HARRISBURG — The difficult fiscal picture facing Gov. Tom Corbett when he took office in 2011 was like nothing anyone in Pennsylvania state government had experienced, and the resulting budget-balancing cuts in spending are still a sore spot.Next year, Republicans who control state government ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Sensing an opportunity to limit Gov. Tom Corbett to one term, six Democrats have declared their candidacy for the 2014 primary, and three more are giving it serious thought.They are bucking history, since no sitting governor has lost a bid for a second term in the ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Amid the crush of wrangling and debate that annually precede passage of Pennsylvania’s state budget, advocates of getting the state out of the business of selling liquor and wine are hoping to advance their cause before lawmakers break for the summer.House Majority ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A bill nearing final passage in the Pennsylvania Legislature would fulfill a major goal of the state’s business community by curtailing the application of certain tax, but the state’s municipalities are warning they will suffer the consequences.The push to rein in the ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - State Rep. Bill DeWeese's lawyer has coined a nickname for the corruption trial that starts Monday in Dauphin County court: "pettygate.""The only thing not petty about this prosecution is the cost that the attorney general's office engaged in to bring it," said William ...
HARRISBURG (AP) A spike in pension obligations could hardly come at a worse time for Pennsylvania’s public schools.Gov. Tom Corbett, who has pledged to oppose any tax increase, will be proposing his second state budget on Feb. 7, and public school officials are worried about getting more bad ...
