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Governor Tom Corbett on the death penalty in Pennsylvania
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Governor Tom Corbett on his budget plan that many people aren’t too pleased with.
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Report Ranks PA 20th for Child Well-Being
The new “Kids Count” data book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation ranks Pennsylvania 20th among states for children’s health and overall well-being. That may be an improvement over PA’s previous ranking of 23, but it’s not all good news. “The poverty rate for children in Pennsylvania is now 17%,” says Patrick McCarthy, President and […]
State House Committee Hears Testimony on Open Workforce Bills
A State House Committee heard testimony on four bills in the open workforce initiative. Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler), sponsor of the Right to Work bill, says it’s a basic issue of individual liberty. He told the state House Labor and Industry committee that Pennsylvania, without such a law, encourages coercive union practices in the public […]
Survey Finds Obesity, Drug Abuse are Top Kids Health Concerns for Adults
The University of Michigan’s C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll of Children’s Health has issued its fifth annual survey. The poll ranks the top ten concerns and finds childhood obesity and drug abuse tied at 33% followed by smoking and tobacco use, teen pregnancy, bullying, Internet safety, stress, alcohol abuse, driving accidents and sexting. […]