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Dispute over Pa. Marcellus Shale gas drilling fees and long-term revenue
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett's energy executive is questioning research that says Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale impact fee will generate billions of dollars less in long-term revenue than the same natural gas production in West Virginia. The...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Conservation, Politics, Environmental Issues
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Lawmakers hear case for Common Core school standards
The letters decrying Pennsylvania's relatively new academic standards for students began arriving about six weeks ago in state Rep. Paul Clymer's email and mailbox. The letters were on the same form or used the same language so Clymer could tell they...Tags: Justice System, Government, Students, Executive Branch, Barack Obama
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Pennsylvania getting swept into national 'Common Core' education debate
HARRISBURG — In the last three years, the Bethlehem Area School District and other districts have spent lots of money rewriting curriculum and lessons to prepare students for tougher state-sanctioned academic standards and exams. "It's got to be...Tags: Government, Andrew E. Dinniman, Students, Executive Branch, Credit and Debt
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Pa. businesses affected by tractor-trailer fire might be eligible for federal funds
The Franklin County (Pa.) Department of Emergency Services is seeking local businesses affected by a tractor-trailer fire Thursday that closed Interstate 81 in Dauphin County, Pa., for several days. Due to the crash and fire last week, Pennsylvania Gov....
Tags: FEMA, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Business, Dauphin County, Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Where in the world is Ed Pawlowski? All over the place, according to his campaign records
Valley 610When you’re looking at campaign finance reports, the people who give candidates money are often more interesting than where candidates spend it. But that’s not the case with Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski’s latest report. In the first four... -
$2.5 billion transportation bill passes Senate committee
HARRISBURG — Motorists would face higher gasoline taxes as well as licensing fee and traffic ticket hikes to pay for an additional $2.5 billion in long-neglected repairs and upgrades to roads, bridges, mass transit and ports, according to a state...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, John C. Rafferty, Jr., Public Transportation, Travel
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PennDOT tightens Cementon Bridge weight restriction
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellIn October and November of 2009, PennDOT made emergency repairs to the Cementon Bridge, which links the Cementon area of Whitehall Township with Northampton borough via Route 329 over the Lehigh River. When the work was completed, PennDOT lifted the 13-... -
Tom Corbett's bad week
Capitol IdeasYo! Gov. Tom Corbett may have had the worst week of his rocky tenure as governor. First he equated drug use with companies' inability to find qualified skilled workers in this bad economy. Then the state Revenue Department issued April...... -
Gov. Tom Corbett says failed drug tests keeping people from working
Capitol IdeasYo! Gov. Tom Corbett is catching a ton of flak across the state and nation for saying employers are having trouble finding qualified workers because so many fail drug tests. But is Corbett wrong? Democrats think he is – but...... -
Former Pa. Supreme Court judge gets house arrest, must write apology letters on photos of herself
PITTSBURGH — Former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin won't go to prison. In fact, the only incarceration she serves will be inside her own home. But the sentence handed down Tuesday by an Allegheny County judge carries with it...Tags: Justice System, Witnesses, Trials, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Lawyers
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More than 100 parents, students hold midday rally protesting Allentown school budget cuts
Long before they arrived at the Allentown School District administration building Monday, you could hear them coming along Hamilton Street — roughly 175 protesters, among them scores of children and teens who were, at that early afternoon hour,...
Tags: Allentown, Government Debt
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It's time for a third-party candidate for Pa. governor to emerge
In one corner, we have Tom Corbett, an exceedingly disappointing Republican governor, and in the other corner we have Allyson Schwartz, a career politician who is bereft of accomplishment despite being gerrymandered into a position of permanent power. If...Tags: Government, Milford (Easton, Pennsylvania), Executive Branch, Elections, Politics
May 14, 2013
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May 14, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 13, 2013
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May 15, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 1, 2013
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May 3, 2013
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Apr 30, 2013
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May 7, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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