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Harrisburg One Step Closer to State Take Over
The city of Harrisburg is waiting for the stroke of the Governor’s pen before it falls into the hands of a state receiver
On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed Senate Bill 1151 paving the way for a state takeover to help the debt...Tags: Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Government, Regional Authority, Environmental Issues, Dauphin County
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Greg Vitali: In Marcellus shale debate, it's time to clear the air
In the Marcellus shale debate, one point is frequently overlooked. It’s time to clear the air. Marcellus drilling is a significant source of air pollution, and as drilling expands so will the risk to human health and the environment. The...Tags: Delaware County, Environmental Pollution, Conservation, Air Pollution, Environmental Issues
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Pa. legislators consider texting while driving law
waynesboro@herald-mail.comIt is against the law to use a cell phone while driving in Maryland, but it still is legal to pick up the devices and text once drivers cross the Mason-Dixon Line into Pennsylvania. Some of Pennsylvania's biggest cities ban texting while driving, but the...Tags: Elections, Robert M Tomlinson, Maryland, Washington, DC, Pennsylvania
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Senator Piccola Not Running for Re-election
Senator Jeffrey E. Piccola (R-15) released the following statement today announcing his intention to not run for reelection in 2012.
“I hereby announce that I will not be a candidate for reelection to the 15th Senatorial District in 2012. I have...Tags: Jeffrey E Piccola
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Washington Twp. preliminary budget holds the line on taxes
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThe Washington Township (Pa.) Supervisors have developed a preliminary budget that holds the line on taxes for 2012, a budget year described as “very tight” by the township manager. The supervisors passed a preliminary budget Monday. It...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Labor Legislation, Monterey (Berks, Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace, Monterey (Franklin, Pennsylvania)
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Waynesboro school board OKs budget that cuts programs, raises taxes
waynesboro@herald-mail.comWith hours before the start of a new fiscal year, the Waynesboro Area School Board Thursday night passed a $49.9 million budget with cuts to art, family and consumer science, health and physical education, social studies, business education and German...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Elections, Government, Schools, Tom Corbett
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Barnes Foundation's disputed relocation is upheld by judge
Culture MonsterA Pennsylvania judge has denied a bid to prevent the illustrious Barnes Foundation art collection from being moved from its longtime site in suburban Lower Merion to a new $150-million museum in downtown Philadelphia. The group opposing the move is vowing... -
Dinner Hour #PaBudget Update: Vouchers Delayed Until Fall.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekThe Pennsylvania Legislature was poised tonight to send Gov. Tom Corbett the first on-time state budget in eight years, even as a last-minute push to legalize public school vouchers stalled before reaching the finish line. At 5:30 p.m., the majority-... -
House Passes The #PaBudget: Next Stop Governor's Desk.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekHARRISBURG _ The Pennsylvania Legislature has sent Gov. Tom Corbett a key part of what is widely expected to be the first on-time state budget in nine years, though a last-minute push to legalize public school vouchers stalled before reaching...... -
Midday #PaBudget Update: The Pieces Fall Into Place.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekThe State House Voted ... ... 109-89 a few minutes ago to approve the annual school-code bill, the mind-numbing assemblage of bureaucratese that dictates how money will be spent and how policy will be set in 2011-2012 at the state...... -
The Electoral College Furor Builds.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGlancing Around The Headlines ... ... this morning, the Senate GOP plan href="http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-electoral-college-change-20110913,0,5747360.story">to change Pennsylvania's electoral college process has gone... -
Local Pa. reps on board with budget's focus
waynesboro@herald-mail.comCalling it a budget without "gimmicks," Franklin County, Pa., legislators praised Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed spending plan unveiled Tuesday for its fiscal restraint, while saying some of the cuts, notably those in education, will be painful across the...Tags: Republican Party, Regional Authority, Richard L. Alloway, II, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Elections
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