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Category: Governor’s Office News

  • Corbett Tightens Belt

    Altoona Mirror Gov. Tom Corbett proposed a balanced $27.1 billion state budget to the General Assembly for 2012-13. It included no tax increases and a spending reduction of about $22 […]

  • Corbett Unveils Business-Friendly Budget

    Central Penn Business Journal Gov. Tom Corbett today unveiled a $27.14 billion budget proposal for 2012-13 that reduces spending by $20 million and holds the line on taxes. The Republican […]

  • Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett’s 2012 Budget Speech

    Associated Press Gov. Tom Corbett’s 2012-13 budget address to the General Assembly, as prepared for delivery: Speaker Smith, President Pro Tempore Scarnati, Lieutenant Governor Cawley, members of the General Assembly, distinguished […]

  • Corbett Budget Out Today

    Hazleton Standard Speaker Political tensions are running high as Gov. Tom Corbett unveils a proposed state budget today likely to contain a new round of spending cuts for public welfare […]

  • Pa. Gas-drilling Bill Would Yield Estimated $190M

    Associated Press Pennsylvania’s booming natural gas industry would pay an estimated $190 million in fees in the first year, money spread across drilling communities and to state infrastructure and environmental […]

  • Governor Corbett Signs Eight Bills Into Law

    Office of the Governor Harrisburg — Governor Tom Corbett today signed into law the following eight bills: House Bill 169 — This bill amends the Local Option Small Games of […]

  • Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks Of Winter

    Associated Press Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair today to “see” his shadow, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter. But, at this rate, that might not […]

  • Corbett Tells Legislators To Send Him A Marcellus Shale Bill ‘As Soon As Possible’

    Harrisburg Patriot-News Gov. Tom Corbett sent a letter to legislative leaders in both houses Tuesday urging them to send him a Marcellus Shale bill soon. The House and Senate passed […]

  • Pa. Corrections System Cuts Considered

    Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Faced with soaring prison costs in a state where both violent and property crime rates are declining, Gov. Tom Corbett has tasked a panel of judicial, legislative and […]