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    Oct 16, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  1. Tuesday Morning Coffee: Senate panel drops statewide board from charters bill.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The state Senate tweaked a charter schools reform bill last night, dropping language that would have created a statewide authorizing board for the alternative public schools. The amended bill kicked out of the...
    2. Oct 24, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  2. Wednesday Morning Coffee: Pa. families booted from Medicaid can rejoin.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. More than 100,000 Pennsylvania households who were booted from Medicaid in an effort to purge the program of waste will have a chance to have their benefits reinstated, the AP reports this morning. Attorneys tell......
    3. Jul 3, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  3. Property Tax Relief

    Blogging with Bill White
    It's not often that I read one of The Morning Call's Point/Counterpoints and find myself agreeing with both sides, but that's what happened with this morning's package on property taxes. The pieces were triggered by a proposal from state Rep.......
    4. May 7, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  4. Two proposals eye school property tax reform

    Times are tough and some legislators at the Capitol are looking to ease the tax burden on homeowners. Two proposals before the House of Representatives look to change the school property tax structure across the state.
    Staff reporter
    Times are tough and some legislators at the Capitol are looking to ease the tax burden on homeowners. Two proposals before the House of Representatives look to change the school property tax structure across the state. Both bills are still in the early...

    Tags: Berks County, York County (Pennsylvania), Politics, Personal Income, Property Tax

    5. Jun 4, 2012 |Story| WPMT-LTV

  5. Property tax overhaul bill gets second look

    The dreaded school property tax bill hits homeowners in Pennsylvania hard each and every year. That tax accounts for over 60 percent of school funding. Now there are some pushes to change the funding structure.
    Staff reporter
    The dreaded school property tax bill hits homeowners in Pennsylvania hard each and every year. That tax accounts for over 60 percent of school funding. Now there are some pushes to change the funding structure. It is a drastic change. Two plans are...

    Tags: York (York, Pennsylvania), Berks County, Politics, Personal Income, Property Tax

    6. May 21, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  6. On a busy Monday, state lawmakers put the "fun" in school funding.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Public schools -- and how to pay for them. That's the topic of the morning as state lawmakers return to work this morning after a weeklong recess prompted by ... well ... we have no idea what it was prompted......
    7. May 7, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  7. Hundreds Rally For Property Tax Reform.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Ed Transue's Family ... ... has farmed the same plot of land in Dallas Township, Luzerne County, since 1847. He's retired now. And he and his wife sell farm products and baked goods to make some extra money. He says......
    8. Mar 20, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  8. Tuesday Morning Coffee: Perzel, Other GOP Defendants Face Sentencing.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The remaining Republican defendants convicted in the so-called "Computergate" case, including former House Speaker John M. Perzel, face sentencing in Dauphin County court today and tomorrow. Judge Richard Lewis is...
    9. Mar 27, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call

  9. Tuesday Morning Coffee: Sen. Orie Convicted On Corruption Charges.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. State Sen. Jane Orie's conviction yesterday on corruption charges will trigger a special election for her suburban Pittsburgh seat, the Post-Gazette reports this morning. Orie's, R-Allegheny, predecessor in the seat,...
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