They're called consumers or clients by human services agencies. But that's not how Lehigh County resident Susan Johnson, a participant of the SHAPE program, would put it. "We're real people with real stories," she insisted. At least 200 people just lik... »
Late Saturday night. I was throwing hatchets into a wall, one of my usual weekend past times. Then my computer "binged," alerting me to an email. Instead of the usual Saturday night troll, it was an email from State Senator Lisa Boscola, who must put i... »
So This Is What Happens ... ... when you poke a U.S. Congressman through the bars. You get an unfettered Jeremiad full of Old Testament-y wrath. Our bloggy cousin, Pennsylvania Avenue, has the details: Pennsylvania state Sen. Lisa Boscola ripped... »
Pennsylvania state Sen. Lisa Boscola ripped U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent during a debate on the new congressional map late Wednesday night, blasting that he sold out the Lehigh Valley to save his own political career. According to reports from Harrisburg... »
(Updated with link to Boscola's full remarks. Watch here.) Pennsylvania state Sen. Lisa Boscola ripped U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent during a debate on the new congressional map late Wednesday night, blasting that he sold out the Lehigh Valley to save... »
Allentown gets a new state House seat, drawn to reflect the city's growing Hispanic population, and Monroe County picked up new Senate and House seats under a reshaping of Pennsylvania's legislative topography adopted Monday. Besides center city, Allen... »
Local Leaders From ... ... Northampton and Carbon County went before the Legislative Reapportionment Commission this afternoon, where they begged mapmakers not to carve off huge chunks of their territory in the once-a-decade redrawing of 203 House and ... »
State lawmakers got a 3 percent cost-of-living raise – about $2,400 before taxes -- starting yesterday (Dec. 1), and all of the Lehigh Valley lawmakers reached by Patch said they will either donate their raises to charity or refund them to the state tr... »
