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05-15-2012
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05-15-2012 |
New $525G rescue engine well worth the price in Jessup
JESSUP - Borough residents can look forward to increased safety and maybe a
little more barbecued chicken over the next few years.
Jessup Hose Company 2 is moving forward with the purchase of a new rescue
truck, customized to the needs of the community and the company. At a cost...
- Scranton Times |
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05-15-2012 |
Commonwealth Court panel to hear Act 13 case
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Representatives of the state and a handful of local municipalities are set
to face off before the Commonwealth Court at 9:30 a.m. June 6 in
Harrisburg. They will be arguing over the constitutionality of portions of
Act 13, the state's oil and gas drilling law....
- Washington Observer-Reporter |
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05-15-2012 |
Conservation district calling for rain barrel use
The Somerset Conservation District will soon be contacting homeowners in a
portion of Somerset Borough about installing rain barrels. The barrels
reduce the impacts of stormwater runoff.
The district plans to contact homeowners along parts of Felgar Road,
Lincoln Street, North Rosina Avenue, West Catherine Street, West Fairview...
- Somerset Daily |
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05-15-2012 |
Cable negotiations to move forward
LEWISTOWN - The Lewistown Borough Council voted to move forward with
Comcast Corporation negotiations at their monthly meeting Monday night.
After meeting with a representative of the Cohen Law Group, the council
discussed and decided to move forward with a proposal to begin negotiations...
- Lewistown Sentinel |
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05-15-2012 |
County considers CDBG projects
By Scott K. Seeley
CLARION NEWS Writer
CLARION
A sidewalk replacement in Hawthorne Borough and a sewer line replacement in
East Brady Borough may receive funding this year from Community Development
Block Grant money.
Clarion County plans to apply to the Pennsylvania Department of Community...
- Clarion News |
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04-20-2012 |
'Prevailing' wages: End them
Union wages "prevailing" despite unions representing only a minority of
construction workers strengthens the case for repealing Pennsylvania's
taxpayer-shafting prevailing wage law.
David Denholm, president of the Public Service Research Foundation, says
data analyzed on a five-year average basis show that in 2011, 21.7 percent...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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04-19-2012 |
'Union Wage Act' costing taxpayers billions
The so-called "Prevailing Wage" act of 50 years ago is costing Pennsylvania
taxpayers billions of tax dollars needlessly. It would be more appropriate
to name it the "Union Wage" act.
These wages are on the average 51 percent higher than the market wage. It
is reported that without prevailing wage, taxpayers could have saved...
- Levittown Bucks County Courier Times |
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04-16-2012 |
Group of Pa. Republicans wields power in key votes
HARRISBURG -- Republicans have a majority in the state House, but they
can't get everything they want.
They are being thwarted on passage of some legislation by a handful of
other Republicans who are joining with Democrats.
The House now has 112 Republicans, which is more than enough to get the...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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04-16-2012 |
LETTERS: ‘Prevailing Wage’ costs billions
‘Prevailing Wage’ costs billions
The so-called “Prevailing Wage” act of 50 years ago is costing
Pennsylvania taxpayers billions of tax dollars needlessly.
It would be more appropriate to name it the “Union Wage” act.
These wages are on the average 51 percent higher than the market wage. It...
- Lansdale Reporter |
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04-11-2012 |
Modernize Pennsylvania's archaic prevailing wage law
By Rep. Fred Keller
Pennsylvania’s prevailing- wage law artificially inflates the cost of
public works projects, substantially increasing the economic burden on all
Pennsylvania taxpayers.
HB1329, currently before the state House of Representatives,
relieves mandates for municipalities, school districts and counties. Fully...
- Harrisburg Patriot-News |
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04-02-2012 |
Reform state wage law
School districts and state and local governments are struggling to keep
their operating budgets in the black while providing essential services;
taxpayers are at their breaking point. It flies in the face of reason,
then, to keep unchanged a decades-old law that forces these entities to pay...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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04-02-2012 |
'Prevailing wages': End them
Pressed to make ends meet under Gov. Tom Corbett's budget-balancing state
funding cuts, school districts are pressing the Legislature to act on
Pennsylvania's cost-inflating prevailing wage law. Repealing it is the
right thing to do -- for school districts, local governments and taxpayers....
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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03-25-2012 |
Mandates on Pennsylvania schools must go
By THOMAS J. GENTZEL and MATTHEW J. BROUILLETTE
As families across Pennsylvania try to figure out how to do more with less
in this difficult economy, our local public schools also must do the same.
But unlike fiscally sound kitchen-table decisions that can be made in the...
