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Rep. Jackson under treatment for mood disorder, staff says
Tribune reportersUnder increasing pressure from top Democrats to disclose what's kept Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. off the job for more than a month, the congressman's office issued a statement Wednesday saying he is being treated for a "mood disorder" at an inpatient center....Tags: Government, NBC (tv network), U.S. House Committee on Ethics, Mood Disorders, Illinois Governor
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Front-line workers bear brunt of DCFS staff cuts
Budget cuts that are often cited as a reason for failures by the state agency charged with protecting children have fallen disproportionately on front-line child abuse and neglect workers, a Tribune analysis has found. Less than half the agency's overall...
Tags: Family, Wars and Interventions, Pension and Welfare, Environmental Issues, Government
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Pa. lawmakers scramble to finish budget, education bills before new fiscal year
Republicans in control of Pennsylvania’s Legislature scrambled Tuesday to finish writing a host of budget- and education-related bills to get them to fellow Republican Gov. Tom Corbett before the new fiscal year starts Sunday. That meant that...Tags: Charter Schools, Taxation, Crime, Law and Justice, Schools, Abusive Behavior
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Mid-Morning Budget Update: Talks continue, second session planned for this afternoon.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekAbout The Only Headline ... ... to come out of this morning's budget negotiating session was House Majority Leader Mike Turzai's entirely unsurprising (though no less important) confirmation that a debate on state store privatization will gather dust in... -
Dinner Hour Budget Update: Second round of talks inconclusive, tensions mount.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekA second round of budget talks ended this afternoon without legislative Republicans and Corbett administration negotiators reaching agreement on a bottom-line spending number for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Testy Republican bosses stuck to a... -
To move college funding bills, House Approps discovers time-travel.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekThe House Appropriations Committee just kicked out Senate-penned funding bills for Pennsylvania's four state-related universities and the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, putting them in position for a vote by the full House any day now.... -
The Sunday Brunch: Parsing the #crackercredit jobs claims.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGov. Tom Corbett says the construction of a new natural gas processing plant in western Pennsylvania could spark a “new industrial revolution” and create tens of thousands of new jobs. And that’s why lawmakers need to sign off on a...... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: Four days and counting.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Budget Frenzy 2012 is in full swing here in the seat of power. Spreadsheets for the 2012-13 spending plan were released yesterday. And while they weren't met with the enthusiasm that, say, accompanied the... -
Early Evening Budget Update: The Details Emerge.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekPennsylvania’s four state-related universities and the 14 state-owned universities would likely receive the same amount of money as they did last year; public schools and public libraries would also be level-funded, but a program that provides... -
#PaBudget clears committee, heads to the House floor for debate.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekHere's what the Web said about this morning's debate in the House Appropriations Committee over the proposed 2012-13 state budget: [View the story "Mid-Morning Budget Update: #PaBudget on its way to House floor." on Storify]... -
Voltaggio goes to Annapolis in support of school breakfast
The Baltimore SunBryan Voltaggio, chef and co-owner of Volt, is scheduled to testify in Annapolis on Monday at 3 p.m. in support of increased school breakfast funding. Voltaggio and members of the Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland will testify on behalf of...Tags: Bryan Voltaggio, Annapolis, Washington, DC, Volt
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O'Malley makes his case for 'investments' in Maryland
Gov. Martin O'Malley used his State of the State address Wednesday to make his case for his most ambitious legislative agenda since taking office.
Now comes the hard job of selling it.
In an upbeat, 33-minute speech to both chambers of the General...Tags: Family, Environmental Issues, Government, Pension and Welfare, Crime, Law and Justice
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