Jim Gerlach News

U.S. Rep. Jim Gerlach has a beef with Republican Party leaders in Pennsylvania. Trailing in the polls in the 2010 governor's race, Gerlach today said GOP honchos have been too quick to embrace rival Tom Corbett in next year's primary.

Members of the Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation, today at a briefing on Capitol Hill, had an opportunity to learn how the Federal Highway Administration plans to evaluate the current application from the Turnpike Commission to toll Interstate 80.

How does an elected official kill a little time while awaiting the legal disposition of 82 public corruption charges? If you're former state House Speaker John Perzel , you don't hang your head in shame.

Congressman Jim Gerlach says the so-called "doc fix" bill House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Democrat leadership team passed is nothing more than a placebo for physicians concerned about getting paid less next year to treat Medicare patients.

The Democratic National Committee is running radio ads against Republican Reps. Jim Gerlach and Charles Dent of Pennsylvania, who represent districts carried last year by Barack Obama yet voted "no" on health-care reform legislation earlier this month.

DCCC chair Chris Van Hollen has made preparations to avoid a repeat of the GOP sweep of '94, arguing that political observers who say Dems are in for big losses are premature.

An abundance of open-seat races bodes well for the GOP. Republicans stand to gain significant ground in governor races next year , adding to their recent pickups in Virginia and New Jersey, and setting them up nicely for 2012 and beyond.

And then there were three. Republican state Representative Sam Rohrer has thrown his hat into the ring for Governor.

The other shoe has dropped. This time state Attorney General Tom Corbett's investigation of nefarious political activities in Harrisburg has led to criminal charges against Republicans, most sensationally former House Speaker John Perzel of Philadelphia, who is still a state representative.

State Rep. Sam Rohrer is declaring his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor.

With his indictment last week of House Republicans in the 3-year-old, ongoing investigation of the state Legislature, Attorney General Tom Corbett has apparently acquitted himself of charges of engaging in partisan politics.

The public corruption charges that Attorney General Tom Corbett has filed against 12 House Democratic caucus members and 10 Republican caucus members seem certain to become major elements in campaigns for governor and the state House next year.

The grand jury presentment Corbett released mentions Scott Migli, campaign manager for U.S. Rep.

SOME CONSIDER Friday the 13th a lucky day, while others wring their hands with worry.

Share + Nov 13, 2009 5:08 pm US/Eastern PETER JACKSON, Associated Press Writer As a judge set bail Friday for 10 defendants connected to the state House Republican caucus, political observers said the latest charges provide partisan balance to Attorney General Tom Corbett's ongoing corruption probe that should work to his advantage as he campaigns ...

Republican Attorney General Tom Corbett today is expected to file criminal charges in the ongoing legislative corruption probe that for the past year has focused on House Republicans.

In an abrupt reversal, Gov. Rendell today abandoned plans to convert the closing Willow Grove Naval Air Station into a state-administered emergency and defense hub.

Two candidates for governor in 2010, Democrat Tom Knox and Republican Jim Gerlach, say Republican Tom Corbett should step down as attorney general if he plans to continue to lead an investigation into alleged corruption in the state Legislature.

The Republican contest for governor soon could become a three-way race. State Rep.

The announcement comes a week after Doherty was re-elected to a third term as mayor.