The state’s revenue picture brightened enough in September to put collections for the first quarter of the fiscal year slightly ahead of estimates. The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue reports that the Commonwealth collected 2.4 billion dollars in general fund revenue last month, which was 1.8% more than anticipated. It was enough to make up for collections in August […]
Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson has issued a partial preliminary injunction against the new law, which essentially means that voters will be asked to show a valid photo ID on November 6th, but they will not be required to do so. Governor Tom Corbett says it’ll be a continuation of the soft roll-out that was […]
You’ll be seeing pink at the state capitol this month. The War Veteran’s Memorial Fountain is running pink to mark National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s also the 20th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition. The group’s annual conference is scheduled for October 9th. Pennsylvania First Lady Susan Corbett was joined by former First […]
A Philadelphia judge has halted Wednesday’s scheduled execution of death row inmate Terrance Williams and granted him a new sentencing hearing. But prosecutors vow to appeal to the state Supreme Court. The judge not only granted a stay of execution, she vacated the death sentence, which grants Williams a new penalty phase. In the ruling, […]
The Keystone State is rich with both poets and inspiration. “When you look at the landscape and the beauty of the state, you begin to realize how diverse she is,” explains former Perry County Poet Laureate Melanie Simms. “We’ve got mountains, we’ve got rivers. Aesthetically, it draws the artist’s eye.” For Simms though, it’s Pennsylvania’s […]
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Brad Christman and Matt Paul update you on the stay of execution issued Friday for convicted killer Terrance Williams, who was scheduled to die by lethal injection at Rockview State Prison on Wednesday of the coming week. Former Radio PA Roundtable host Robert Lang (now of WBAL radio in […]
Pennsylvania’s five-member Board of Pardons voted 4 – 1 this morning to hear new arguments in the clemency application of a condemned killer from Philadelphia. The hearing has concluded and the case has been taken under advisement. The board’s recommendation must be unanimous in order for the governor to be able to commute Terrance Williams’ […]
The two sides have been talking for over two years and now the faculty union at the 14 state owned universities has made a new offer. The Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties is offering binding arbitration to the State System of Higher Education and asking for an answer by October 15th. State […]
Since he left office in January 2011, former Governor Ed Rendell sightings have been rare around the state capitol. That’s by design, as Rendell says he vowed “to be an ex-Governor” and refrain from criticizing the new administration. But Rendell opened up in a wide-ranging speech at a Pennsylvania Press Club forum, Monday, in Harrisburg. […]
As Commonwealth Court takes another look at the Voter ID law, directed by the state Supreme Court to review availability, officials have announced a new step to streamline the process of getting an ID before Election Day. They say it should only require one trip to a PennDOT licensing center. Pennsylvania Department of State spokesman Ron […]