Commonwealth Confidential http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=390409&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fharrisburg_politics%2F Commonwealth Confidential gives you regularly updated coverage of the state legislature, the governor and the workings of the state bureaucracy. It is written by the political reporters in the Inquirer's Harrisburg bureau, based right in the statehouse. en-us Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:16:56 GMT 2009-11-19T20:16:56Z en-us H1N1: The music video released http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=359949&44=70536202&32=3796&7=390409&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fharrisburg_politics%2FH1N1_music_video_coming_to_a_classroom_near_you.html Call it H1TV? It may not exactly be "Thriller," but the kids of Beaver County's Lincoln Performing Arts Charter School do a pretty good job rockin' the house to stop the spread of the H1N1 virus in Pennsylvania Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:16:56 GMT 91848788dde4ac202b998e30bc3760d4 Amy Worden 2009-11-19T20:16:56Z Democrats step up pressure against Gerlach, Dent http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=359949&44=70231607&32=3796&7=390409&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fharrisburg_politics%2FDemocrats_step_up_pressure_against_Gerlach_Dent.html The Democratic National Committee is running radio ads against Republican Reps. Jim Gerlach and Charles Dent, who represent districts President Obama carried but voted against health insurance reform, siding with "insurance companies." Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:06:21 GMT fdab7e427326891beba5b2765e794b62 Thomas Fitzgerald 2009-11-16T23:06:21Z State to lay off 319 additional employees http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=359949&44=70207857&32=3796&7=390409&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fharrisburg_politics%2FState_to_layoff_319_additional_employees.html Blaming the tough economy and deep budget cuts, the Rendell administration today announced it would lay off 319 employees across 10 state agencies, bringing to 769 the total number of government job cuts over the past year. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:19:09 GMT 7ad83000101ee9eb49c01f35d2b6114a Amy Worden 2009-11-16T19:19:09Z Scranton mayor to announce gubernatorial bid http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=359949&44=69649437&32=3796&7=390409&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fharrisburg_politics%2FScranton_mayor_to_announce_gubernatorial_bid.html The mayor of Scranton is set to officially kick off his campaign for Pennsylvania governor today. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:09:17 GMT 184291ddbb3cc01d0f7c084d61e8632c Amy Worden 2009-11-10T14:09:17Z