Northeast Pa. will receive $36.8 million in impact fees

Published in the Times-Tribune, by Brendan Gibbons

June 5, 2014

About $36.8 million in unconventional natural gas well impact fees paid in 2013 will go to local governments in Northeast Pennsylvania, according to the state Public Utility Commission.

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Governor Corbett Endorsed by Boilermakers

Published in PoliticsPA, by Jeffrey Robinowitz

June 4, 2014

The Boilermakers Local 154 announced today that they have decided to throw their support behind the Corbett campaign.

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TOM WOLF'S CAMPAIGN SURROGATE ACKNOWLEDGES PENSION CRISIS TOM WOLF IGNORES

But Even Wolf's Campaign for a False Start PA Doesn't Know What Wolf's Plan Would Be

HARRISBURG, PA – The Corbett-Cawley campaign noted even millionaire Secretary Tom Wolf's campaign surrogate and fellow public sector union crony Representative Mike Sturla actually acknowledged Pennsylvania's pension crisis in a visit to Lancaster (though he admitted he wasn't willing to do much about it thanks to the tens of thousands he's taken from public sector unions just this cycle).

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County's share of gas drilling impact fees tops $500,000

“Why does Secretary Tom Wolf think that Lancaster is undeserving of the $1.38 million in revenue they have received thanks to Governor Tom Corbett’s leadership in passing a local impact fee? That’s $1.38 million that Wolf doesn't think Lancaster deserves to use for sewage systems, public safety, parks, tax reductions and regional planning. Instead, Wolf wants to pump that money into Harrisburg’s coffers so that he can continue refusing to address our pension crisis to appease the public sector unions who have already given Wolf $1.13 million in donations to keep quiet.”
-Communications Director Chris Pack

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County's share of gas drilling impact fees tops $500,000

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GOVERNOR TOM CORBETT STATEMENT ON LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS

HARRISBURG, PA – The Corbett-Cawley campaign today released the following statement from Governor Tom Corbett following another positive jobs report for Pennsylvania. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the state’s unemployment rate is holding steady at 5.6 percent for the month of June – the lowest level since September 2008. The Commonwealth added 5,600 private sector jobs, bringing the total amount of private sector jobs added during Corbett’s term to 184,000.

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ICYMI: SECRETARY TOM WOLF’S FALSE START PA CAMPAIGN RELEASES VIDEO SHOWCASING GOVERNOR CORBETT’S LEADERSHIP

HARRISBURG, PA – The Corbett-Cawley campaign today thanked millionaire Secretary Tom Wolf’s False Start PA campaign for releasing a video earlier today of Governor Tom Corbett actually responding to questions. This is in stark contrast to millionaire Secretary Tom Wolf who has been dodging answering questions or providing any detail of his tax increase campaign platform.

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Corbett Says Pension Crisis And Property Taxes Are Key Campaign Issue

Reported by KDKA-TV, by Jon Delano

July 14, 2014

It almost doesn’t matter where you live in Pennsylvania — your school property taxes are likely to go up next year.

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Think Loud gets $5 million grant from Corbett for York project

Published in the York Dispatch, by Erin James

July 14, 2014

With some help from the governor's office, a group of well-known York businessmen will be able to finish what they started at 210 York St.

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Gov. Corbett says he will take pension reform to the public

Published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, by Amy McConnell & Ed Blazina

July 11, 2014

After more than a day of criticism from fellow state Republicans who accused him of failing to show leadership, Gov. Tom Corbett said Friday that he has worked behind the scenes long enough and will take his cause of pension reform to the public.

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CORBETT-CAWLEY CAMPAIGN LAUNCHES GRASSROOTS PETITION URGING SECRETARY TOM WOLF TO SUPPORT PENSION REFORM

HARRISBURG, PA – The Corbett-Cawley campaign today launched a grassroots petition for Pennsylvanians to call on Secretary Tom Wolf to stop being influenced by public sector union money and support pension reform. Within four years, the Commonwealth’s unfunded pension debt will be twice the size of the entire state budget, or $13,000 per household.

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