Category: News
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Corbett Budgeting To Train Hundreds Of New State Troopers
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Gov. Tom Corbett said on Tuesday his 2013-14 budget would pay to hire 290 state police cadets and 90 civilian police dispatchers to brace the state police against […]
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State Education Secretary Says Corbett’s Budget Has Good News For Schools
Doylestown Intelligencer With state revenues exceeding expectations, Pennsylvania’s education secretary on Tuesday said that Gov. Tom Corbett will propose an increase in public education funding when he unveils his 2013-14 […]
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Gun Control, Healthcare Reform, National Debt: U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent Tackles Issues With New Constituents
Harrisburg Patriot-News From the economy, to the national debt, to gun control, immigration and climate control, U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent on Tuesday covered a broad swath of issues as he […]
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Congressman Pat Meehan Wants To Get Acquainted With His New Lancaster County Constituents
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Lancaster County residents can expect to see more of Pat Meehan. The U.S. congressman promised Tuesday that he won’t be a stranger to the area, now that […]
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Rothfus Named To Homeland, Judiciary Committees
Associated Press Freshman U.S. Rep. Keith Rothfus’ first committee assignments are in areas where the Sewickley resident has years of firsthand experience. On Monday, the Republican from the 12th district […]
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Corbett’s Budget Proposal To Require Public-employee Pension Savings
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The budget proposal due next week from Gov. Tom Corbett will require savings in public employee pensions to avoid significant cuts elsewhere, the governor’s budget secretary said this […]
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Pa. Budget Secretary: Pension Reform Tops The List Of Priorities For 2013
Harrisburg Patriot-News State Budget Secretary Charles Zogby dubbed 2013 as the year of pension reform. And if that doesn’t prove to be the case, he suggested schools might want to […]
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Sen. Pat Toomey Moves To Ban Earmarks Permanently
Chambersburg Public Opinion U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., have reintroduced legislation to permanently ban congressional earmarks. The process permits members of Congress to direct taxpayer funds […]
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Toomey Gets Industry Accolade
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pat Toomey was back in Pittsburgh today to somehow win a “Legislative Excellence” award from the National Association of Manufacturers, during a ceremony at the U.S. Steel Irvin plant in West […]