- Harrisburg Patriot-News |
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03-09-2012 |
Bill serves up tax with a twist
By TOM MURSE
Staff Writer
A few notes on the local political scene …
County sales tax?
A proposal that would allow Pennsylvania's 67 counties to call for a voter
referendum on imposing a 1 percent sales tax has resurfaced in the
Legislature — with a new and more palatable twist to many seeking...
- Lancaster Intelligencer Journal |
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03-09-2012 |
Corman bills to address problem drinking
Pass Senate Judiciary Committee
March 8, 2012
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HARRISBURG - The Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation sponsored by
state Sen. Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, aimed at reducing problematic
drinking by increasing maximum fines and accessing a fee that will go...
- Lock Haven Express |
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03-07-2012 |
Berks Commissioners endorse House Bill 1329
As county officials, we are entrusted with the stewardship of taxpayer
dollars. Unfortunately, some mandates, such as out-of-date thresholds under
the state’s Prevailing Wage Act, prevent us from being as efficient
with those dollars as we would like to be....
- Pottstown Mercury |
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02-23-2012 |
State enacts Marcellus well fees
Local Republican reps split on vote
By Tom DiStefano CLARION NEWS Writer
HARRISBURG The compromise in the state legislature wasn’t between the
Republicans and the Democrats, but between the Republicans in the House and
those in the Senate. On Feb. 14, the governor signed the gas well impact...
- Clarion News |
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02-15-2012 |
Corbett signs Marcellus Shale bill into law
By Rachel White
Collegian Staff Writer
Gov. Tom Corbett signed HB1950 Monday night — a move that will
allow counties to impose an impact fee upon natural gas drilling companies
in the Marcellus Shale region.
In addition to the impact fee, the bill enhances the protection of natural...
- Penn State Daily Collegian |
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02-14-2012 |
Corbett approves fee on Marcellus gas extraction
HARRISBURG - In the privacy of his office, Gov. Corbett signed into law
Monday night a long-awaited, long-debated bill that imposes a fee on
natural gas extraction in the Marcellus Shale.
His action means Pennsylvania will finally join more than 25 other states...
- Philadelphia Inquirer |
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02-01-2012 |
Farry pushes for carbon monoxide alarm requirement
By Gary Weckselblatt Staff Writer | 2 comments
State Rep. Frank Farry has introduced a bill to unmask carbon monoxide,
known as “the silent killer,” that would require all multi-family
structures, and single family homes, upon their sale, to have a carbon
monoxide detector installed....
- Levittown Intelligencer |
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01-26-2012 |
Local zoning laws new issue in Shale fees
HARRISBURG - Differences over local zoning have surfaced as a new potential
obstacle to lawmakers' efforts to agree on an impact fee on Pennsylvania's
Marcellus Shale natural gas producers and modernize safety regulations on
the drilling industry...
- AP |
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01-25-2012 |
Pa. Senate approves bigger prizes for small games of chance
HARRISBURG, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 -- The House Rules Committee is
considering a revision to Pennsylvania's Small Games of Chance law that the
state Senate passed last week by a vote of 44-6.
HB169 would increase the individual prize limit from $500 to
$1,000, the weekly games of chance prize limit from $5,000 to $25,000 and...
- Chambersburg Public Opinion |
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01-17-2012 |
A standalone Marcellus bill moving to passage
HARRISBURG - Marcellus Shale well operators would be required to provide
sophisticated siting information and develop an emergency response plan
under legislation moving close to final passage this week.
The well site safety bill sponsored by Sen. Lisa Baker, R-20, Lehman Twp.,...
- Scranton Times |
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01-03-2012 |
More Ohio injection wells shut down
From Calkins Media and wire reports | 0 comments
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Ohio officials have suspended operations at four
more injection wells near Youngstown, amid concerns of a connection to a
series of earthquakes there in 2011, according to the Associated Press....
- Ellwood City Ledger |
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12-28-2011 |
Baker's natural gas pipeline safety bill signed into law
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law Rep. Matt Baker's (R-Bradford
/Tioga) legislation establishing regulatory oversight of natural gas
pipelines in the Commonwealth to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
(PUC).
The new law will authorize the PUC to conduct safety inspections and...
- Towanda Daily Review |
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12-22-2011 |
House passes Gingrich's 'Code' bill
Now headed for the Senate, the measure updates and streamlines
Pennsylvania's Borough Code
The state House this week overwhelmingly passed a major piece of
legislation, sponsored by Rep. Mauree Gingrich (R-Lebanon) that represents
the most significant update of Pennsylvania's Borough Code in 45 years,...
