Pa. had 430 projects last year, behind 491 for Ohio and 761 for Texas. In the window of time from 2010 to 2012, the ranking is the same. Texas had 1,649 projects, Ohio 1,365 and Pa. 1,220

The magazine Site Selection outlined its criteria thusly:

Site Selection awards the Governor’s Cup each year to the governor of the state with the highest number of qualified capital investment projects the previous calendar year. The publication’s proprietary New Plant database is populated with privatesector projects that meet one or more of these criteria: an investment of at least US$1 million, creation of 50 or more new jobs or construction of new space of at least 20,000 square feet (1,860 sq. m.).

The magazine singled out the airline fuel refineries in southeast Pa. as a sign of the state’s business accomplishments. Those major employers were on the verge of collapse until government, business and labor developed a rescue plan earlier this year.

But growth in western Pa. drove the state’s overall success, too. Pittsburgh was rated the 6th best metro area in the country (population over 1M) for projects, with 126. Philadelphia was number 7, with 124 projects.

The Lancaster market took the number five spot for metro areas between 200,000 and 1,000,000. It had 33 projects. AllentownBethlehemEaston was ninth, with 24 projects.

Corbett has and his reelection campaign will focus intensely on his efforts.

The role of a county party chair is complex and often thankless. He or she must be an organizer, diplomat, activist, spokesperson, recruiter, fundraiser, and executive.

Many of the 134 Democratic and Republican chairs around Pa. excel, but a few stand out above the rest. We talked to politicos pros, party activists and you.   "Click here to read more"

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State House:

Children & Youth: Rep. Kathy Watson, 144th Legislative District

Education:  Rep. Paul Clymer, 145th Legislative District

Human Services: Rep. Gene DiGirolamo, 18th Legislative District

State Senate:

Aging & Youth – Senator Bob Mensch (R24)

Judiciary – Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf (R12)

Labor & Industry – Senator John R. Gordner (R27)

Law & Justice – Senator Charles T. McIlhinney, Jr. (R10)

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Fitzpatrick, the 8th District Republican, won a third term Tuesday, defeating Democrat Kathy Boockvar by 13 percentage points and nearly 47,000 votes, according to unofficial election results. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Romney took turns highlighting his plans for job creation and bipartisanship while bashing President Barack Obama out in the open fields of Shady Brook Farm in Lower Makefield. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Crystal ball gazing is perilous, but examining trends between 08 and 10, and having talked with Democrats who watch this stuff closely, the trends do not bode well for President Obama. Click Here to Read More

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While the rest of the nation will be polled endlessly in the coming days as the nation digests what it saw in the 90minute domestic policy debate, local Republicans liked what they heard from Romney, who trails President Barack Obama in polling in both Pennsylvania and the country. Click Here to Read More

Now that the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race is on the national radar, the question is whether the Republican cavalry will support Tom Smith’s upstart campaign. 

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Loughery, who’s been to about 10 Springsteen concerts and met the Boss after one of them in the Dean Dome in N.C., loves the music but disagrees with the political statement. Click Here to Read More

Ryan’s stop in West Chester follows a whirlwind week in battleground states introducing himself to voters, criticizing President Barack Obama and discussing his plan to overhaulMedicare, the popular federal health program for the elderly. Click Here to Read More

Simpson decided this morning and issued a 70page opinion denying the plaintiffs an injunction to stop the law. Click Here to Read More

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Obama leads Mitt Romney by a narrow margin in most national polls, and has a slightly wider lead in most swing states, giving Romney little room for error. But while Obama continues to lead Romney in personal likability — a major asset — there are few signs that Obama’s sustained summer attack on Romney’s business background has changed the contours of the race. Click Here to Read More

The jobless rate climbed a 10th of a percentage point last month in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire and Virginia, the Labor Department said in a report released Friday. Click Here to Read More

Smith was born and raised on this stretch of land an hours drive outside Pittsburgh where coal mines neighbor corn farms, and he remembers wondering that day how the national debt would impact his grandchildren, some of whom also live on the farm. After talking it over with his wife and his pastor, Smith changed his voter registration from Democrat to Republican, and began a bid for the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Democrat and Pennsylvania brand name Bob Casey.

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The Republican and Democratic parties think so. In this tight presidential race, a national battle is on. And the ammo includes thousands of tweets, 140character messages shot off to hundreds of thousands of followers, a blizzard of news, talking points, zingers, datelines and instructions to the faithful. Click Here to Read More

The legislation spearheaded by Bucks Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick provides death benefits to the families of nonprofit ambulance rescue squad members who die in the line duty. Click Here to Read More

Poprik, who has been a state committeewoman for the county since 1984, had been vice chair for four years until Saturday’s GOP committee reorganization meeting in Doylestown. Click Here to Read More

Smith, who has been slow to get the general election started after winning the GOP primary in late April, leapt at the opportunity to tie Casey to Barack Obama and the both of them to the fragile economy. Click Here to Read More

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee led the incumbent president 5834 percent among U.S. veterans polled by Gallup over the past two months. The polling firm noted in its latest report that veterans, which make up 13 percent of the adult population, are mostly older men who have tended to support Romney in this race. Click Here to Read More

CANDIDATE OBAMA PROMISED A NET SPENDING CUT BY GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET “LINE BY LINE”

PROMISE: In 2008, Obama Promised A “Net Spending Cut” To The Federal Budget By Going “Through The Federal Budget Line By Line, Page By Page.” OBAMA: “But there is no doubt that weve been living beyond our means and were going to have to make some adjustments. Now, what Ive done throughout this campaign is to propose a net spending cut.” (Third Presidential Debate, Hempstead, NY, 10/15/08)

The field is wide open and this week Chris Christie once again suggested he might be willing to accept Mitt Romney’s nod for VP, if Romney offers it of course.

There are three other regional leaders who are also hoping to get that phone call.

Right now, Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey is on most national lists. A key source in his office says he would accept. In recent days, people close to Governor Tom Corbett are promoting him hard for the Vice President slot. And Rick Santorum is in play, but he hasn’t endorsed Romney yet.

Christie is the most highprofile, but NewJersey is a very blue Democratic state and Pennsylvania is considered more of a battleground.

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However, the GOP made a slight dent in registration tallies when previously registered voters switched registrations to Republican.

In the primary election, voters will cast ballots for president, U.S. Senate, state attorney general, auditor general, and treasurer, as well as U.S. House of Representatives, state House and Senate, and delegates to the Republican and Democratic national conventions.

This legislation represents a combination of several job creation measures aimed at increasing capital formation, spurring the growth of startups and small businesses, and paving the way for more smallscale businesses to go public and create more jobs. 

During the casework event at the office of state Representative Marguerite C. Quinn, Sen. Toomey’s staff will be available to help constituents who are having problems with federal agencies and programs. Constituents are encouraged to bring documents they have received from federal agencies related to their issues.

James Fitzpatrick, Sen. Toomey’s Southeast Pennsylvania regional manager, will be on hand to help area residents at the casework event.

What: Bucks County casework day

Who: U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey

When: Thursday, March 8, 2012

            10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Where: Office of State Representative Marguerite C. Quinn 

             1032 N. Easton Road

             Doylestown, Pa. 18902

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