Friday, July 27, 2012
Learn more about the candidates running to replace former Sen. Jane Orie in the 40th district at Tuesday's meet-and-greet sponsored by The Chamber of Commerce Inc.
Patch has quizzed Dr. Sharon Brown and Rep. Randy Vulakovich for their thoughts on liquor privatization, state pensions and employment growth, but here’s a chance for readers to get answers to their questions in person. On Tuesday, July 31, The Chamber of Commerce Inc. will hold a “Meet the Candidates” night for voters to mingle with Vulakovich and Brown. The chamber serves North Pittsburgh, Northern Allegheny and the Cranberry areas. The free event takes place at 7 p.m. at the Wexford office of The Chamber at 5000 Brooktree Road. Brown, a Democrat from McCandless, and Vulakovich, a Republican representing the 30th District in the state House of Representatives, are running in the Aug. 7 special election to become the next state senator …
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Sunday, July 1, 2012
The budget was enacted with just minutes to spare from the Saturday midnight deadline.
For the second year in a row, Gov. Tom Corbett beat a midnight deadline and signed a state budget that includes no new taxes. "Hopefully we're developing a habit, and I think the Pennsylvania citizens will appreciate that habit of on time," Corbett said after the signing ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. The final $27.66 billion budget package includes several significant victories for the Corbett administration, including a tax incentive aimed at luring a Shell Oil Co. plant to Beaver County, a measure to alter how teachers are evaluated, and a proposal to tame rising prison costs through targeted sentencing, the Post-Gazette reported. The spending plan, approved by the House on Thursday and the Senate late Friday, maintains funding at …
Saturday, June 30, 2012
The final version was $500 million higher than Gov. Corbett's proposed budget.
The Pennsylvania Senate passed a nearly $27.66 billion state spending plan by a 32-17 vote late Friday, the Harrisburg Patriot-News is reporting. The budget is $500 million higher than Gov. Tom Corbett's initial proposal, according to the Post-Gazette. Other parts of budget package will still need to be acted on by the state House and Senate. The state House approved the budget on Thursday. The budget still requires action by Gov. Tom Corbett for final approval. The plan requires no increase in taxes or new taxes. It maintains funding at current year levels for public universities and most school districts, but some fiscally struggling districts received a little extra money, the Patriot-News reported. It cuts funding for human services by…
jane
1:49 am on Friday, August 10, 2012
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