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Steeler Nation Extends All the Way to the Capitol
Pittsburgh Steelers great Hines Ward joined Governor Tom Corbett, who read from a proclamation recognizing the recently retired receiver’s achievements:HinesWard1 Later in the day, Ward was also honored by the House and Senate chambers. “Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be in this position,” Ward explained. “For me, I just wanted to […]
Click it or Ticket Campaign Underway
State and local police are taking part in a national “Click it or Ticket” enforcement effort for the next three weeks. The campaign runs through June 10th. Police are emphasizing the state’s new primary seat belt law for drivers and passengers under 18. It allows an officer to pull over a vehicle when they observe someone under […]
State Rep. Puts School Districts on Notice
Department of Education data show Pennsylvania school districts had a combined $3.2-billion dollars in reserve funds as of the end of last school year. Taxpayers deserve an explanation, according to State Rep. Mike Vereb (R-Montgomery). “The people on these school boards that are holding on to these pots of money need to come clean with […]
Property Tax Elimination to be Discussed at Capitol Hearing
Taxpayer groups from across Pennsylvania are rallying behind the latest attempt to abolish burdensome school property taxes. The newly-introduced Property Tax Independence Act would replace homeowners’ most dreaded bill with a one percentage point increase in the state sales tax, a broadening of the sales tax base, and a hike of the personal income tax […]
Radio PA Roundtable 05.18.12
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Two Named to PA’s Middle District Bench
President Barack Obama has announced two appointments to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. the names of Matthew W. Brann and Judge Malachy Edward Mannion were released by the White House late Thursday. Brann is a partner at the law firm of Brann, Williams Caldwell & Sheetz, where he specializes […]
Cooperative Extension Restructuring Underway
Cooperative Extension offices will remain in all 67-counties, according to Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Dean Bruce McPheron. It’s the administrative functions of those offices that will now be streamlined into 19 new districts. “We had more than 50 Extension directors, administrators across the state,” McPheron tells Radio PA. “This change alone resulted in […]
Voices for Victims Delivers Letters, Still Collecting Messages
A student-led campaign is delivering letters of support to the alleged victims in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. “Many of us have not forgotten about them, many of us do care,” says Voices for Victims project leader Matt Bodenschatz, who believes the alleged victims should not be lost in the scandal just […]
Think Tanks at Odds over Liquor Store Privatization Research
Leaders of the Keystone Research Center say their latest policy brief is meant to ‘set the record straight.’ They claim the Commonwealth Foundation has muddied the waters of the public policy debate with earlier research that claims to find no relationship between alcohol control and DUI fatality rates. “Previous research had often included two variables […]
Child Abuse Panel Hears Recommendations from Two Prosecutors
Two assistant district attorneys who prosecute child abuse cases brought their ideas to a panel that’s reviewing Pennsylvania’s child protection laws and procedures for reporting child abuse. The Task Force on Child Protection is holding a series of hearings and must issue a final report by the end of November. Sean McCormack thinks the state’s […]