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    May 11, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  1. Friday Morning Coffee: A Breakfast Buffet Of Links.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. As is so often the case as we head into the weekend, we find ourselves behind schedule and severely under-caffeinated. Though it's refreshing to announce that it's not for the usual reasons -- which generally......
    2. Apr 30, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  2. Pennsylvania State Budget Deficit Lower Than Expected

    The Pennsylvania Legislature is back in session and they have one main agenda, to complete the State Budget. Monday, both the State Budget Secretary and the Revenue Secretary out speaking about the budget. When Governor Corbett announced his 27 billion dollar budget in January, the state was facing a nearly $700 million dollar deficit, resulting in multiple proposed cuts to higher education and the department of public welfare. But better than expected tax revenue collections in April have decreased that number down to about $300 million,which could help with some of Corbett's proposed budget cuts.
    Staff reporter
    The Pennsylvania Legislature is back in session and they have one main agenda, to complete the State Budget. Monday, both the State Budget Secretary and the Revenue Secretary out speaking about the budget. When Governor Corbett announced his 27 billion...

    Tags: State Budgets, Government Debt, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting, Executive Branch

    3. Apr 27, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  3. For Legislators, The Breaks Are Long; The Voting Calendar Short.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    When The State House And Senate ... ... return to work on Monday to begin the eight-week-long push to approve a state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, the two chambers will have been on vacation for......
    4. Apr 9, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  4. New laws target juvenile justice system

    It was a scandal that rocked Pennsylvania's justice system. Judges taking money to sentence kids to juvenile detention centers. Today, some new bills will be signed into law that are aimed at making sure that type of situation never happens again.
    Staff reporter
    It was a scandal that rocked Pennsylvania's justice system. Judges taking money to sentence kids to juvenile detention centers. Today, some new bills will be signed into law that are aimed at making sure that type of situation never happens again. The...

    Tags: Punishment, Juvenile Delinquency, Politics, Prisons, Justice System

    5. Apr 11, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  5. School employees retirement system burdening already strapped districts in Pa.

    Franklin County school officials say higher costs associated with the Public School Employees’ Retirement System are burdening districts already facing increased operational costs and stagnant revenues.
    waynesboro@herald-mail.com
    Franklin County school officials say higher costs associated with the Public School Employees’ Retirement System are burdening districts already facing increased operational costs and stagnant revenues. In the early 2000s, Pennsylvania school...

    Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Politics, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare

    6. Apr 19, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  6. Maher makes his pitch for auditor general

    State Rep. John Maher believes he has a proven record of “turning the lights on” government affairs.
    Daily American Staff Writer
    State Rep. John Maher believes he has a proven record of “turning the lights on” government affairs. The District 40 representative — who made a campaign stop in Somerset on Thursday with local state Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar —...

    Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Republican Party, University of Oxford, Eugene DePasquale, Politics

    7. Mar 13, 2012 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  7. Pennsylvania voter ID disenfranchises nobody

    Before 1965, people in Alabama had to pass a literacy test before they could vote, and some questions were challenging. How many states had to ratify the U.S. Constitution for it to take effect? What limit does the Constitution impose of the size of...

    Tags: AFL-CIO, George W. Bush, Voting, Republican Party, Politics

    8. Mar 12, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  8. Somerset awaiting word on tax exception

    <span style="font-size: small;">The Somerset school board should soon know whether the district has qualified for a special tax increase beyond the Act 1 index.</span>
    Daily American Staff Writer
    The Somerset school board should soon know whether the district has qualified for a special tax increase beyond the Act 1 index. School administrators applied for the exception in February. Finance director Leanne Heiple said it will give the district...

    Tags: Friedens

    9. Mar 6, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. Pa. Senate to vote on voter photo ID bill

    waynesboro@herald-mail.com
    The Pennsylvania Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a bill requiring the state’s voters to present photo identification at the polls. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed voter-identification legislation several months ago and will...

    Tags: Fraud, Local Government, Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Rob W. Kauffman, Career and Workplace

    10. Jan 4, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  10. New legislative session brings old challenges in Pa.

    A new year brings some of the same challenges as last year for Pennsylvania&rsquo;s lawmakers, who continue to grapple with budget shortfalls, fees for natural gas drilling and regulations for small games of chance in social clubs.
    waynesboro@herald-mail.com
    A new year brings some of the same challenges as last year for Pennsylvania’s lawmakers, who continue to grapple with budget shortfalls, fees for natural gas drilling and regulations for small games of chance in social clubs. The full-time...

    Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), John H. Eichelberger, C. Adam Harris, Rob W. Kauffman, Todd Rock

    11. Jan 19, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  11. Charges filed against Eagles Club Inc. for alleged gaming violations

    waynesboro@herald-mail.com
    The Eagles Club Inc. is closed through March 16 because of gaming violations the club has challenged in court, state and club officials confirmed this week. The social club at 16 E. Main St. is in the midst of a 60-day suspension that began Monday,...

    Tags: Franklin County (Pennsylvania), Justice System, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia)

    12. Jan 12, 2012 |Story| Herald Mail

  12. Educator evaluations to be partially linked to student performance in Waynesboro school system

    Student achievement will become part of teacher assessments this year in the Waynesboro Area School District under a state pilot program.
    waynesboro@herald-mail.com
    Student achievement will become part of teacher assessments this year in the Waynesboro Area School District under a state pilot program. Waynesboro is one of 83 school districts in Pennsylvania participating in the program launched through an $800,000...

    Tags: Concerts, Academic Progress, Career and Workplace, Academic Progress, Unions

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