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Pa. Supreme Court issues rulings on legislative redistricting
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Friday explained its reasons for rejecting the state’s legislative redistricting plan last week, and a justice who disagreed with the ruling said this year’s races will have to be held under the existing, decade-...Tags: Mike Turzai, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice System, Democratic Party
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Pa. high court throws out assembly redistricting
A narrowly divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday invalidated a plan to redraw state House and Senate district lines, calling the redistricting approach “contrary to law” and throwing into disarray plans by candidates and parties...Tags: Mike Turzai, Frank Dermody, Politics, Justice System, Democratic Party
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Corbett calls for Pa. budget pain to be shared
In his first budget as Pennsylvania governor, Tom Corbett called Tuesday for a $1 billion cut in state spending for public schools and the elimination of hundreds of state jobs Tuesday in a $27.3 billion budget that he said separates "the must-haves...Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Human Interest, Wisconsin, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting
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Pa. lawmakers sworn in, Smith named House speaker
By The Associated PressThe Pennsylvania General Assembly launched its new legislative session Tuesday by swearing in new and returning members and electing Republican veterans to lead each chamber. Twenty-one freshmen Republicans and eight new Democrats were sworn in to the...Tags: Heads of State, Politics, Justice System, Government, Teaching and Learning
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Wednesday Morning Coffee: Pennsylvania governor, lawmakers report gifts, travel
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Gov. Tom Corbett accepted tickets to NFL playoff games and the National Hockey League’s Winter Classic and top leaders in the General Assembly earned outside incomes at law firms in 2011, documents show.... -
Pennsylvania governor, lawmakers report gifts, travel
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett accepted tickets to NFL playoff games and the National Hockey League's Winter Classic and top leaders in the General Assembly earned outside incomes at law firms in 2011, documents show. Corbett accepted NFL playoff...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Rentals, Mike Turzai, Executive Branch, Politics
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State Senate sends its budget plan to the House
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett weighed in Wednesday on a $27.6 billion budget backed by fellow Republicans in the state Senate, warning that although Pennsylvania has extra money now, it's going to finish the fiscal year $300 million in the red. The...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Tom Corbett, Mike Turzai, Executive Branch, University of Pittsburgh
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Panel Gives Preliminary Approval To New House And Senate District Maps.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekAllentown will still get a new House seat; the Poconos will get new Senate and House seats and Northampton County will go back to having two state senators under a new preliminary legislative district map approved Thursday. The 4-1 vote...... -
Activists Give Lawmakers Failing Marks On Shale Fee Report Card.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekWhere's Bart Simpson And His Blackboard When You Need It? A coalition of environmental groups to more than a dozen lawmakers -- primarily Republicans -- for their votes on legislation that authorized a new impact fee on Marcellus shale natural...... -
New (old) district maps make state races in Somerset County unlikely
Daily American Staff WriterIt appears there will be no local primary races for General Assembly seats. Based on the 2001 district maps, state Reps. Carl Walker Metzgar, R-Allegheny Township, and Frank Burns, D-East Taylor Township, will not have primary opposition on April 24....Tags: Mike Turzai, Kim L. Ward, Donald C White, Politics, Voting
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No Agreement On Redistricting Maps Yet. Primary Still Set For April 24.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekThe Legislative Redistricting Commission ... ... met just long enough this afternoon to announce that they haven't reached an agreement yet on a new preliminary map of 203 state House and 50 state Senate seats. But they're meeting again next...... -
It'll Be A Lonely Primary For A Lot Of Lawmakers This Year.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Afternoon, All. If there was any doubt, it looks like the vogue for reform has passed and the wave of anger from the 2006 cycle has officially subsided. We've just gone and checked the list of candidates from the......
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