Corbett christens $960K bus shelter, bicycle station in Robinson

Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, by Bobby Kerlik

July 29, 2014

PennDOT officials and Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday showed off a new intersection and bus “superstop” at Robinson Town Centre — though financing remains shaky for the stop's main shuttle service.

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Farmers, governor talk pension reform

Reported on WJAC-TV, by Melanie Gillespie & Marc Stempka

July 29, 2014

Rising pension costs and property taxes across Pennsylvania are having an impact on people who own large amounts of land, like farmers. In an effort to encourage pension reform measures in the state legislature, the governor met with farmers in Blair and Huntingdon counties Monday to hear their concerns over rising property taxes.

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A look at Gov. Tom Corbett's pension push and what some Pa. voters say about it

Published in the York Daily Record, by Ed Mahon

July 26, 2014

Pat Bissett, 73, is a Republican and a supporter of Gov. Tom Corbett. He sees the governor's latest push for changes to the state's pension systems as another reason to vote for him in November.

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Attack ad on Corbett’s education funding record 'a damned lie,' Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley says

Published in the Patriot News, by Jan Murphy

July 28, 2014

Gov. Tom Corbett has been criticized for making a billion dollar cut to education funding since his first year in office and did little to fend off those attacks.

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McKeesport, neighboring school districts to receive more overall funding from state

Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, by Patrick Cloonan

July 21, 2014

Gov. Tom Corbett's signing of a 2014-15 state budget seems to settle how much school districts will receive from Harrisburg in the coming year.

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$2.5 million more going to help poor Pennsylvanians with legal needs

Published in the WHYY, by Mary Wilson

July 21, 2014

Legal aid for Pennsylvania's poor and disadvantaged will get more funding under a measure recently signed by Gov. Tom Corbett.

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Corbett’s pension reform plan explained

Published in the Standard Speaker, by Kent Jackson

July 18, 2014

The pension plan change that Gov. Tom Corbett advocates would apply to new state employees and was proposed by state Rep. Mike Tobash, R-125. It contains two parts.

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Down Syndrome Act ensures moms-to-be get details on disorder

Published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

July 18, 2014

Ever since her birth, Chloe Kondrich has taken her family on an unexpected journey. Chloe, born with Down syndrome in 2003, has now led the family up the steps of the State Capitol.

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Northwest Area sees $11,000 in additional funds from state

Published in the Times Leader, by Tom Huntington

July 16, 2014

The state subsidy coffers of the Northwest Area School District will be increased by a little over $11,000, school board President Randy Tomasacci said Wednesday night.

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Butler County to get higher impact fees from gas activities

Published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, by Karen Kane

July 17, 2014

The windfall from Pennsylvania’s impact fee on gas fracking activities in Butler County will be a third higher this year, and there’s no shortage of what to do with the extra money.

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