7+ hour, 8+ min ago  (689+ words) By Keegan Gibson, Managing Editor There's a new Democratic consulting firm in town. Political operatives Brad Koplinski, Eric Nagy and Dan Hartman have managed their share of campaigns across Pennsylvania. Now they're launching Penn Blue Strategies, which will work with…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (797+ words) Good morning politicos, and welcome to the Buzz. We hope you had a good week, and that you got more sleep last night than Jason Altmire did. Altmire Likely to Remain on Ballot: It's been a nightmarish week for the Altmire…...

4+ hour ago  (116+ words) The billionaire activist lauded Governor Wolf's new Secretary. New DEP Secretary John Quigley has a big fan. The freshly confirmed head of the Department of Environment Protection was congratulated by Tom Steyer. Steyer is a billionaire activist dedicated to fighting…...

3+ hour, 43+ min ago  (494+ words) Clinton leads Trump in the newest poll, PA Society will have to move from the Waldorf and we examine the GOP voter registration surge. Good morning politicos, here's the Playbook! Behind the GOP Voter Surge in PA: The shift is…...

3+ hour, 59+ min ago  (1055+ words) Following Romney's much anticipated VP pick, PA Dems fired their first attack against Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan during a press call Monday, criticizing the impact of the Romney-Ryan budget proposal on Pennsylvania. Following Romney's much anticipated VP pick, Wisconsin Rep....

5+ hour, 11+ min ago  (554+ words) Tom Wolf held an event in honor of the opening of his new Western Pa. office. After the former Revenue Secretary received the backing of most of the prominent Western Pa. lawmakers, a grand office opening in Pittsburgh seemed to…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (299+ words) We take a look at the aftermath of the state's gubernatorial election. Well, it's all over. On Tuesday, Tom Wolf defeated Tom Corbett 55% to 45% to become the next Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. We'll take a look this week…...

4+ hour, 30+ min ago  (315+ words) The latest Harper survey shows the Democratic nominee with a ten point advantage. A new Harper poll provides the second piece of good news for Tom Wolf today. The Harper survey shows 50% of likely voters intend to support Wolf compared…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago  (722+ words) One of Pa. s largest conservative organizations has endorsed Tom Smith for U. S. Senate. The PAC of the Independence Hall Tea Party threw its support behind the former coal company owner from Armstrong County. Smith was also the leader of the…...

4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (362+ words) By Jared Edgerton, Contributing Writer Weeks'maybe even days'ago it seemed impossible that Senator Rick Santorum would finish as a top tier candidate in the Iowa caucus. Tuesday night, the Senator delivered a tremendous blow to conventional wisdom by finishing second…...