by Jane Richey | Feb 6, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed pension reform package, which calls for new employees to be enrolled in a 401(k) and current employees to see some changes in the way their pensions are calculated, is being met with fierce, but predictable opposition from state...
by Jane Richey | Dec 13, 2012 | Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
Governor Corbett said ‘no’ to a state health exchange in PA yesterday. Here’s why this is a good decision: If a state does not set up an exchange, the federal government will come in and set it up, according to the law. So far, 22 states have said...
by Jane Richey | Nov 20, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
THE FISCAL CLIFF: Fresh off a meeting of the National Governors Association, where the combination of mandatory spending cuts and tax increases was a topic of discussion, Corbett said he finds the prospect “frightening,” because it means the potential loss...
by Jane Richey | Nov 14, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets, Politics
Governors across the country still mulling whether to plan their own health care marketplaces or turn the process over to the feds recently received an extension. They now have until mid-December to submit a so-called blueprint for how the federally-mandated health...
by Jane Richey | Aug 21, 2012 | Voting Issues
From the Derrick: Corbett aide rebukes Justice Department over voter ID HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration is suggesting that a U.S. Department of Justice inquiry into Pennsylvania’s tough, new voter identification law is politically motivated,...