by Jane Richey | Apr 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Fewer rank-and-file members in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would increase the flow of ideas as all sides could be heard during debates on legislation, said the top man in the House. But a smaller Legislature may have unforeseen consequences — more...
by Jane Richey | Apr 2, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
As They Look To Restore Proposed Cuts to higher education and other state programs, it’ll be up to state lawmakers,and not Governor Corbett, to find the money to do that, administration Budget Secretary Charles Zogby said Sunday. In an appearance on the...
by Jane Richey | Apr 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility
Gov. Tom Corbett is taking steps toward hiring a private company to run the Pennsylvania state lottery, the latest move by the Republican to shift state services to the private sector. The administration has briefed top lawmakers and labor union representatives on an...
by Jane Richey | Apr 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Venango County commissioners will decide whether they will enact an impact fee on deep gas wells within the county’s borders at their April 10 meeting. When Act 13, the bill providing for the impact fee, was signed into law last month by Gov. Tom Corbett, all three...
by Jane Richey | Apr 2, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
A recent report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) further demonstrates the abysmal record of President Obama’s energy policies. Contrary to administration claims that the president’s “all of the above strategy” for energy development is working, the EIA...
