by Susan Salerno | Jun 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
Republican state Sen. Randy Vulakovich and Democratic state Rep. Dom Costa may hail from different political parties. But they share a few things in common: Both were police officers. Both represent parts of Allegheny County. And both are middle-of-the-road lawmakers...
by Susan Salerno | May 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Until recently, few people saw U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta as a potential Senate candidate. A Republican who represented a conservative, blue-collar district sprawling from near Scranton southwest to Harrisburg, Barletta was mostly known for his hard-line stands on illegal...
by tjr58362 | Sep 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
With a deal on the debt ceiling, talk of one on “Dreamers,” and Democrats dining at the White House, former state party chairs T.J. Rooney (D.) and Alan Novak (R.) consider if these are the first signs of the country starting to see more civil discourse and...
by tjr58362 | Nov 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
Final thoughts on Election 2016 from Currents political analysts T.J. Rooney and Alan Novak. Rooney: I absolutely did not see this coming. I honestly felt in my heart and in my head that people would not overlook the way Donald Trump comported himself during the...
by tjr58362 | Nov 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
On the weekend before Election Day, final thoughts from Alan Novak and T.J. Rooney. Novak: I have to begin by amending my previous statement that we know how this story is going to end. We don’t! Things have changed in terms of momentum and perceptions. There is a...
by tjr58362 | Oct 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
T.J. Rooney and Alan Novak look at the state of Election 2016 after the third and final presidential debate, both at the top of the ticket and for other races. Rooney: The die has been cast and it’s directly attributable to Donald Trump’s performance in the final...