- Lebanon Daily News |
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12-21-2011 |
House approves new congressional districts
By Tom Barnes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- Despite complaints from Democrats about some strangely shaped
districts and about separating many neighboring communities, the House gave
final approval Tuesday to a new map of congressional districts to be in...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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12-21-2011 |
State House OKs redrawn districts
GOP has firm grasp on congressional seats
The U.S. House districts in Pennsylvania are just a signature away from
changing.
The state House of Representatives voted 136-61 Tuesday to pass a bill that
will redraw the state's U.S. House districts in a way that will ensure the...
- Reading Eagle |
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09-06-2011 |
Blighted property needs neighbors' attention
A foreclosure on your block can do more than spoil the view from your
window. A foreclosed eyesore can ruin the financial health of your
household and neighborhood. But you can help keep a blighted property from
destroying your home equity.
Prevention makes the biggest difference, says Erynn Crowley, deputy...
- Erie Times-News |
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09-04-2011 |
5 Pa. counties declared disaster
President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration for Pennsylvania on
Saturday.
The President determined "a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania and ordered Federal aid to supplement commonwealth and local
recovery efforts in the area affected by Hurricane Irene during the period...
- Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice |
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09-02-2011 |
Rural roads in sad state
Legislators urged to craft funding plan
Friday, September 02, 2011
By Jonathan D. Silver, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
If you want to get from here to there, don't expect smooth driving in
Pennsylvania's rural areas.
The commonwealth was tied for 12th place in terms of the highest percentage...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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08-26-2011 |
Severance tax compromise bill introduced
State Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre, has introduced a bill he
believes is a compromise on a Marcellus Shale natural gas severance tax.
Pashinski's HB1804, which has been referred to the House
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, calls for a competitive...
- Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice |
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08-24-2011 |
End free ride on state police
An underlying theme of Pennsylvania's state government budget this year is
transferring costs away from the state onto the backs of individuals and
local governments and school districts.
That's particularly true of education and social service funding.
The trend is bad public policy because it exponentially increases...
- Scranton Times |
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08-23-2011 |
Lawmakers want green light for 'red light' cameras
By Gary Weckselblatt Staff Writer Calkins Media, Inc. | 6 comments
?Some Bucks County lawmakers would like local municipalities to have the
option of using cameras at dangerous intersections to catch motorists
running red lights and make the roads safer.
Philadelphia is the only city in Pennsylvania allowed to use the red light...
- Levittown Intelligencer |
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08-23-2011 |
COG mulls funding for library, parks
FERGUSON TOWNSHIP — The township’s role in funding the library
caused tension between some of the region’s elected officials Monday as
they discussed the Centre Region’s plans for project spending in 2012
and for the next five years.
That issue and the details of a needed parks maintenance building were the...
- State College Centre Daily Times |
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08-23-2011 |
City May Be Bidding
Looking for dilapidated properties
City officials have a plan in place for the upcoming judicial sale.
During Thursday's regular meeting of the City Redevelopment Authority,
members allocated $12,000 to acquire property at the sale scheduled for 1
p.m. on Sept. 12 in the main courtroom of the Warren County Courthouse....
- Warren Times Observer |
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08-22-2011 |
Allegheny County funneling grant to boost energy efficiency
Monday, August 22, 2011
By Len Barcousky, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Allegheny County towns will get help making their municipal buildings more
energy efficient from a foundation that focuses on conservation and
regional economic development.
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has given the county a $400,000 grant to...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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08-22-2011 |
Governor's panel: Allow red-light cameras statewide
Dan Hartzell The Road Warrior
11:09 p.m. EDT, August 21, 2011
Q: I saw an article a while back on traffic cameras, however, nothing was
mentioned about red-light cameras in Bethlehem. Are the red-light traffic
cameras rolling in Bethlehem? I got off of Route 378 onto the main strip...
- Allentown Morning Call |
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08-22-2011 |
Prosperity at a cost
Housing Shortage Creating New Homeless Epidemic in Bradford County
By COLIN HOGAN
Staff Writer
Published:
Saturday, August 20, 2011 9:07 AM EDT
There is no doubt the advent of gas drilling has brought an influx of jobs,
people, and wealth to Bradford County. But with all of this newfound...
- Sayre Morning |
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08-22-2011 |
Wonderling: Governor should embrace recommendations
By Bradley Schlegel
bschlegel@thereporteronline.com
A recommendation by Pennsylvania’s Transportation Funding Advisory
Commission to uncap the Oil Franchise Tax would generate an additional
$1.361 million to help pay for aging infrastructure.
Rob Wonderling — a former state senator who served on the commission...
- Lansdale Reporter |
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08-22-2011 |
Merging systems may not cut costs for municipalities
Gov. John Kasich and other state officials have urged municipal leaders to
be creative and share costs, rather than raise taxes, to cope with the loss
of half of the state’s aid to local governments.
But sharing doesn’t always save money, past examples show, and experts...
- Columbus Dispatch |
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08-17-2011 |
House Labor and Industry
8/17/11, 9:30 a.m., Room 205 Ryan Office Building
By Jason Gottesman
The committee conducted a public hearing on a legislative proposal amending
the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act establishing a specific definition of
"maintenance work" with respect to road repairs and exempting maintenance
work from coverage under the Act.
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08-14-2011 |
Prevailing wage debate goes on
By Tom Barnes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- A 50-year-old state law requires that "prevailing wages,"
sometimes called union wages, be paid to workers on all public construction
projects, such as schools and office buildings.
Republicans, nonunion contractors and many school officials don't like the...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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08-01-2011 |
Three Monroe municipalities losing money on golf courses
By David Pierce
Pocono Record Writer
August 01, 2011
None of Monroe County's three municipality-owned golf courses has seen
enough green to break even, though the Middle Smithfield Township operation
has lost hundreds of thousands more than the Stroud Township and East...
- Pocono Record |
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08-01-2011 |
Troubled bridges: Bridge repair funds lacking
Inspecting Centre County’s aging collection of almost 500 bridges
involves more work each year.
As the bridges slip deeper into disrepair with each passing season, a
greater number of them require more frequent inspections, said Karen
Michael, assistant executive in charge of design for District 2 of the...
- State College Centre Daily Times |
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07-17-2011 |
Marcellus advisory committee supports impact fees
HARRISBURG -- Gov. Tom Corbett's Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission
endorsed a long list of recommendations Friday on how to deal with the
burgeoning drilling industry, including imposing a local impact fee, not a
tax, on the extraction of natural gas.
The 30-member panel also tacitly threw its weight behind the controversial...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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07-01-2011 |
Corbett signs Pa. budget ahead of deadline
By Brad Bumsted and Sari Heidenrich
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, July 1, 2011
HARRISBURG --Â Twelve minutes before the midnight deadline, Republican
Gov. Tom Corbett signed a $27.15 billion state budget, breaking an
eight-year string of late budgets and fulfilling a pledge to close a $4.2...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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07-01-2011 |
Shale impact fee push sputters out
HARRISBURG - A last-ditch effort by Democratic senators to force a vote on
a Marcellus Shale impact-fee proposal before the summer recess was blocked
Thursday.
The action means it's probable the earliest any legislation to levy an
impact fee on drillers to offset the cost of drilling operations for...
- Scranton Times |
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06-30-2011 |
Legislation is big win for firefighters
HARRISBURG – Legislation to include cancer as part of the list of
occupational diseases for firefighters was unanimously passed by the Senate
on Monday.
The legislation, HB797, was introduced by Rep. Frank Farry
(R-Bucks County) with companion legislation in the Senate, SB654,...
- Lehighton Times News |
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06-29-2011 |
Corman’s legislation signed by Gov. Corbett
From staff reports
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett today signed into law legislation sponsored
by Senator Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, aimed at "restoring fairness to the
judicial system by reforming the application of joint and several
liability," according to a release issued Tuesday....
- Lewistown Sentinel |
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05-27-2011 |
Recount ahead in court race
HARRISBURG _ A race for the Democratic nomination for the state
Commonwealth Court appears headed for a recount.
Although a small number of votes remained uncounted Thursday afternoon, a
spokesman for the Department of State said the margin between Doylestown...
- Allentown Morning Call |
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05-27-2011 |
Say bye-bye, BATH SALTS
June 15 is B-Day. That's when an official ban in Williamsport goes into
effect.
The ban is on synthetic drugs not covered by state law. They include what
commonly is referred to as "bath salts" - not epsom salts to soak in, but
dangerous chemicals that when inhaled can lead to hallucinations and...
- Williamsport Sun-Gazette |
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05-27-2011 |
Regional police force mulled in Canton
CANTON - The feasibility of forming a regional police department for the
Troy-Canton area was discussed in an informational meeting in Canton
Thursday.
"I was really impressed with it," Canton Mayor John Vineski said. "I think
everybody got a lot of information they can take back to their respective...
- Towanda Daily Review |
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05-26-2011 |
West Mifflin gas leak problem still unresolved
Residents of a West Mifflin neighborhood who live near an unresolved gas
leak that caused an explosion in a house in February say not enough is
being done by authorities to remedy their situation.
