by Jane Richey | Jan 22, 2014 | Agenda 21
Governor Tom Corbett announced today that the Department of Environmental Protection will invest more than $20.65 million in watershed protection projects to improve watersheds, reduce stormwater runoff and acid mine drainage (AMD), and support educational programs,...
by Jane Richey | Dec 17, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility
ARE MOST Pennsylvania school districts fooling Pennsylvania taxpayers? Are they hoarding money while annually seeking more while poorer districts, including Philly’s, operate in crisis? Well, there’s an interesting line in Gov. Corbett’s recent...
by Jane Richey | Jun 17, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Politics
Governor Corbett’s fiscal year 2013-14 budget proposal includes a tax reform package aimed at “improving Pennsylvania’s tax climate by reducing tax burdens that inhibit job creation and economic growth.” The centerpiece of this proposal is a...
by Jane Richey | Apr 4, 2013 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
Governor Tom Corbett revealed that he is seeking information about the idea a day after meeting with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about an expansion of Medicaid that’s called for under the 2010 federal health overhaul. Some...
by Jane Richey | Mar 15, 2013 | Fiscal Responsibility, Health Care
State Sen. Lloyd Smucker at a town hall meeting Wednesday said he favors accepting federal funds to expand Medicaid to more low-income Pennsylvanians. Smucker, a Republican from West Lampeter, may be the first GOP senator to publicly break with Gov. Tom Corbett over...
