Inq Harrisburg Politics http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics RSS Feed for Inq Harrisburg Politics en-us Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:09:17 GMT Scranton mayor to announce gubernatorial bid http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Scranton_mayor_to_announce_gubernatorial_bid.html The mayor of Scranton is set to officially kick off his campaign for Pennsylvania governor today. Supreme Court race breaks fundraising record http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Supreme_Court_race_breaks_fundraising_record.html Lentz hires former aide to Sestak and Carney http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Lentz_hires_former_aide_to_Sestak_and_Carney.html State Rep. Bryan Lentz, Democratic candidate for Congress in the 7th District, hires campaign manager who was integral to victories of U.S. Reps. Joe Sestak and Chris Carney, both D-Pa. Saidel keeps racking up endorsements in LG bid http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Saidel_keeps_racking_up_endorsements_in_LG_bid.html Former Philadelphia City Controller Jonathan Saidel (D) has won the statewide union endorsement of professional firefighters in his race for lieutenant governor, just the latest in a string of them. One cheesy World Series wager... http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/One_cheesy_World_Series_wager.html Gov. Rendell set rules for taxing table games; wants bill passed this week http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Gov_Rendell_set_rules_for_taxing_table_games_wants_bill_this_week.html Supreme Court candidate, tough on Commies? http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Supreme_Court_candidate_tough_on_Commies.html Republican lawmaker mulls bid for governor http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Republican_lawmaker_mulls_bid_for_governor.html Will it be a three-way race for the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania governor next year? Specter raises $1.82 million in 3Q http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Specter_raises_182_million_in_3Q.html Sen. Arlen Specter (D.,Pa.) raised $1.82 million for his reelection effort, ending with $8.7 million in cash on hand as of Sept. 30. Pa. gets ok to sell new multi-state lottery tickets http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/harrisburg_politics/Pa_to_sell_new_multi-state_lottery_tickets.html Pennsylvania already has Powerball. Will it jump into a new multistate lottery? Inquirer reporter Peter Mucha has the latest: