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State's top court upholds redistricting plan
The Times LeaderA year after a five-member legislative redistricting panel approved new boundaries for state House and Senate districts, the state Supreme Court deemed the plan constitutional Wednesday in a 6-0 decision. The map will take effect for Pennsylvania's...Tags: Eddie Day Pashinski, Local Government, Lackawanna County, John R. Gordner, Tarah Toohil
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Legislators stress need to attract businesses, create jobs in state
The Citizens' Voice, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.Local state legislators said the government can encourage economic development by investing in the state's infrastructure and education. Six lawmakers spoke at the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce Legislative Breakfast on Friday morning, held at...Tags: Eddie Day Pashinski, Science and Technology, Productivity, Government, Tom Corbett
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Friday Morning Coffee: The weekend warm-up.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Well, here we are, starting one of the last working days before the Christmas interval. Hopefully you have all your shopping finished and you've laid in a sufficient supply of Curiously Strong Adult Beverages so...... -
Utilities did a good job during Superstorm Sandy, just ask them
Local electric company officials were patting themselves on the back last week at a hearing in Harrisburg to review how the utilities performed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Unlike many of you, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission...
Tags: Media Industry, FirstEnergy Corp., Hurricane Irene (2011), Hurricane Sandy (2012), Social Media
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Tuesday Morning Coffee: Corbett eyeing $1.65B natural gas tax break.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're reading to Little Miss Capitol Ideas' first-grade this morning, so let's get right to it. Gov. Tom Corbett and his staff are facing questions today over an administration plan to hand $1.65 billion in...... -
Former state Sen. Charles Lemmond, RIP.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekFormer state Sen. Charles Lemmond, R-Luzerne, has died. He was 83*, the Times-Leader of Wilkes- Barre* reports. Here's part of what the paperr has so far: "Former state Senator Charles Lemmond has passed away, according to state Senator Lisa Baker's...... -
Couple's dreams sink with their house
The popping sounds Belinda and Jamin Sell heard late one September night were unusual and alarming, like nothing they had heard before.
They didn't immediately know it, but the ripping and tearing that echoed in the darkness were the sounds of their...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Tropical Storms, Media Industry, Charlie Dent, Hurricane Irene (2011)
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Pa. flood relief package OK'd
The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a package of bills to provide state relief for victims of this year's floods, including $150 million in borrowing. The eight-bill package would provide low-interest loans for businesses and...Tags: Tropical Storms, Business, Tropical Storm Lee (2011), Hurricane Irene (2011), U.S. Senate
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Friday Morning Coffee: Republicans Meet Amidst Electoral College Furor.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. As Pennsylvania Republicans roll into town tonight for their fall meeting, they'll be confronting an issue as contentious as any one they've dealt with in recent years: Namely, Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi'... -
Tuesday Morning Coffee: The Budget Dance, Part II
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. After a marathon of kvetching last night and so many Parliamentary maneuvers by Democrats that they could have gone on tour with George Clinton, the state House is poised to take its first vote today...... -
Pa. public school funding debated
Gov. Tom Corbett’s top education adviser acknowledged Tuesday that Pennsylvania’s poorer school districts would be hurt disproportionately by the Republican’s proposed funding cuts, but insisted that spending more on schools has not...Tags: Career and Workplace, Students, Government, Tom Corbett, Human Interest
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