Category: Governor’s Office News

  • A Different Take On Budget Plan For The DEP

    DEP Secretary Mike Krancer Delaware County Times Rep. Greg Vitali’s recent letter wrongly asserts that Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget would weaken the Department of Environmental Protection. Also, in a […]

  • Corbett Keeps His Promises

    Dennis Yablonsky and Rob Wonderling Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Keeping his promise to the citizens of Pennsylvania for the second year in a row, Gov. Tom Corbett has presented a budget that […]

  • Holder’s ID ‘Case’: No Case At All

    Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Attorney General Eric Holder’s offensive against voter-identification laws — blocking commonsense new laws in some states — flunks a civil rights sniff test and flies in the face […]

  • Iconic Shell Could Become Face Of Western Pennsylvania Industry

    Alex Nixon Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Bob Spehar has sold gasoline on Spring Garden Avenue in Pittsburgh for 20 years, the last eight under the Shell brand. Some customers don’t understand that, […]

  • Bipartisan Praise For Gov. Corbett As Shell Announces “Cracker” Site For Beaver Co.

    Ben Griffiths Politics PA The business opportunities presented by Pennsylvania’s vast Marcellus Shale supply continue to attract suitors, as today, Shell Oil Company announced that they have signed an agreement for […]

  • VIDEO: Corbett Signs Voter ID Bill

    PA Independent Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law Wednesday evening a bill that will require all voters to bring photo identification with them to the polls in November. Corbett said […]

  • Corbett Ready To Sign Voter ID Bill When It Reaches Him

    Robert Swift The Citizens Voice HARRISBURG – After a day of debate, House lawmakers put off a final vote until today on a controversial bill requiring voters to show specific […]

  • Gov. Tom Corbett Plans Trade Mission To France, Germany

    Associated Press Gov. Tom Corbett says his upcoming trade mission to France and Germany is no vacation. The governor said Tuesday that he plans to attend 48 meetings in six days. […]

  • Marcellus Shale Catalyzing Job Growth, Study Finds

    Tim Stuhldreher Central Penn Business Journal Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling has had a measurable effect on Pennsylvania’s economy and could generate more than 200,000 additional jobs by 2020, according […]