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Pennsylvania House approves bill to close Delaware Loophole and add corporate tax breaks
HARRISBURG — Companies that operate in Pennsylvania will no longer be able to avoid paying their full share of taxes by shifting some profits they earn here out of state, according to a House bill approved Monday. But the bill, which was approved...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Politics, Bryan Barbin, Dominic Pileggi, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations
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I-81 could be closed through Sunday after tanker crash; some Turnpike tolls waived
(MCT) — Traffic will be disrupted for days — and possibly months — at a major Interstate 81 interchange in the Harrisburg area after a fiery crash involving a diesel tanker caused serious damage Thursday to the road and bridges. The...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Politics, Executive Branch, Transportation Accidents
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Gov. Corbett's plan to raise oil tax will harm Pa. economy
Gov. Tom Corbett recently proposed removing the cap on the oil company franchise tax on gasoline. He stated that it would "force oil and gas companies to pay their fair share." The extra revenue would be used for repair and maintenance of our roads and...Tags: Politics, Petroleum Industry, Executive Branch, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Government
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Manufacturer to expand in Whitehall
Lightweight Manufacturing of Allentown will expand into a new building with the help state financing, Gov. Tom Corbett's office announced Tuesday. A manufacturer of fabric panels for tents and other temporary structures, Lightweight is buying and...Tags: Allentown, Politics, Executive Branch, Whitehall, Government
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Pennsylvania lawmakers float pension reform bills
HARRISBURG — A dozen years ago, state Rep. Chris Ross voted to give himself and 252 other lawmakers 50 percent pension hikes, while state workers and teachers got 25 percent increases. On Tuesday, Ross said the 2001 pension vote was bad. That vote,...Tags: Retirement, Labor Legislation, Elections, National Government, Executive Branch
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Poll: Gov. Tom Corbett's approval ratings slip again
HARRISBURG — A new poll shows Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's poll numbers have sunk again, to depths a sitting governor has not seen in decades. That could make Corbett's climb out of the trenches that much more difficult as he prepares for a re-...
Tags: Privatization, G. Terry Madonna, Politics, Elections, Executive Branch
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High court considers mandatory retirement for judges
HARRISBURG — When Pennsylvania last voted to amend the state Constitution in 1968, it adopted a provision to ensure that judges didn't stay on the bench longer than their minds stayed sharp. On Wednesday, the state Supreme Court heard arguments...Tags: Judges, Voting, Trials, Litigation, Elections
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Corbett says drug use costing jobs
HARRISBURG — When Gov. Tom Corbett took office in 2010, he inherited a $4 billion deficit that he plugged with massive cuts to public schools, universities and human services programs while leaving the prisons budget untouched and not raising taxes....
Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Elections, Democratic Party, Executive Branch, Government
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$2.5 billion transportation bill passes Senate committee
HARRISBURG — Motorists would face higher gasoline taxes as well as licensing fee and traffic ticket hikes to pay for an additional $2.5 billion in long-neglected repairs and upgrades to roads, bridges, mass transit and ports, according to a state...Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Politics, Public Transportation, Richard A Kasunic, John N Wozniak
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Former Pa. Supreme Court judge gets house arrest, must write apology letters on photos of herself
PITTSBURGH — Former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin won't go to prison. In fact, the only incarceration she serves will be inside her own home. But the sentence handed down Tuesday by an Allegheny County judge carries with it...Tags: Crimes, Judges, Trials, Witnesses, Ethics
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More than 100 parents, students hold midday rally protesting Allentown school budget cuts
Long before they arrived at the Allentown School District administration building Monday, you could hear them coming along Hamilton Street — roughly 175 protesters, among them scores of children and teens who were, at that early afternoon hour,...
Tags: Allentown, Government Debt
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It's time for a third-party candidate for Pa. governor to emerge
In one corner, we have Tom Corbett, an exceedingly disappointing Republican governor, and in the other corner we have Allyson Schwartz, a career politician who is bereft of accomplishment despite being gerrymandered into a position of permanent power. If...Tags: Politics, Elections, Milford (Easton, Pennsylvania), Executive Branch, Government
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