of Sen. Larry Farnese, D-Philadelphia: “Words cannot express the sadness and anger that we as a nation are feeling right now.My thoughts and prayers, and those of Philadelphia and the nation, are with......