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PA pushes for reports of campaign money to be filed online

May 22, 2012 | By PA Independent | Posted in Legislature

Could be in place by 2013

By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
 
HARRISBURG — Campaign finance reports in Pennsylvania finally could be entering the digital age.

PA property tax elimination plan hits roadblocks

May 21, 2012 | By PA Independent | Posted in Legislature

Would replace property tax with income, sales taxes
 
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
 
HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania plan to eliminate property taxes and replace them with higher sales and income taxes hit its first roadblocks.

PA House panel OKs budget bill, locks in spending at $27.6B

May 21, 2012 | By PA Independent | Posted in Legislature

GOP leaders aiming for June 13 passage

By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
 
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House Republicans used some fancy parliamentary tricks to lock in spending at $27.6 billion for next year’s budget Monday.

PA bill looks to bolster ‘high-priority’ jobs in need of workers

May 21, 2012 | By PA Independent | Posted in Legislature

Keystone Works moves from committee with bipartisan support
 
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
 
HARRISBURG — Clark Trucking is looking for drivers, especially experienced, skilled drivers, who can haul water to Marcellus shale drilling

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Lawmakers pressure PA school districts to use savings

May 21, 2012 | By PA Independent | Posted in Legislature

Vereb suggests legislative cap to reserve funds

By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
 
HARRISBURG — Some Republican lawmakers are outraged about the size of Pennsylvania school districts’ savings accounts.

Video: Sen. Corman says structural changes necessary in pension plan

May 21, 2012 | By PA Independent | Posted in Legislature

Favors change to defined contribution plan
 
By: Eric Boehm | PA Independent
 
HARRISBURG — Reforms to the state’s pension system will have to address structural problems and not simply defer payments to the

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CORRECTED: Lawmakers spent $470K on meals, munchies

May 18, 2012 | By PA Independent | Posted in Legislature

Sometimes including free lunches for constituents on taxpayer dime
 
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
 
HARRISBURG — When state Sen. Shirley Kitchen, D-Philadelphia, hosted dinner for 250 constituents as part of the 2011

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Proposed budget cuts neuter internal watchdogs

May 17, 2012 | By PA Independent | Posted in Legislature

Senate ups open records funding
 
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
 
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget for next year puts Pennsylvania's internal watchdogs on a shorter leash.

PA seeks to loosen shipping regs for out-of-state wineries

May 10, 2012 | By PA Independent | Posted in Legislature

Legislation ready for House vote
 
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
 
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania could uncork some of its wine shipment regulations, giving room for the wine industry to breathe among eager consumers.

PA House to consider Senate’s budget plan

May 9, 2012 | By PA Independent | Posted in Legislature

GOP at odds over spending increase
 
By Melissa Daniels | PA Independent
 
HARRISBURG — The state House has the Senate's state budget plan, but a mix of opinions portend a controversial approval process.