Shannon and Brian Willard were among a handful of people who addressed West...
- McKeesport Daily News |
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05-25-2011 |
Bill requires contractors to prove workers are legal
By Richard Gazarik
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Contractors bidding on publicly financed construction projects in the state
will have to verify electronically that employees are legal immigrants
before they can undertake any project.
SB637 was sponsored by Sen. Kim Ward of Hempfield, prompted by a...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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05-19-2011 |
Scarnati's impact fee bill deserves consideration
Never before has protecting our natural resources and agricultural heritage
been more important to Pennsylvania. As we continue to battle environmental
scars from generations of pollution, our resources now face a new challenge
from natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale. Those of us on the...
- Harrisburg Patriot-News |
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05-19-2011 |
EDITORIAL: Gas fee legislation a start
Call it an impact fee or call it a tax.
Either way, state Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati's plan would
accomplish the same thing -- require companies drilling in the Marcellus
Shale to pay the state for the natural gas they remove.
It's about time.
Pennsylvania is the only significant natural gas-producing state that...
- York Dispatch |
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04-21-2011 |
Legislators consider allowing legal notices on websites
A bill in the state Senate, one of 17 designed to eliminate financial
mandates imposed on school districts, could end up costing taxpayers more.
SB803, sponsored by Education Committee chairman Jeff Piccola,
the Dauphin County Republican, would allow school districts to put legal...
- Beaver County Times |
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04-19-2011 |
Land trust offers 3 homes for sale
STATE COLLEGE — Eligible first-time homebuyers have their pick of two
ranch homes and a two-story duplex, for sale through a borough nonprofit.
The State College Community Land Trust buys homes in the borough, keeps
ownership of the land, and sells the home to residents at an income level...
- State College Centre Daily Times |
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04-18-2011 |
Remove sprinkler mandate
Gov. Tom Corbett will be all wet if he fails to sign a bill that removes a
mandate that newly constructed homes have sprinklers.
The House on Wednesday approved Senate changes to HB377 that among
other things reverses a requirement that all new one- and two-family homes...
- ALTOOONA MIRROR |
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04-13-2011 |
City Council aims to ban ‘Bath Salts’
LOCK HAVEN - City Council is considering banning the sale of synthetic
drugs known as "Bath Salts."
At council's work session Monday night, Council Vice President Stephen L.
Stevenson urged council not to wait until a bill makes its way through the
state Senate....
- Lock Haven Express |
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03-23-2011 |
Lackawanna County launches co-operative purchasing initiative
A Lackawanna County-led cooperative purchasing program that would use the
collective buying power of local municipalities and school districts to
secure better prices for goods and services is finally getting off the
ground.
So far, 26 municipalities and nine school districts have signed on to be...
- Scranton Times |
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03-22-2011 |
Legislators support belt-tightening
A little more than a week after Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett presented the
state’s proposed budget, local legislators voiced their confidence in
the direction that state government is moving.
But while state Sen. Rich Alloway, R-33, and state Reps. Dan Moul, R-91 and...
- Gettysburg Times |
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03-22-2011 |
House Labor and Industry
1:30 p.m., 3/22/11, Room 418 Main Capitol
By Mike Howells
The committee met to discuss prevailing wage law in the Commonwealth.
Chairman Ron Miller (R-York) said the last hearing on prevailing wage took
place in 2002, and remarked on what he sees as a need to periodically
review all facets of government, particularly during "difficult times." He
noted there are several pieces of legislation on the committee's horizon
that will be the subject of public hearings in the near future.
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03-18-2011 |
PennDOT making do with less money
By Kathie O. Warco Staff writer kwarco@observer-reporter.com
This article has been read 63 times.
If the state Department of Transportation were to update Interstate 70 from
Washington to New Stanton, bringing it up to today's standards, it would
cost $1.5 billion....
- Washington Observer-Reporter |
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03-18-2011 |
Poll: Gas tax, but no cuts
LANCASTER — Pennsylvanians are at odds with their new governor over two
hot-button issues — whether to tax natural-gas drilling and if
education funding should be cut, according to a statewide poll released
Thursday...
- AP |
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03-18-2011 |
Don't mess with Pa. Right-to-Know law
Pennsylvanians have reason to celebrate this week &tstr; Sunshine Week.
We're entering the third year of the state's new Right-To-Know law, which
allows citizens to look at thousands of documents.
But the law now is under attack by some public officials who would prefer...
