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Register Now! July 31 in Harrisburg – EPLC’s Education Issues Workshop for Legislative Candidates, Campaign Staff, and Interested Voters
Education Issues Workshop A Non-Partisan One-Day Program for Pennsylvania Legislative Candidates, Campaign Staff and Interested Voters Thursday, July 31, 2014 in Harrisburg, PA Register Now! – Space is Limited! Education Issues will be key topics for Voters and Candidates in … Continue reading
Education Issues Workshop A Non-Partisan One-Day Program for Pennsylvania Legislative Candidates, Campaign Staff and Interested Voters Thursday, July 31, 2014 in Harrisburg, PA Register Now! – Space is Limited! Education Issues will be key topics for Voters and Candidates in … Continue reading
(July 3) House GOP leaders deal Corbett a blow by not taking up pension reform before summer break
By Jan Murphy on July 02, 2014 at 6:15 PM, updated July 02, 2014 at 8:55 PM It’s decided. There will be no pension reform vote before the House recesses for summer. But there is expected to be a vote … Continue reading
By Jan Murphy on July 02, 2014 at 6:15 PM, updated July 02, 2014 at 8:55 PM It’s decided. There will be no pension reform vote before the House recesses for summer. But there is expected to be a vote … Continue reading
(July 3) Pa.’s budget theater may extend to next week, along with Gov. Tom Corbett’s push for pension reform
By Charles Thompson on July 02, 2014 at 5:12 PM, updated July 02, 2014 at 11:03 PM Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday he has still not reached a decision about signing the $29.1 billion general fund budget that lawmakers sent … Continue reading
By Charles Thompson on July 02, 2014 at 5:12 PM, updated July 02, 2014 at 11:03 PM Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday he has still not reached a decision about signing the $29.1 billion general fund budget that lawmakers sent … Continue reading
(July 2) Budget stalled, Senate goes home, House wrangles on pension changes
Amy Wordenand Angela Couloumbis, INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU Posted: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 11:54 PM HARRISBURG – The Senate went home. The governor was largely silent. And as the first day of a new fiscal year without a state budget neared … Continue reading
Amy Wordenand Angela Couloumbis, INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU Posted: Tuesday, July 1, 2014, 11:54 PM HARRISBURG – The Senate went home. The governor was largely silent. And as the first day of a new fiscal year without a state budget neared … Continue reading
(July 1) Corbett wants General Assembly to send him ‘meaningful pension reform’ before signing the budget
By Jan Murphy on July 01, 2014 at 12:08 AM, updated July 01, 2014 at 3:07 AM When Gov. Tom Corbett took a look at the $29.1 billion general fund budget plan that the General Assembly sent to him on … Continue reading
By Jan Murphy on July 01, 2014 at 12:08 AM, updated July 01, 2014 at 3:07 AM When Gov. Tom Corbett took a look at the $29.1 billion general fund budget plan that the General Assembly sent to him on … Continue reading
(June 30) Elected officials-only pension reform plan teed up for a vote in the Senate
By Jan Murphy on June 29, 2014 at 10:11 PM It’s not at all the sweeping pension reform that Gov. Tom Corbett sought but the Senate has now positioned a bill for a vote by that chamber that would move … Continue reading
By Jan Murphy on June 29, 2014 at 10:11 PM It’s not at all the sweeping pension reform that Gov. Tom Corbett sought but the Senate has now positioned a bill for a vote by that chamber that would move … Continue reading
(June 30) How do we spend $29.1 billion, Pennsylvania? Here’s a look
By Charles Thompson on June 30, 2014 at 8:00 AM, updated June 30, 2014 at 8:55 AM An agreed-to, and Republican-authored state budget for fiscal 2014-15 is queued up for final passage in the Pennsylvania Legislature Monday. The proposed $29.1 … Continue reading
By Charles Thompson on June 30, 2014 at 8:00 AM, updated June 30, 2014 at 8:55 AM An agreed-to, and Republican-authored state budget for fiscal 2014-15 is queued up for final passage in the Pennsylvania Legislature Monday. The proposed $29.1 … Continue reading
(June 30) Corbett could veto budget without pension changes
By Steve Esack, Call Harrisburg Bureau 11:18 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2014 HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett said Sunday he has not ruled out a veto of the state budget if lawmakers do nothing to address pension debt costs that … Continue reading
By Steve Esack, Call Harrisburg Bureau 11:18 p.m. EDT, June 29, 2014 HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett said Sunday he has not ruled out a veto of the state budget if lawmakers do nothing to address pension debt costs that … Continue reading
