The Democratic candidate for state attorney general, John Morganelli, says that incumbent Tom Corbett has “eviscerated” Pennsylvania’s campaign finance laws by mishandling a federal lawsuit.

The lawsuit, seeking to overturn the state’s ban on corporate campaign contributions, was filed last summer in U.S. District Court by a nonprofit corporation based in Virginia, the Center for Individual Freedom.

In an interview last week, Morganelli said Corbett should have defended the state law and battled the lawsuit in court.  read more »

Seeking to break the decades-long Republican lock on the Attorney General’s Office, Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli will announce his candidacy today for the state’s top crime-fighting post.

“The office of attorney general has been controlled by one party for 28 years,” said Morganelli, who is so far running unopposed in the primary. He will take on incumbent Tom Corbett in November if no one successfully challenges him in the Democratic primary. “It’s time for a different strategy.”  read more »

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