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All eyes on Corbett when it comes to transportation plan
Lawmakers say they are ready to move, waiting signal from the governor
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers are waiting impatiently for Gov. Tom Corbett to take a
Republicans in Harrisburg pushing English-only law
Piano teacher plays a different kind of redistricting plan
Lawmakers consider creating disaster relief fund
Questions remain about where funding would come from
By Caleb Taylor | PA Independent
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Former President Bush confidently defends bailouts, foreign policy choices
He also stresses need for smaller government
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HERSHEY — Former President George W. Bush on Monday praised the power of individuals and businesses to direct economic activity
Senate Democrats say $1 billion in debt spending will stimulate jobs
Business leaders say plan won’t help
By. Caleb Taylor | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — State Senate Democrats say the secret to creating 80,000 new jobs in the coming months is a $1.2-billion spending plan focused
Santorum: Running on a shoestring, but making headway
By Lynn Campbell | IowaPolitics.com
DES MOINES — In his first visit to Iowa since the Aug. 13 Ames Straw Poll, former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum appeared upbeat and portrayed himself as the “slow and steady”… Read the rest
Pennsylvania spent $376 million in erroneous unemployment payments last year
Labor Department reports more than$1B in overpayments since July 2008.
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — Times are tough for Pennsylvania’s 516,000 unemployed workers, but some of those workers
Pennsylvania is anti-business but improving, surveys say
Survey: Pennsylvania 18th least favorable to business
By Caleb Taylor | PA Independent
HARRISBURG — Employers in Pennsylvania might not enjoy the best business climate in the country, but at least circumstances are
Congressional Republicans skeptical of Electoral College change
Pileggi dismisses congressmen's ‘localized political concerns’
By Caleb Taylor | PA Independent