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Rest of story on so-called education cuts
Published in the Standard Speaker, by Bill McGlynn
August 28, 2014
A misleading allegation has been has been spouted by Democrat talking heads and the liberal news media for the last year. Unfortunately, both refuse to tell the entire story, which is the oldest trick in the political book when it comes to try to make their opponent look bad.
MORECounting golden eggs
Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, by David Conti
August 27, 2014
A few months ago, Washington County Commissioner Larry Maggi summed up his fear of what fellow politicians might do with higher taxes on the state’s gas drillers.
MOREIs Wolf's progressive Pa. tax plan unconstitutional?
Published in WHYY, by Holly Otterbein
August 27, 2014
Tom Wolf, the Democratic nominee for governor, wants to restructure Pennsylvania income taxes so middle-class and poor families would pay less and some wealthy residents would pay more.
MOREAmerisourceBergen to add 185 jobs, expand into Conshohocken
Published in the Philadelphia Business Journal, by Jeff Blumenthal
August 27, 2014
AmerisourceBergen will expand its local operations by leasing and renovating Millennium III, an existing 70,000-square-foot office building in Conshohocken, Pa., and has committed to add 185 new jobs in the Philadelphia region over the next three years, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said.
MOREChesco GOP leaders attack Wolf; challenger fires back
Published in the Daily Local News, by Michael Rellahan
August 26, 2014
Chester County Republican officials on Tuesday joined the call from supporters of Gov. Tom Corbett demanding that his Democratic opponent in the coming gubernatorial election release both personal and corporate tax returns.
MOREGovernor Corbett Vows to Save 55th Armored Brigade Combat Team
Reported on Fox43, by Paul Smith
August 26, 2014
Governor Tom Corbett today released a copy of his letter to Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh opposing elimination of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 55th Armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) headquartered in Scranton.
MORET. Boone Pickens: 100 years of gas industry jobs
Published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, by Ann Belser
August 26, 2014
On Monday afternoon, in a room of nearly 400 people involved in job training and placement and in the industries that create jobs, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Labor and Industry Julia Hearthway said while the energy sector is the smallest sector in the state terms of jobs, it is the fastest growing.
MOREJobs conference focuses on global talent recruitment, the importance of innovation, and energy
Published in WHYY, by Irina Zhorov
August 26, 2014
The job market of the 21st Century is increasingly global and focused on innovation. That was one of the takeaways at the Governor’s Jobs 1st Summit in Pittsburgh Monday.
MOREPickens: Pennsylvania natural gas production approaching that of Texas
Published in the Pittsburgh Business Times, by Sam Kusic
August 25, 2014
The oil and gas industry is the most dynamic industry in the U.S. and will remain so for a long time, according to T. Boone Pickens, chairman of BP Capital Management, who spoke Monday during Gov. Tom Corbett's Jobs 1st Summit in Pittsburgh.
MORECorbett, Fitzgerald welcome natural gas drilling at Pittsburgh International Airport
Published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, by Aaron Aupperlee
August 25, 2014
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald joked he has so many shovels from attending ground-breaking ceremonies that his office looks like a Home Depot, but the ceremony Monday at Consol Energy's natural gas drilling site at Pittsburgh International Airport didn't add to his collection.
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