Author: Angela Alleman

  • Corbett Signs Drunken Boating Bill

    Mike Dawson Centre Daily Times Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law Monday a bill that strengthens penalties against people convicted of driving a watercraft while under the influence of drugs […]

  • Corbett Keeps Promise

    Altoona Mirror While campaigning for governor, Tom Corbett pledged to balance Pennsylvania’s budget without raising taxes. While facing a $4 billion dollar structural deficit, many thought the governor’s promise would […]

  • Our View: Thompson’s Education Bill Makes Sense

    Erie Times-News U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson’s “All Children are Equal Act” ought to be called the “All Children Should Be Equal Act,” considering they clearly are not treated as equals […]

  • Obama Rejection Of Bipartisan Debt Limit Debt Deal Is The Height Of Irresponsibility

    Harrisburg — Republican Party of Pennsylvania Chairman Rob Gleason released the following statement after it was reported that President Barack Obama put politics first and rejected a bipartisan, bicameral debt […]

  • Gov. Corbett’s Marcellus Shale Panel’s Suggestions A Good First Step

    Matthew Ehrhart Harrisburg Patriot-News Drilling for natural gas in Pennsylvania represents the single largest potential environmental impact since coal mining. Thousands of wells, hundreds of miles of pipelines, rebuilt roads […]

  • It’s Time For Leadership On National Debt Crisis

    Representative Charlie Dent Allentown Morning Call As I write this column on Monday morning, Greece is being bailed out once again by its European neighbors. Italy is on the brink. […]

  • Video: Meehan Discusses Government Debt Talks

    Fox Philadelphia There’s a lot going on Monday in Washington, D.C., with 4,000 Federal Aviation Administration employees out of work for now and the country’s debt problem nowhere near a […]

  • Boehner Weighs Balanced-Budget Amendment

    CNBC U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner told fellow Republicans on Sunday that he is considering a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution as part of a bill that would […]

  • Rep. Tom Marino: A Pennsylvania Perspective: No Room For Ideology In Budget Talks

    The Daily Review Our country is facing a crisis right now — and it’s not just about our $14.5 trillion national debt, a record-high national deficit, or the impasse over […]