The state has issued a “Request for Qualifications” to pursue a private management agreement for the Pennsylvania Lottery. It’s the first step toward privatizing one of the nation’s oldest and biggest state lotteries. The next step would be to accept bids from qualified companies. “This initiative is simply part of my administrations’ efforts to tap private sector […]
After experiencing both Washington and Harrisburg as a staffer for former Senator Rick Santorum and former Attorney General Mike Fisher, Marc Scaringi returned to the private sector to open his own law firm in suburban Harrisburg. “Then came Barack Obama, the financial crisis and the great recession,” Scaringi explains, “and now I feel called and […]
A horse in northeastern Pennsylvania had to be euthanized due to West Nile Virus earlier this month. The horse in Northampton County was diagnosed with the virus by blood test in mid-March, the earliest report of the illness in a horse in Pennsylvania since the disease first appeared in the state. It’s believed the mild […]
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Republicans across the state likely remember Sam Rohrer as Tom Corbett’s opponent in the 2010 gubernatorial primary. Berks County residents know him best as a nine-term State Rep. Now Rohrer tells us an out-of-control federal government is compelling him to run for US Senate. Rohrer believes his voting record in Harrisburg can propel him to […]
PennDOT, state troopers and local police have joined together to combat aggressive driving as spring construction season gets underway. The enforcement wave will continue through April 29th, targeting speeding, tailgating and other aggressive driving behaviors. Erin Waters, a spokeswoman for PennDOT, says there will special attention in work zones. She says they want to be […]
Manpower issues are creeping up on the Pennsylvania State Police and concerns are spreading under the state capitol dome. “It’s not that we might be, Pennsylvania is on the verge of a public safety crisis,” Pennsylvania State Troopers Association President Joe Kovel told a panel of lawmakers this week. The Senate Law & Justice and […]
The Mega Millions lottery jackpot has hit a record level for its drawing on Friday, March 30th. The jackpot started building on January 27th, and will be the largest U. S. lottery Jackpot on record with an annuity value of at least 640 million dollars and tentative cash payout of 462 million. Pennsylvania joined the multi-state […]
Fed up with the prospect of another round of deep budget cuts, several hundred students marched down State Street and up the state capitol steps on Wednesday. They carried signs that read “Some Cuts Never Heal” and Save Our Ship;” the latter of course referring to Shippensburg University, which is one of the 14-schools that […]
Time is running out for school kids who are not up to date with new immunization regulations that took effect last August. The state is trying to help families comply before the grace period runs out. The provisional period will soon be coming to an end for students who don’t have a second dose of […]