Category: News
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Tom Corbett Achieves Much Of First-Year Agenda As Governor Of Pa.
Peter Jackson Associated Press Lawmakers, lobbyists and outside observers give the administration mixed marks overall. Freshman Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett achieved much of his austerity agenda in the General Assembly this […]
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Corbett Succeeds On Fiscal Priorities
Brad Bumsted Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Even some Democrats agree that Republican Gov. Tom Corbett delivered on his campaign promises to slash state spending without raising taxes and he helped enact an […]
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Gov. Signs Budget Without Increasing Taxes
Nate Wardle WHP 580AM Gov. Tom Corbett Friday signed the 2011-12 budget which cuts government spending, does not raise taxes, includes property tax reform, and restores common sense to the […]
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Analysis: Pennsylvania Budget Plan Is Lean And On Time
Charles Thompson Harrisburg Patriot-News Pennsylvania soon will have a state budget that cuts spending more deeply than most folks have seen in a generation. Gov. Tom Corbett is expected to sign […]
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Budget Passes House, On Its Way To Governor
Brad Bumsted Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A $27.15 billion state budget that cuts funding for higher education, K-12 schools and environmental and economic development programs passed the House Wednesday night and is […]
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Obama’s Priority Is “Equality”, Not Jobs
Larry Elder Real Clear Politics Ronald Reagan did nothing. Barack Obama saved the nation from total collapse. How else to explain the absence of jobless pitchfork-wielding Americans storming the White […]
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Fitzpatrick To Promote Land Conservation
Bucks County Courier Times Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick will be in Doylestown on Thursday to promote legislation that would extend federal land conservation tax credits. Fitzpatrick will be on hand with […]
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‘Fair Share’ Civil Liability Now Law In Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Business Journal Business interests scored a big victory Tuesday as Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett signed legislation into law that will alter the mechanics of civil liability in negligence cases. […]
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Credit Republicans For Getting Budget Done On Time With No Tax Increases
Editorial Harrisburg Patriot-News When The Patriot-News endorsed Tom Corbett for governor in October, we wrote, “The bottom line on his success will be how the new governor balances the budget […]