Corbett budget features deep education cuts, tax breaks to encourage job growth #pabudget

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pGov. Tom Corbett delivered his first budget proposal Tuesday, calling for deep cuts in education spending, government spending and economic development programs. The budget also slashes business taxes and proposes a number of targeted tax credits to encourage growth./p
pCorbett also announced that his lieutenant governor will head up a task force to study the issue of natural gas…

March 8, 2011 at 6:03 pm | Comments (5)

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett Budget Proposal – #pa2012.com 2011 Tweet log : 03 08 2011

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March 8, 2011 at 2:43 pm | Comments (0)

pa2012.com will be Tweeting, Posting, and Discussing from Harrisburg during the State budget address

For as it happens updates and discussions on the Budget address by PA Gov. Corbett, connect to our Twitter feed at http://Twitter.com/pa2012news and from Facebook (search pa2012.com). We will also be publishing here as the day goes on.

Stay tuned.

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March 8, 2011 at 11:09 am | Comments (0)

From the Blogs

Philadelphia’s mayoral race: An Estrogen Infusion?

by Nia Meeks

There are a lot of things that could cripple pHer name recognition is shaky, even in her native South Philly, where up until about a week ago, she had been gathering petition signatures for a seat on City Council. A district seat. And an at-large seat.…

March 8, 2011 at 4:23 am | Comments (1)

adultBasic HealthCare ends for thousands of low-income participants…

midnight due to lack of funding.

Participants at the rally shared their stories about living with the adultBasic benefit. The program cost the state $163 million and ended up on the budget chopping block as the state faces a $4 billion deficit. Gov. Tom Corbett pUnder adultBasic, low-income adults not eligible for other government health benefits could…

March 5, 2011 at 4:49 pm | Comments (0)

Will Corbett budget mean higher local taxes?

Supporters of massive state budget cuts forget that often the costs are shifted to the local tax base, meaning little relief for taxpayers.

March 5, 2011 at 4:31 pm | Comments (2)

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Hundreds of Pennsylvania union members from the public and private sector and their supporters rallied on the Capitol steps Saturday afternoon in solidarity with the embattled public unions in Wisconsin.

by pa2010.com Staff

Workers displayed signs showing their support for Wisconsin public unions, some of which stand to lose most of their collective bargaining rights. One sign read simply “Wiscon-sylvania.” Others read, “It’s about real people vs. really rich people,” “Enjoy your weekend, thank a union,” and “Commonwealth or Corporate Wealth.”

The official part of the program, organized locally by Keystone Progress, started right around noon. State Rep. Eugene DePasquale (D-York) pulled no punches against Republicans while addressing…

February 27, 2011 at 4:29 pm | Comments (2)

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Sen. Specter talks about Anita Hill

by Laura Goldman

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November 14, 2010 at 12:32 pm | Comments (6)

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Toomey Didn’t Beat Sestak — Democrats Did

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November 10, 2010 at 11:37 am | Comments (36)

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Early thoughts on Tuesday’s results – The Elections: Red PA but for how long?

by Michael Livingston

It will take a little time for Tuesday’s results to sink in completely, but here are a few early thoughts:

1.  What a difference two years make.  Pennsylvania, which seemed like the bluest of blue states a couple of years ago, will now have a Republican Governor, legislature, and a majority Republican House delegation.   No other state in the country swung so far so fast.

2.  How it happened is as interesting as what happened. …

November 4, 2010 at 1:05 pm | Comments (7)