- Lancaster Intelligencer Journal |
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03-18-2011 |
Senate bill could cost Hazle Township $7K
At least one Hazleton area municipality could feel the sting of a state
Senate bill that would require municipalities to forfeit all of the
traffic-enforcement fines they receive from state police if they provide
less than 40 hours of local police coverage per week or are not part of a...
- Hazleton Standard-Speaker |
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03-17-2011 |
Schwank's work as senator begins
The only items remaining in Judy Schwank's refrigerator are pickles,
mustard and a carton of long-expired eggs.
Still, stocking up on food after a whirlwind campaign that won her the
state Senate 11th District seat in Tuesday's special election had to wait.
Among the first tasks she tackled Wednesday was answering more than 400...
- Reading Eagle |
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03-16-2011 |
Pennsylvania should enact a gas drilling tax
State Rep. Greg Vitali Calkins Media, Inc. | 2 comments
Pennsylvania is the only major natural gas-producing state in the nation
that does not impose a drilling tax. Revenues from such a tax are now
desperately needed to help fund Pennsylvania's looming budget deficit,...
- Levittown Intelligencer |
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03-03-2011 |
Metzgar sprinkler bill scheduled for vote in House
Harrisburgh —
A measure to reverse the sprinkler mandate that went into effect at the
beginning of the year is scheduled for a vote Monday.
State Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar, R-Allegheny Township, said several
amendments to the bill, including some that gutted the language, were voted...
- Somerset Daily |
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03-03-2011 |
New home buyers beat the controversial sprinkler law
Bill being considered to make sprinklers optional
By Joseph Deinlein and Francis Scarcella The Daily Item The Daily Item Thu
Mar 03, 2011, 01:00 AM EST
— When Dennis Reedy was at the Central Susquehanna Builders Association
annual Home Show in Bloomsburg last week, he faced a frequent question...
- Sunbury Daily Item |
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03-02-2011 |
2 Corbett nominees win committee endorsements
HARRISBURG -- C. Alan Walker's nomination to head the Department of
Community and Economic Development sailed through a state Senate hearing as
he vowed to resist reductions in state aid to communities and businesses,
and advocated stepping up regional consolidations of police protection and...
- AP |
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03-01-2011 |
'Day of reckoning' near on state budget
Secretary: Spending plan includes 'big cuts' and won't be balanced on
'gimmicks.'
HARRISBURG —
— Pennsylvania faces unprecedented fiscal challenges that Gov. Tom
Corbett will address next week in a "reasonable, responsible" budget that
includes "big spending cuts," the administration's budget czar told a...
- Allentown Morning Call |
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02-24-2011 |
House Consumer Affairs
02/24/11, 9:00 a.m., Irvis Office Building, Room G-50
By Jason Gottesman and Jeff Cox
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Louis
D'Amico, President and Executive Director of the Pennsylvania
Independent Oil and Gas Association
Rolf
Hanson, Executive Director of the Associated Petroleum Industries of
Pennsylvania
David
Callahan, Vice President of the Marcellus Shale Coalition
Edward
Mann, State Fire Commissioner
John
Leary, Gas Superintendant, Borough of Chambersburg
[m]Chairman Robert Godshall (R-Montgomery), Minority Chairman Joseph
Preston (D-Allegheny) and Representatives Matt Baker (R-Tioga), John Payne
(R-Dauphin), Sandra Major (R-Susquehanna), Marcy Toepel (R-Montgomery),
Warren Kampf (R-Chester), Rob Kauffman (R-Franklin), Brian Ellis (R-Butler),
Julie Harhart (R-Northampton), Sheryl Delozier (R-Cumberland), Scott
Perry (R-York), and Douglas Reichley (R-Lehigh).
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02-23-2011 |
Council considers transfer to armory building
By
Gian DeLoia
Photo by Gian DeLoia – Mayor Guillermo Udarbe discusses the option of
transferring the municipal office to the National Guard Armory located
along N. Broad Street.
The Ridgway Borough Council discussed the possibility of transferring the
municipal building to the National Guard Armory building at 72 N. Broad St....
- Ridgway Record |
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02-23-2011 |
Senators seek repeal of sprinkler law text describing the image
HARRISBURG — State Sen. Jake Corman (R-34) is preparing to introduce
legislation which, if passed, would immediately repeal legislation
requiring sprinkler systems to be installed in all new homes constructed in
Pennsylvania.
State Sen. John Gordner (R-27) said the sprinkler mandate became law at the...
- Milton Standard |
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02-20-2011 |
Let's get rid of unneeded mandates
Cut expenses. Scale back. Pull in the belt. Consolidate services.
