Category: State House News
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Health Care Referendum Passes Committee
Mary Wilson Essential Public Radio Pennsylvanians could see a referendum by next year’s primary to opt out of the federal health care mandate. The legislation, which passed the Senate Banking and […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Scarnati, Thompson To Attend Republican Leadership Workshop
Potter Leader-Enterprise Carl Long, Potter County Republican Chairman, has announced that Senator Joseph Scarnati and U.S. Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson have confirmed their active role in the county-wide Republican Leadership […]
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House Backs Toohil’s Version Of Caylee’s Law
Mia Light Hazleton Standard Speaker Pennsylvania’s version of Caylee’s Law, sponsored by the Hazleton area’s state representative, won unanimous approval in the House on Tuesday. House Bill 1841 would make […]
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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 […]
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Pa. Bill Moves Toward OK
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Democrats are running into staunch Republican resistance in their attempts to stop a Pennsylvania House bill to require all voters to show certain photo identification before their ballot […]
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House Approves RACP Bill
Robert Swift Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice House lawmakers overwhelmingly approved legislation Monday to reduce the footprint of a state redevelopment program that has been a conduit for millions of dollars in […]