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Thursday Morning Coffee: With Transportation Funding, Baby Steps Rule.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. This story ran in The Grown-Up Paper this morning. But since we realize that some of you don't subscribe to The Morning Call (and, really, why is that?), we're running it here for your reading...... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: Used Cars, Available Cheap.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Are you in the market for a new vehicle? Maybe you're looking for that first car for the new teen driver in the family? Looking for a gently used sedan that was only driven by...... -
In PLCB Budget Hearing: Privatization Gets Short Shrift Over Modernization.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekWhile the Republican-controlled state House tries to cobble together the votes to pass legislation privatizing Pennsylvania’s state-owned liquor stores, two top Republicans in the state Senate said Thursday that they’re focused on making the... -
Penn State, State Universities Fight For Funding.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekAmid speculation that the Corbett administration is trying to wean them off public support and push them down the road to privatization, the heads of Penn State, Temple and Lincoln universities and the University of Pittsburgh told a House oversight...... -
Revenue Sect'y Meuser sidesteps on closing tax loopholes.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekA combination of overpayments in estimated taxes, the rollback of the Capital Stock and Franchise tax and the state's decision to fully embrace so-called "bonus depreciation" contributed to the roughly $288 million hole in corporate tax collections this... -
State System Schools Make Their Budget Case.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekThe Family Around The Dinner Table ... ... making the tough calls on where to spend their hard-earned cash. It’s the default budget season image of choice, favored by the most junior of state lawmakers up to Gov. Tom Corbett...... -
Tuesday Morning Coffee: Changing How We Pay For Prisons.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Nearly a month on, it's safe to say that Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget for 2012-13 was a real discussion starter. From cuts to higher education and changes to public welfare programs, there's been no...... -
Penn State Prez Says In "Hindsight," School Should Have Moved Quicker On Sandusky Scandal.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekIn “hindsight” top officials at the Pennsylvania State University should have been more aware of the activities of former football coach Jerry Sandusky and moved more proactively to stop them, university President Rodney Erickson told a... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: The Joys Of Higher Education.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. So remember how, a couple of weeks back, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Jake Corman said he wasn't going to hold budget hearings on the four state-related universities? He'd already held hearings last... -
Tuesday Morning Coffee: It's Super Tuesday.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Tuesday Morning Fellow Seekers. It's Super Tuesday! It's that magical day where voters in states where you don't live will head to the polls to determine the fate of the Western World. Or, at minimum, prolong the agony that...... -
Voter ID Bill Headed For Senate Floor.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekLegislation that would require Pennsylvania voters to show photo identification evey time they cast a ballot is poised for a vote by the state Senate on Wednesday. This evening, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted 15-11 to send an amended version...... -
Lehigh Valley Mayors Push For Pensions, Act 47 Changes.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekThe Lehigh Valley's Three Mayors ... ... are in Harrisburg today for meetings with lawmakers and the Corbett administration to push for the approval of legislation that would make changes to Act 47, Pennsylvania's law governing fiscally distressed cities....
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