Category: Governor’s Office News
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Pennsylvania Bill Allows Victim’s Family To Address Parole Board
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Joann Curley, who is serving a 10- to 20-year sentence for poisoning her husband to death more than two decades ago in Luzerne County, has been up for […]
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Corbett Wants More Flexibility For Spending On Neediest Citizens
Harrisburg Patriot-News Now Gov. Tom Corbett has put his weight behind a bill to expand a pilot program he says gives counties more freedom to spend state money on mental health […]
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Corbett Focusing On 3 Key Pieces Of Legislation
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Gov. Tom Corbett has been steadfast that he wants the state Legislature to finish three important pieces of legislation along with a new budget by June 30: transportation […]
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Corbett Is Right: Tax Reform Means Jobs
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review What if you owned your own small business in Pennsylvania? Maybe a bakery or book shop or a repair service that has been in your family for generations. […]
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Give Pennsylvania Counties Flexibility In How They Deliver Human Services
Beverly D. Mackereth Pittsburgh Post-Gazette For decades Pennsylvania counties have been providing crucial human services programs to the citizens of this commonwealth. Over the years these programs have evolved to […]
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Governor Pitches Legislative Priorities In Plains
Scranton Times Tribune With less than a month until the state budget’s deadline, Gov. Tom Corbett pitched his legislative priorities to about 200 regional business leaders, including his plan to […]
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Pa. Governor Corbett Will Sign Anti-abortion Coverage Bill
Associated Press Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to sign a bill to prevent coverage of most abortions under policies offered in a federally-run insurance marketplace starting next year in Pennsylvania. […]
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Pa Governors Praise Hi-Tech Investment Capital Program
Harrisburg Patriot-News Pennsylvania’s sitting governor and two of his predecessors praised a technology-focused investment capital organization Monday for 30 years of sparking business and innovation in the Keystone State. Republican […]
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Liquor Privatization Issue Down To The Wire As Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley To Testify
Harrisburg Patriot-News It has been a very long last call in Pennsylvania. For more than two years, lawmakers have debated the pros and cons of scraping the state’s 80-year-old liquor […]