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.
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Lawmakers, Editorials Press On Transportation Funding
Posted on 01 October 2011.
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Woman Submits Her Own Maps to Suggest Redistricting
Posted on 29 September 2011.
A Lehigh County resident was so bothered by the way she and her neighbor were represented by two different congressmen, she took it upon herself to lobby the state Legislature with new maps for redistricting. The issue could affect Lower Pottsgrove, too.
Posted in Lower Pottsgrove, PoliticsComments (1)
Candidates Criticize DVRPC Toll Info Position
Posted on 22 September 2011.
Two Republicans running to become Montgomery County commissioners said regional planners should publicly release information they’ve collected on rail service ridership related to its proposal to establish tolls on U.S. Route 422.
Posted in Montgomery County, Politics, TransportationComments (4)
On 422 Toll Plan, DVRPC Fights Information Requests
Posted on 19 September 2011.
With Video. The agency responsible for proposing the imposition of vehicle tolls on U.S. Route 422 to pay for improvements there is blocking right-to-know requests for information used in creating its plans.
Posted in Lower Pottsgrove, Pottstown, Transportation, VideoComments (4)
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 Road Tolls A Future Funding Solution, Official Agrees
Posted on 29 July 2011.
Tolls on Pennsylvania highways, like that discussed during the past 18 months for U.S. Route 422, represent a long-term fix for the state’s road repair and improvement woes, the transportation secretary said.
Posted in Limerick, Lower Pottsgrove, Pottstown, Safety, TransportationComments (3)
Report Expected To Suggest Law For Road Toll Authority
Posted on 20 July 2011.
A report from the state Transportation Funding Advisory Commission, to be delivered next week to Gov. Corbett, is in part expected to recommend approval of enabling legislation that would allow highways like U.S. Route 422 and others to be tolled.
Posted in Limerick, Lower Pottsgrove, Montgomery County, Politics, Pottstown, TransportationComments (6)
PA School Voucher Bills Seem To Run Out Of Time
Posted on 28 June 2011.
A bill instituting school choice vouchers, advocated by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, may not be passed by the state Legislature before it adjourns for the summer.
Posted in Education, PoliticsComments (1)
Report Says Taxes Hurt PA’s Economic Competitiveness
Posted on 25 June 2011.
A new report says Pennsylvania is continuing to fall behind other states in economic competitiveness, primarily because of the tax burden it places on residents.
Posted in Business, Personal Finance, Politics, Real EstateComments (3)
Legislative Bills Might Deprive Papers Of Legal Revenue
Posted on 14 May 2011.
Newspapers across Pennsylvania may face the loss of critical advertising dollars, as the state Legislature considers allowing local governments to put public notices online.
Posted in Business, PoliticsComments (1)
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