Local government officials are hearing those phrases a lot these days and
not just from residents fearing big tax hikes in tough times. State and
federal officials, who know they won’t give our towns, cities and...
- Harrisburg Patriot-News |
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02-01-2011 |
Marcellus drillers tapping municipal water
SOMERSET — A growing number of local and regional municipal authorities
in Somerset and Cambria counties are getting into the business of supplying
water for the natural gas industry.
For the past year, the Lincoln Township Municipal Authority in Somerset
County has been selling up to 350,000 gallons of water per day on an...
- Johnstown Tribune-Democrat |
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01-28-2011 |
Senator preparing Marcellus package
HARRISBURG - The Marcellus Shale drilling boom is prompting a state senator
to prepare bills addressing a host of issues ranging from "pooling" on
company-leased land only to applying the hotel room tax to long-term
company rentals.
Some of the proposals by Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, break new ground in...
- Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice |
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01-28-2011 |
Pa. sheriffs still pushing for clarification of their powers
MEADVILLE — A push to restore and clarify sheriffs’ powers as law
enforcement officials in Pennsylvania died in committee in 2010, but
Crawford County Sheriff Nick Hoke and others around the state are vowing to
keep their effort alive this year.
Testifying at a Pennsylvania House Labor Relations Committee hearing in...
- MEADVILLE TRIBUNE |
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01-26-2011 |
Statewide reassessment moratorium?
Local lawmakers say they support bill to halt reassessments, even though
it's too late for Adams County.
By STEVE MARRONI
The Evening Sun
Posted: 01/25/2011 08:17:09 PM EST
It's too late for Adams County, but a state representative from Washington
County has introduced legislation that would stop other counties from...
- Hanover Evening Sun |
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01-26-2011 |
Senate Republican Policy Committee
1/16/11, 1:00 p.m., Hearing Room 1, North Office Building
By Matt Hess and Jason Gottesman
The committee met to hear from affected parties on the local impacts of
Marcellus Shale drilling.
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01-20-2011 |
Findlay officials tighten rules on gas wells
By Andrea Iglar
Findlay officials want Marcellus Shale development in their township, but
they also want to protect residents from the potential side effects of
natural gas drilling.
That's why supervisors have tightened the rules on drilling operations and
banned gas wells in neighborhoods and other areas where they would most...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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01-20-2011 |
Legislature may trump Corbett reform plan
By Brad Bumsted
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Thursday, January 20, 2011
HARRISBURG — After breakfast with his family Wednesday morning, Gov.
Tom Corbett spent his first full day in office meeting with senior staff on
a range of topics including "getting government up and running," a...
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review |
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01-19-2011 |
Cawley urges bold action to solve state's problems
By: GARY WECKSELBLATT
The Intelligencer
Bucks County's native son became the state's lieutenant governor Tuesday
during ceremonies in Harrisburg.
Jim Cawley invoked Abraham Lincoln, the state pension crisis and the
state's problematic economic outlook as he was sworn is as Pennsylvania's...
- Levittown Intelligencer |
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01-19-2011 |
Berks municipalities consider merging police forces
Two Berks County municipalities - Bethel and Tulpehocken townships - have
authorized a feasibility study on regionalizing their police forces,
according to a report in the Reading Eagle.
The six-month study will be performed at no cost to the municipalities by...
- Lebanon Daily News |
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01-19-2011 |
Most cabinet positions filled by Corbett
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett made most of his cabinet and top-staff
nominations and appointments prior to his inauguration Tuesday, except in a
few cases.
One of the unfilled posts is secretary of the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources, an agency in the limelight in recent years due to...
- Hazleton Standard-Speaker |
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01-19-2011 |
Wednesday Morning Coffee: Things Get Started.
Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers.
If you're like us, then, this morning, your head's a little ache-y, your
vision is a bit blurry and you're having trouble distinguishing between
fantasy and reality.
And then there's the folks who went to last night's Inaugural ball at the...
- Allentown Morning Call |
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01-18-2011 |
Corbett sworn in as governor
Gov. Tom Corbett and his wife, Susan, arrive Tuesday morning for his
inauguration in Harrisburg.HARRISBURG -- Tom Corbett of Shaler,
Pennsylvania's 46th governor, was sworn into office today at noon during a
simple ceremony that broke with the style of his flamboyant predecessor, Ed...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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01-13-2011 |
Corbett's PennDOT pick faces challenges
By Jon Schmitz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A Cumberland County engineer with 28 years of experience is incoming Gov.
