Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said Gov. Tom Corbett’s plan to outsource management of the state lottery was unconstitutional.
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Bets Off! AG Shoots Down Lottery Management Deal
Posted on 15 February 2013.
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Fuels Lobby Expert Says PA Gas Tax Could Be Highest
Posted on 09 February 2013.
An economist representing petroleum lobbyists claims Gov. Corbett’s budget proposal to raise money for fixing roads and bridges could leave Pennsylvania with the nation’s highest gasoline tax.
Posted in Harrisburg, Limerick, Local, Lower Pottsgrove, People, Personal Finance, Pottstown, TransportationComments (5)
Corbett Ties More School Funds To Liquor Store Sales
Posted on 31 January 2013.
The Pennsylvania Independent described Wednesday’s announcement as a “deft political move” intended to win converts to privatizing Pennsylvania’s liquor sales and distribution system, while silencing critics.
Posted in Education, Food, Harrisburg, Local, Politics, SocialComments (3)
Senate GOP Plans Bill To Raise Highway Fix-Up Fees
Posted on 20 October 2011.
Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate, tired of waiting for the governor to find money to fix roads and bridges, plans to push legislation that would do the job.
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Corbett Proposing Student-Like Grading For Teachers
Posted on 17 October 2011.
Teacher performance statewide currently is graded only as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. More than 99 percent of all Pennsylvania teachers are deemed satisfactory, even though some schools have student proficiency issues. Gov. Corbett proposes to change the rating system.
Route 422 Toll Plan Officially Dead, At Least For Now
Posted on 06 October 2011.
The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission acknowledged Tuesday it could not, and would not try, to go further with its proposal to toll U.S. Route 422. There was just too much public and political opposition, its executive director said.
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Lawmakers, Editorials Press On Transportation Funding
Posted on 01 October 2011.
Outside pressure seems to be building for Gov. Tom Corbett to say whether he will act on a special commission’s recommendations to increase transportation funding in Pennsylvania. One proposal so far deemed dead-on-arrival?: tolling U.S. Route 422.
Posted in Limerick, Lower Pottsgrove, Politics, Pottstown, TransportationComments (2)
School Voucher Users Must Pass Tests, State Suggests
Posted on 05 August 2011.
The state’s education secretary said Wednesday that if school choice vouchers ever win Legislative approval, children whose families use them must be prepared to take and pass Pennsylvania’s standardized tests.
Posted in Education, Personal Finance, PoliticsComments (1)
State Budget Effect: Cut School Funds At Top, Bottom
Posted on 04 July 2011.
The new state budget presents a double whammy for Pottsgrove and other school districts across Pennsylvania, one legislator says: it cuts state funding, and limits the ability to raise local taxes.
Posted in Education, Politics, Pottsgrove SchoolsComments (3)
School May Be Out, But Not For Charter School Marketers
Posted on 02 July 2011.
In an attempt to woo school districts’ students to charter and cyber-charter schools for 2011-2012, some charter school marketers have already begun their advertising and information campaigns.
Posted in Education, Montgomery County, PoliticsComments (1)
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