LCDC Events

Elizabethtown Dems meeting...Jan 25

LCDC Executive Committee...Jan 26

Endorsement Convention...Jan 28

Morales, Coller, Polite to be Honored at City Dinner...Jan 30

Manheim Township Dems meeting...Feb 1

Solanco Dems meeting...Feb 1

Warwick Dems meeting...Feb 1

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State Supreme Court Invalidates Redistricting Plan

A narrowly divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday invalidated a plan to redraw state House and Senate district lines, calling the redistricting approach “contrary to law” and throwing into disarray plans by candidates and parties for this year’s General Assembly races. Read more...

2012 LCDC Endorsement Convention

The Lancaster County Democratic Committee will convene its annual Endorsement Convention on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at The Country Barn, 211 S. Donerville Road, Lancaster.

Directions...

Late Wednesday afternoon, by a 4-3 vote, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices invalidated a controversial plan to redraw district lines for seats in the State House and State Senate, calling the redistricting approach "contrary to law". The justices have sent the plan back to the Legislative Reapportionment Commission.

We will be returning to our 2001 State House & State Senate district boundaries.

Take note: the dates for petition signing have also been moved from January 26th to February 16th.

Court Ruling adjusts petition calendar

Any signatures on nomination petitions dated January 24 or January 25, 2012, shall be deemed valid as to timeliness, subject, however, to any other statutory challenge. View calendar...


Local Headlines

Grove, DePasquale vote for bill to cut size of legislature

Rendell slams food-stamp asset test

OMG! ‘Street people’ from city are hanging out at Manheim Twp.’s library!

Franklin & Marshall College gets $5M toward new stadium

Morales, Coller, Polite to be Honored at City Dinner

The Lancaster City Democratic Committee wants to thank their three retiring city council persons for their years of service to the city. Joe Morales, Sr., Pat Coller, and Nelson Polite, Sr. will be honored on Monday, January 30th, at the Cork and Cap Restaurant. Make your reservations now. Read more...

Mike Sturla’s Policy Points Of The Day

Topic: High School Dropouts

PA students are required to attend school till the age of 17. DC and 15 states have set their dropout age at 18. In the 2009-10 school year, 1.5% or 12,662 PA students dropped out with 57% being male.

Click here for Mike Sturla's "Commonwealth Common Sense" blog...


State Headlines

McCaffrey out of Dem AG race

PA lawmakers grill education secretary over failing schools

PA bill eliminates biz tax shelters, lower biz income taxes

Democrats urge governor to make public education a priority

New Obama Online Ad in Pa:

President Obama's major 2011 energy goals left unfinished

Corbett's call for spending freeze gains little traction

State plans to develop health insurance exchange


State Party website - PADems.com

Pitts Watch...


National Headlines

Obama: American dream in peril, fast action needed

Obama rarely mentions health care in State of the Union

Fed Signals That a Full Recovery Is Years Away

Obama Speech Makes Pitch for Economic Fairness

Measure would change business as usual in Washington

A Tax Proposal Is Brought Out Again

President to Offer Way for Easing Home Debt

Obama Urges Tougher Laws on Financial Fraud

President Takes His Economic Message on the Road

Indiana House Passes a Bill on Union Fees


Marcellus Shale

Truth Squad: "Are there really 100 years worth of natural gas beneath the US?"

Drilling resumes in Allegheny National Forest

New York fines a PA driller; PA considers using acid mind drainage for fracking

DEP weighs using mine water for fracking

Nine Republican Senators Speak Out Against Impact Fee

Feds: less shale, but more production

More news about Marcellus Shale...


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Say NO to privatizing state Liquor Stores
by Bill Saylor 

There has been a recent rash of erroneous letters advocating privatization of the State liquor stores. They have been filled with fallacies. In a time of screaming conservatism, why would you want to liberalize availability of alcohol to minors? State store workers don’t sell to kids. Read more...


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