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Abortion debate flares up in Pa. Senate committee
The latest stop for a Republican-penned bill to limit insurance coverage of abortions sparked an angry debate Tuesday among senators, reviving arguments over President Barack Obama’s health care law and the case of a Philadelphia abortion doctor...Tags: Parties and Movements, Health Insurance, Abortion Issue, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Patricia H Vance
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W.Va. to expand Medicaid, extend coverage to 91,500 uninsured
Associated PressWest Virginia will expand Medicaid under the federal health care overhaul through a plan announced Thursday by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, which would extend coverage to an estimated 91,500 uninsured low-income residents. The decision follows a financial...Tags: John D. Rockefeller IV, Finance, Physical Therapy, Economy, Business and Finance, John Kasich
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Pa. lawmakers send Corbett jury commissioners bill
Pennsylvania state lawmakers have moved quickly to try again to let counties eliminate jury commissioners, voting Wednesday to send Gov. Tom Corbett a bill to reinstate the law following a recent court decision that threw it out. The House voted 156-...Tags: Justice System, Voting, Judges, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Letter to the Editor - April 15
Pa. lawmakers do not support our local schools To the editor: If Franklin County residents like paying higher property taxes so that our communities’ children can go to school in crowded classrooms with fewer and fewer educational...Tags: Elections, Charter Schools, Executive Branch, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Franklin County (Pennsylvania)
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Letters to the Editor - April 2
Take our bread and give us booze? To the editor: Gov. Tom Corbett and the Republican-run General Assembly seem to be hell-bent on making things tougher in Pennsylvania. First, he slashes services that bear food benefits, mental health care and...Tags: Elections, Politics
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Phase-out of Pa. state liquor stores passes House
A Republican plan to phase out Pennsylvania’s 600 state-operated liquor stores and raise millions in revenue by selling licenses to private businesses passed the House easily Thursday and was sent to the Senate. The 105-90 vote after about seven...Tags: Parties and Movements, Business, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Dominic Pileggi, Politics
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Pa.'s LCB could be nearing last call
A Republican plan designed to break down Pennsylvania’s Depression-era system of state-owned liquor stores passed a critical test Wednesday, leaving the measure poised to be approved by the House and sent to the state Senate. The GOP majority...Tags: Mike Turzai, Frank Dermody, Politics, Republican Party
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Penn State trustee alumni field crowded
The latest alumni election for three seats on Penn State’s Board of Trustees has drawn more than three dozen candidates, less than half the record 86-person slate on last year’s ballot. The 39-candidate pool for this spring’s...Tags: U.S. Army, Elections, The Pennsylvania State University, Jerry Sandusky, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Superintendent tapped as Pa. education chief
The superintendent of a large suburban Harrisburg school district will be Gov. Tom Corbett’s nominee for education secretary and replace Ron Tomalis, who after a busy and rocky two-year tenure will move into an advisory role in the administration,...
Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Jerry Sandusky, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Colleges and Universities, Gainesville
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Three Pa. state lawmakers speak at Tuscarora Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast
waynesboro@herald-mail.comThree Pennsylvania lawmakers stopped by a Tuscarora Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast Thursday to talk about Harrisburg’s ambitious political agenda that could have far-reaching and long-term effects. Members of the Pennsylvania General...Tags: Interior Policy, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), John H. Eichelberger, Pennsylvania General Assembly, Regional Authority
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Sestak won't run for Pa. governor; might seek rematch with Sen. Toomey in 2016
Associated PressFormer U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak has ruled out a campaign for Pennsylvania governor, but he said Tuesday that he is seriously exploring another run for U.S. Senate, possibly setting up a rematch against Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016. Sestak said he...Tags: Parties and Movements, Elections, U.S. Senate, Federal Election Commission, Arlen Specter
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Pa. AG meets lawmakers; Corbett pushes CHIP plan
State Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s first appearance before a legislative panel went swimmingly Wednesday as she fielded one polite question after another from members of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. Kane, a Democrat who was...Tags: Lawyers, Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Family, Health Insurance, Consumers
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