Category: Governor’s Office News
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Senate Approves Bill To Accelerate Critical Utility Infrastructure Improvements
The state Senate today unanimously approved legislation that will provide a critical tool to accelerate the replacement of aging natural gas, electric and wastewater systems in the Commonwealth, create new […]
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Governors Of 12 States Officially Proclaim Jan. 22 – 28 National School Choice Week
The governors of 12 states have signed proclamations officially recognizing January 22nd through 28th as National School Choice Week, organizers of the week announced today. The following governors have issued proclamations in […]
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Gov. Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania Lawmakers Establish Panel To Study State’s Child Abuse Laws
Harrisburg Patriot-News Lawyers and experts in child abuse are among the people named to a new panel that’s been established to study Pennsylvania’s child abuse laws and propose potential changes. […]
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Politics Tested Pa. GOP Leaders, Court In 2011
Peter Jackson Associated Press In the world of Pennsylvania politics, 2011 will be remembered as a year of mixed accomplishments from a new, Republican-controlled state government and for corruption convictions […]
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Gov. Corbett Expands Megan’s Law
NBC Philadelphia More than a month after Jerry Sandusky was arrested on child molestation charges, a new law is on the books in Pennsylvania expanding the state’s institutional sexual assault […]
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GOP Foes Line Up In Bid To Oust Casey
Salena Zito Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Nine Republicans are vying for the seat held by Sen. Bob Casey Jr. in 2012, and political experts are weighing the Pennsylvania Democrat’s vulnerability. “The Republicans […]
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Pa. House OKs Capital Budget Senate Passed In June
Lancaster Online The state House voted Monday to approve a bill that authorizes $1.7 billion in new state borrowing, a normally routine piece of legislation that was held up as […]
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Corbett Finding Favor With Pennsylvanians, Morning Call/Muhlenberg College Poll Shows
John Micek Allentown Morning Call It took them 11 months, but Pennsylvanians are starting to warm up to Gov. Tom Corbett. Still, they’re having a hard time buying into his policies. […]
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Gov. Corbett Has Been Good For Pa. Students And Budget
Bob Williams Harrisburg Patriot-News As more and more states continue to overspend their budgets and play accounting games to present a false image of fiscal responsibility, it can be hard […]