Romney targets Obama at Cape Canaveral stop (7 hours ago)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney bounded onto the small stage set up inside an assembly room for spacecraft payloads Friday and acknowledged the cheers of supporters before launching into criticism of his opponent -- President Barack Obama.

Republican committee set to endorse U.S. Senate candidate (7 hours ago)
HERSHEY, Pa. -- With a closely watched party endorsement vote set for this morning, seven of the GOP contenders for U.S. Senate gave their final pitches for support in a forum here Friday evening. The unwieldy panel -- which included Chester County businessman Steve Welch, Washington County entrepreneur Tim Burns, retired Armstrong County coal company owner Tom Smith, former state Rep.

Panel recommends statewide ban on courtroom tweeting (2 hours ago)
With laptops and IPhones at their fingertips, reporters in a Harrisburg courtroom awaited the start of opening arguments last week n in the much-anticipated trial of former House Speaker Bill DeWeese. Then Dauphin County President Judge Todd Hoover entered and tod them there would be no Tweeting in his courtroom.

Museum of the American Revolution comes to Philly (4 hours ago)
The Museum of the American Revolution found a home in Philadelphia.

What happened to police review board proposal? (8 hours ago)
There’s quite a bit of buzz surrounding a bill that wasn’t introduced in City Council on Thursday.

Mayor asks for cash to cover appraisals for assessment appeals (14 hours ago)
Mr. Ravenstahl today sent legislation to city council requesting $100,000 for the program, modeled after a similar program city officials operated in 2002 after the last round of property assessments.

Rendell compares GOP presidential candidates to a "clown car" (14 hours ago)
One day after causing a mini-dust up in the Pennsylvania state Capitol, former Gov. Ed Rendell took on the national GOP candidates likening them to clowns in a "clown car" at the circus.

Friday's DN: More boots, bigger bounties (15 hours ago)

Heat's on as GOP candidates make their final pitch (20 hours ago)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- In an energized debate that was as much about projecting a powerful and presidential image as it was about answering questions, the four candidates for the Republican nomination Thursday night defended their stated positions and traded jabs in a final pitch for votes in Florida's influential primary Tuesday.

Prosecutors wrap up case against DeWeese (Yesterday)
Prosecutors finished their case Thursday against state Rep. Bill DeWeese, D-Waynesburg, in his public corruption trial after presenting the once powerful legislator's grand jury testimony.

Clarke's first day in the big chair (Yesterday)

Mayor Nutter announces new crime-fighting plan (Yesterday)

Thursday's DN: Meet the new boss (Yesterday)

Westmoreland County seeks to cut judge's office (2 days ago)
Westmoreland County has recommended eliminating one of its 17 district judge offices -- that of Michael Mahady's office in Unity along Route 981 near Latrobe. The proposal wouldn't take effect until Judge Mahady retires or reaches mandatory retirement at age 70, which would be in five years.

PA Supremes implode political landscape, leave town (2 days ago)
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dropped a bombshell on the state political landscape on Wednesday. Then, like the actors in part one of a two-part Hallmark channel drama, they left town - at least some did - while leaving the population hanging and the maps in limbo.

Milton Street goes for the state House; the Sanchez empire expanding? (2 days ago)

McCaffery exit gives Murphy boost in AG's race (2 days ago)

Court orders more work on new state House, Senate districts (2 days ago)
HARRISBURG -- In a surprising move, the state Supreme Court today remanded the new state reapportionment plan back to a redistricting commission for more work.

Milton Street to seek 195th District state House seat (2 days ago)
What, you thought you had heard the last of former federal prison inmate and state Sen. T. Milton Street Sr.? No chance. Street is out circulating nominating petitions to run in the April 24 Democratic primary election for the state House's 195th District, currently held by rookie state Rep. Michelle Brownlee. Hat-tip to Newsworks, where we saw this first.

Dan McCaffery confirms: He's out of state AG race (2 days ago)
Local attorney Dan McCaffery just confirmed to PhillyClout what we heard this morning: He is dropping out of the April 24 Democratic primary election for state Attorney General. McCaffery said campaign fund-raising was a key factor in his decision to drop out of the three-way

Breaking: Dan McCaffery dropping out of state AG race (2 days ago)

Wednesday's DN -- Obama's State of the Union address (2 days ago)

Pippy announces he won't run for another full term (3 days ago)
State Sen. John Pippy, R-Moon, announced Tuesday that he would not run this year for a third full term in the state Senate.

Nutter and City Council leadership's first meeting (3 days ago)
Mayor Nutter met with City Council leadership for the first time today to discuss a number of major issues facing the city over the next six months.

House leader Turzai opts out of Congressional run (3 days ago)
It's the state House over the U.S. House for Mike Turzai. The House Majority Leader from Allegheny Count said today he decided not to run for U.S. Congress after all.

PA broadcasting history: the PA Supreme Court goes live for the first time (3 days ago)
In what may qualify as the ultimate Quixotic exercise, lawyers representing parties challenging the state’s new legislative boundary maps made their case - as they do every decade - before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

Politico: Occupy Philly member to run for Congress here (3 days ago)
Politico reports this afternoon that Nathan Kleinman, a member of Occupy Philly and a former staffer to former State Rep. Josh Shapiro's legislative team and former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak's unsuccessful 2010 run for the U.S. Senate, will challenge U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz in the April 24 Democratic primary election for the 13th House district in Philadelphia and Montgomery County.

Tuesday's DN: Two views on the city's growing airport (3 days ago)

GOP still split on candidate to challenge U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (4 days ago)
Tomorrow is the first day for candidates to circulate nominating petitions to get their names listed on the April 24 primary election ballot. The state Republican Party meets Saturday in Harrisburg to consider endorsing candidates. And a contested GOP primary looks as likely as ever for the chance to take on U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. in the November general election.

Monday's DN-- Penn State's legendary football coach has died (4 days ago)

Corbett slashes funding for gas drilling-related science research (1/19/2012)
Questions about the impact of natural gas drilling on the environment echo from one side of Pennsylvania to the other and beyond. But Gov. Corbett quietly cut funding by 70 percent for scientific research that might answer those questions, according to a new report by State Impact Pennsylvania, a project funded by NPR and local radio affiliates.

Paramedics and firefighters can bargain together (1/19/2012)
A state court ruled Thursday that about 200 Philadelphia paramedics belong to the local firefighters bargaining unit, a victory for the city’s firefighters' union and a blow to Mayor Nutter.

Boy Scout Building (1/18/2012)
Deal for city to sell Boy Scouts building in holding pattern

Lawmakers ask Corbett for emergency meeting on Chester-Upland crisis (1/14/2012)

Featherman to take on Brady (1/13/2012)
GOP candidate to take on Brady