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Secretary of aging speaks with Somerset seniors
Daily American Staff WriterMore than 100 people crowded into the Somerset senior center Friday to hear what Secretary of Aging Brian Duke had to say about funding their programs and keeping the center doors open. Duke heads the state department that oversees many services and...Tags: Physical Conditions, Politics, Government, Lotteries, Regional Authority
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Allentown School Board to consider saving full-day kindergarten, related arts
Allentown School Board is considering motions that would save full-day kindergarten and related arts programs from being cut. The board tabled proposals late Thursday night that would have removed seven kindergarten teachers in proposed budget cuts and...Tags: Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Budgets and Budgeting, Allentown, Government Debt
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Fish and Boat commissioner encourages public to voice concern about Lake Somerset
Daily American Staff Writer, @daalyssacFish and Boat Commissioner Len Lichvar said funding could be available for Lake Somerset, but residents must lobby to secure the funds. "It's the citizens that got it here and it's the citizens that can keep it here," he said during a live online...Tags: Lakes and Ponds, Lobbying, Politics, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Letter to the Editor - April 15
Pa. lawmakers do not support our local schools To the editor: If Franklin County residents like paying higher property taxes so that our communities’ children can go to school in crowded classrooms with fewer and fewer educational...Tags: Politics, Government, Regional Authority, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Charter Schools
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General Services secretary touts state purchasing program for small businesses
Daily American Staff WriterSomerset County lost purchasing power under the Gov. Ed Rendell administration because the administration focused on buying in bulk from bigger suppliers and vendors, Somerset County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ron Aldom said. Aldom is...Tags: Business Opportunities, Politics, Government, Sales, Edward G. Rendell
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Tyler Trumbauer: Cuts in education funds harm nation's future
What's your son's or daughter's favorite part of school? If you ask him or her, I'm sure you will get a response to the tune of "recess" or "lunch." Despite those nonsensical answers, there really is a true reply to that question. The real rejoinder...Tags: Students, Economy, Business and Finance, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Finance
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State fiscal office: Medicaid expansion would generate $435 million for Pennsylvania
Since February, Gov. Tom Corbett's administration has been accused of using vague language in describing its fear that the state would lose money by expanding Medicaid coverage to more poor residents under the Affordable Care Act. The administration...Tags: Medicaid, Politics, Government, Think Tanks, Government Health Care
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Corbett receives offer from Maryland for 219 completion study
Staff writer, @DA_AmberRMaryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has offered to use his own state’s money to pay for planning studies to complete Route 219 between Meyersdale and Interstate 68 in Maryland. In a letter to Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, O’Malley proposes...Tags: Highway Transportation, Politics, Government, Regional Authority, Somerset County (Maryland)
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Lieutenant governor gives -- and receives -- message during visit to Somerset County
Daily American Staff Writer @PeteBosakBERLIN — While work to restore Pennsylvania — and Somerset County — from recovery to economic prosperity is well underway, there is much more to be done, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley told county Republicans Thursday. Cawley was...Tags: Politics, Carl Walker Metzgar, Mining, Crime, Law and Justice, Regional Authority
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Liquor privatization vote moves step closer in House
Capitol IdeasYo! Can you hear the collective sigh of relief? Lawmakers and reporters won't be stuck in the Capitol for that long today. In a surprise move Wednesday, Democrats withdrew all but one of the 106 amendments they had introduced as...... -
'Tom Corbett Liquor Tax'?
Capitol IdeasYo! The latest liquor amendment count is in as of 1 p.m. Lawmakers have added 124 amendments to the already amended House Bill 790, the liquor privatization bill, backed by Republican Gov. Tom Corbett and House Majority Leader Mike Turzai,...... -
One more Democratic challenger
Capitol IdeasYo! The field of Democratic gubernatorial challengers eager to run against Republican incumbent Tom Corbett is growing. After months of speculation, Tom Wolf, a York businessman and former secretary of the Department of Revenue, has officially entered the...
Apr 19, 2013
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Apr 19, 2013
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Apr 18, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
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Apr 26, 2013
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Apr 25, 2013
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Apr 23, 2013
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Apr 12, 2013
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Apr 11, 2013
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Mar 20, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Mar 20, 2013
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Apr 2, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
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