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Corbett's public welfare chief disputes financial gains of Medicaid expansion
HARRISBURG — The Legislature's Independent Fiscal Office has been praised for its thorough, fair number-crunching and for being as nonpartisan as its name suggests since opening last year. But that pristine image may be tarnished now that the...Tags: Health Insurance, Medicaid, Social Services, Tom Corbett, Economy, Business and Finance
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Gov. Tom Corbett postpones legislative vote on controversial Common Core education standards
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett decided Monday to postpone seeking final legislative and regulatory approval for new education standards that are facing mounting criticism across the political and ideological spectrums. The delay may give lawmakers a...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Edward G. Rendell, Justice System, Executive Branch
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School tax plan: Drinks, smokes
The Philadelphia InquirerTo raise money for the desperate Philadelphia School District, Mayor Nutter proposed Wednesday to tax cigarettes at $2 a pack and raise the city's liquor-by-the-drink tax from 10 percent to 15 percent. Alongside School Superintendent William R. Hite Jr....Tags: Politics, Real Estate, Republican Party, Services and Shopping, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Philadelphia Daily News John Baer column
Philadelphia Daily NewsI'VE GOT an idea. I'm calling it "The One-Thing Rule." It works like this: Every year, our Legislature focuses on only one thing. It can't be an enormous thing, such as the overall economy. Too much of that is driven by national/international trends...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Interior Policy, Public Transportation, Executive Branch
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Philadelphia Traffic Court is one step closer to extinction
Philadelphia Daily NewsLADELPHIA Traffic Court is closer to extinction after just one Democrat voted yesterday to save the controversial agency. The state House's Judiciary Committee voted to approve two pieces of legislation designed to abolish the court. The full House...Tags: Primaries, Politics, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Delaware County, Justice System
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Hispanic growth brings new state House seat to Allentown
Residents in parts of the greater Lehigh Valley are going to need a new score card to keep track of who their state lawmakers are. The state Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld new legislative boundaries for the House and Senate as more geographically...Tags: Randy Vulakovich, Macungie, Allentown, Voting, Justin J. Simmons
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Right-to-Know Law facing five-year checkup
It's been five years since Pennsylvania government stepped out of the shadows by rewriting its open records law to give citizens much more access to how governments operate and spend public money. Many people, including me, believe the new Right-to-...Tags: Delaware County, Kerry A. Benninghoff, Justice System, Allentown, The Pennsylvania State University
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Pennsylvania House approves bill to close Delaware Loophole and add corporate tax breaks
HARRISBURG — Companies that operate in Pennsylvania will no longer be able to avoid paying their full share of taxes by shifting some profits they earn here out of state, according to a House bill approved Monday. But the bill, which was approved...Tags: Politics, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, John F. Kennedy, Tom Corbett, Bryan Barbin
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Casey weighs in on electoral-vote change
Call Washington BureauThe Harrisburg Republicans' plan to change the way Pennsylvania's electoral votes are counted has gained a high-profile Democratic foe: Sen. Bob Casey. Pennsylvania's senior U.S. senator waded into the state-level fight, sending a letter to state...Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Elections, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Republicans eye new election laws, Democrats question proposed changes
BOSTON (AP) — After back-to-back presidential losses, Republicans in key states want to change the rules to make it easier for them to win. From Wisconsin to Pennsylvania, GOP officials who control legislatures in states that supported President...
Tags: Rick Snyder, Regional Authority, Justice System, Barack Obama, Reince Priebus
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Monday Morning Coffee: The fiscal cliff of insanity!
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. As of this writing, a mere 16 hours remain before an apocalypse that would have made the Mayans go "Hey, check out those guys" is set to befall this Great Republic of Ours. We're talking,...... -
Friday Morning Coffee: The weekend warm-up.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Well, here we are, starting one of the last working days before the Christmas interval. Hopefully you have all your shopping finished and you've laid in a sufficient supply of Curiously Strong Adult Beverages so......
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