August 25, 2010
The war of words that broke out yesterday between House Republican Leader John Boehner and Vice President Joe Biden was illustrative of the degree to which the administration just doesn't get what is ...
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August 20, 2010
Governor Ed Rendell thinks the state can raise the gas tax and nobody will notice. Is he kidding? It has become apparent that the Governor, known as Ed Spendell, intends to keep up ...
August 16, 2010
The proposed building of a mosque on the perimeter of ground zero, the site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center buildings in New York City, has exploded into a ...
August 09, 2010
While on vacation recently at Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania I came across yet another example of how our state discourages the formation of small businesses. Near where we stay each year is a ...
August 05, 2010
Chuck Ardo, former press secretary to Governor Ed Rendell has been hired as the new media spokesman to Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson. This is a classic case of jumping from the proverbial ...
August 03, 2010
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania plans to spend $20 million to refurbish PNC Field in Lackawanna County. The baseball stadium is home to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, a minor league baseball ...
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Election 2010: Pennsylvania Senate
For Immediate Release August 9, 2010
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by Ron Marsico State Representative (R-Lower Paxton)
The Weekly Roundup The latest news from the State CapitolBudget Cuts Possible Due to Potential of Reduced Federal Funds
As the U.S. Congress works toward final approval of $595 million in federal Medicaid funding for Pennsylvania an estimated 70 percent of the $850 million that was calculated in the final budget agreement - Gov. Ed Rendell will be meeting with legislative leaders to discuss where to find approximately $255 million in cuts. I expressed concern from early on that including $850 million in federal funds in the budget that had no assurance of reaching Pennsylvania could only worsen the state's current and projected budget revenue deficit. The governor has threatened possible state employee layoffs to address the problem. However, I believe efficiencies could be achieved through proposals that would address instances of welfare fraud, as highlighted by Auditor General Jack Wagner, and privatize the wholesale and retail operations of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
by Lowman S. Henry
Governor Ed Rendell will leave office in January, but travelers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike will only just be starting to pay for the legacy of profligate spending he will leave behind.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission recently announced that tolls on America's first (and now most expensive) superhighway will rise by 10% effective January 2, 2011. Those of us who use E-Z Pass will see only a 3% increase. This is just the latest what is expected to be a series of fare increases.
Sarah Palin is coming to Hershey!
You're invited toPennsylvania Family Institute'sFriends of the Family BanquetFeaturing Keynote SpeakerGovernor Sarah Palin
For Immediate Release August 2, 2010
Contact: Nachama Soloveichik -- Communications Director -- 484.809.7994 -- 646.528.1029Contact: Kristin Anderson -- Deputy Communications Director -- 484.809.7994 -- 612.280.5196Contact: Tim Kelly -- Press Secretary -- 484.809.7994
WAM money flows even amid budget crisis
Thousands of state workers will be losing their jobs, the state's social service agencies are struggling to deal with delayed and reduced funding, roads and bridges across the commonwealth are crumbling, yet pork barrel spending on politically favored projects, many of dubious value, continues unabated.