Tom Corbett's choice to head the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
Barry Schoch, 50, of Camp Hill currently serves as a vice president at...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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01-13-2011 |
Senator discusses royalty assessments vs. severance tax
SAYRE — Much like it did last year, the continued development of the
Marcellus Shale region in Pennsylvania will dominate the agendas of
numerous state lawmakers — especially in the case of state Sen. Gene
Yaw, R-Lycoming County.
The 23rd Senate District that Yaw represents consists of Bradford,...
- Sayre Morning |
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01-12-2011 |
Pa. gov makes picks for enviro., welfare agencies
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov.-elect Tom Corbett said Tuesday he will nominate
a judge on a state board that referees environmental disputes to be his top
environmental protection adviser and a Rhode Island official known for his
efforts to cut health care costs to head the state Department of Public...
- AP |
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01-11-2011 |
School-choice proposal will be on Senate fast track
Could parents get grants to move their students out of failing public
schools?
Gov.-elect Tom Corbett made school choice one of his campaign promises.
State Sen. Jeffrey Piccola wants to see that promise fulfilled before the
next school year starts.
Piccola, R-Dauphin County, plans to introduce legislation this week to...
- Harrisburg Patriot-News |
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01-11-2011 |
Yudichak gets environmental Spot
Yudichak named to state energy panel
HARRISBURG - Freshman Sen. John Yudichak was named minority chairman of the
Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee on Monday, giving
Northeast Pennsylvania a voice on the content of natural gas drilling
bills....
- Scranton Times |
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01-11-2011 |
Corbett makes picks for Revenue, State departments
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov.-elect Tom Corbett said Monday he will nominate a
Chester County commissioner and a former executive of a manufacturer of
mobile carts for the elderly and disabled for positions in his Cabinet...
- AP |
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01-11-2011 |
Empty promise: A state gas tax
PENNSYLVANIA SO far missed out on an estimated $121 million in revenue from
the Marcellus Shale natural gas industry, and the tally spurts higher with
each day that drillers siphon the resource from below our forests and
farms.
How much more money will we lose? 250 million? A billion?...
- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader |
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01-10-2011 |
Borough awarded funding
PennDOT gives grant for Saxonburg project
By Tom Victoria
Eagle Staff Writer
SAXONBURG — More state funding for the revitalization of Main Street
continues to be awarded.
The state Department of Transportation on Thursday awarded a $1.4 million
grant to the borough’s Main Street project....
- Butler Eagle |
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01-10-2011 |
Corbett names Chesco's Aichele to cabinet post
Chester County Commissioner Carol Aichele has been named the new Secretary
of the Commonwealth, the cabinet position responsible overseeing the
state's election system and monitoring 800,000 licensed business and health
professionals.
In announcing the nomination, Gov.-elect Corbett praised Aichele for her...
- Philadelphia Inquirer |
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01-05-2011 |
House welcomes 29 new legislators
By Tracie Mauriello, Post-Gazette Harrisburg Bureau
HARRISBURG -- In their first floor vote, 29 new state representatives
joined veteran lawmakers in unanimously electing Sam Smith of Punxsutawney
as the new House speaker.
Addressing the chamber, Mr. Smith asked members to legislate responsibly,...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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01-05-2011 |
Pa. builders now required to install sprinklers in new construction
By Gretchen Metz
Journal Register News Service
Pennsylvania is one of two states now requiring sprinkler systems in all
new residential construction, something that has builders fuming.
Homebuilders say they're not against saving lives. But they argue that
consumers should make the decision, not government. Builders say they can't...
- Phoenixville News |
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01-04-2011 |
A raft of challenges for new Pennsylvania House leader
By Amy Worden
Inquirer Harrisburg Bureau
HARRISBURG - His name is not yet etched into the mahogany panels of the
door of the state House leader's office.
But Rep. Mike Turzai, 51, a former Allegheny County prosecutor who is to be
sworn in Tuesday as the new majority leader of the House of...
- Philadelphia Inquirer |
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01-04-2011 |
New Western Pa. lawmakers sworn in
By Tracie Mauriello, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- A mayor, a steel industry analyst, a retired Air Force
captain, a lawyer and a plumbing company controller who used to run a Chuck
E. Cheese center were sworn in this afternoon as the newest southwestern...
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
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12-31-2010 |
Vereb calls for jail time for Sunshine Act violators
NORRISTOWN — State Rep. Mike Vereb (R-150th of Montgomery County) has
announced plans to introduce legislation aimed at strengthening the
state’s Sunshine Act — even as far as calling for jail time for the
most egregious offenders.
News in recent weeks has revealed a troubling reality for some lawmakers...
- Norristown Times Herald |
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