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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.
MOREAttack 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.
MOREA 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.
MORE$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.
MOREPa. eliminates wait list for home-based disability services
Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
July 21, 2014
Pennsylvania's new state budget will eliminate a waiting list for home-based services that assist adults with disabilities, the Department of Public Welfare announced Monday.
Op/ED: SE GOP leaders back Corbett on pension fight
Published in the Times of Chester County, by Southeaster GOP Leaders
July 21, 2014
We applaud Governor Corbett for tackling Pennsylvania’s pension crisis which is increasing our residents’ property taxes and diverting dollars away from the classroom to pay for large pension obligations. We thank the Governor for standing up for Pennsylvania taxpayers and Pennsylvania children.
MOREMcKeesport, 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.
MORECorbett’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.
MOREDown 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.
MOREButler 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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