The Daily Numbers: 20 children, 6 adults killed in shooting rampage at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. It was that image that Sen. Robert P. Casey, D-Pa., says changed his mind on some gun control issues.
0 chance that he will be a candidate for governor, Casey said.
1 year extension on the 2 percent payroll tax cut, something Casey said he wanted but which was shot down.
924 dollars found in purse of drug suspect who was charged after a traffic stop in Ridley.
40 tablets of suspected Oxycodone she had stashed in her bra.
30 to 60 months in prison for Upper Darby man in connection with robbery.
18 of Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes that would be divvied up according to percentage of the popular vote, according to play being pushed by state Sen. Dominic Pileggi.
2 votes that would be allotted to winner of the popular vote. Currently the state is winner take all when it comes to electoral votes.
8.7 percent increase in property taxes in the preliminary budget for Upper Darby School District.
2.86 mill increase for a total of 35.71 mills.
3,571 property tax tab for the average district property assessed at $100,000
7 million debt resolution given the OK by Garnet Valley School District.
72.24 dollars an hour, how much H. Geoffrey Moulton will be paid to head up the investigation of how the state attorney general’s office under Tom Corbett handled the Jerry Sandusky investigation.
5 year-old boy safe after he was rescued by police from underground bunker where he was being held in Alabama. The suspect was killed.
1.8 percent increase in factory orders in December.
129 point dip in the stock market yesterday, taking it back under the 14,000-point threshold.
1.4 million households in Philly area that were tuned into the Super Bowl. That’s a 48 share, almost half of the TVs that were on.
27.7 billion dollar budget last year for Pa. Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to increase spending a bit in his address today.
41 billion dollars in unfunded liability in the state’s two big public employee pension plans.
25 million dollars donated to the Unversity of Pennsylvania for a home for its political science and economics departments.
78-61 win for the Sixers over Jameer Nelson’s Orlando Magic.
3 straight wins for the Sixers, but it was a costly one since they lost Thaddeus Young to a hamstring pull.
Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.
The Sixers just can’t get a break. They win 3 straight, but lose a key player when Thaddeus Young goes down.
I Don’t Get It: Distracted driving. I don’t get it. For God’s sake, put the damn phone down.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Sen. Robert P. Casey, who never blinked an eye yesterday in sitting with out editorial board and saying he would not be a candidate for govenor.
Quote Box: “That reality sunk into me in ways that I don’t think I’ve ever been affected by a public polity issue before.”
Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr., talking about the reason for his policy shift.
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