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Stripped Down Pension Bill Moves Out of State Senate Committee
The state Senate Finance committee has moved a pension reform bill to the floor, after gutting most of Governor Corbett’s proposals. The stripped down bill was amended to impact only future state and public school employees. Starting in 2015, they would be placed in a defined contribution 401 (a) plan. The amendment removes all language […]
Senate Liquor Privatization Bill Unveiled
The long-awaited and much-anticipated Senate version of liquor privatization legislation is now officially unveiled. State Senator Chuck McIlHinney uncorked his proposal Tuesday after chairing a series of public hearings in his Senate Law & Justice Committee. McIlhinney’s proposal would expand the carry-out sale of wine and spirits to more than 14,000 existing license holders, such […]
Senate Liquor Legislation Expected Today
State Senator Charles McIlhinney is expected to unveil his legislation today dealing with the liquor business in Pennsylvania. McIlhinney recently chaired a series of hearings on the proposal to privatize the booze business in PA, hearings that sometimes became contentious as union-backed opponents of privatization, including some lawmakers, expressed their outrage at the plan to […]
Pennsylvania & New York to Share Copy of the Bill of Rights
When the original Bill of Rights was passed by the Congress of a young nation in 1789, copies were hand-written and sent to each state. Pennsylvania’s copy disappeared in the 1800s. New York’s was believed to be lost in a fire. Still, the New York Public Library has one of the hand-written copies and many […]
Bag Ban at Penn State This Fall
Saying it’s an important added level of security, Penn State University has announced a ban on all bags, backpacks and purses at home sporting events this fall. The policy was first put in place for the Blue-White spring football practice game in April. That was just after the backpack bombings at the Boston Marathon. The […]
Radio PA Roundtable – June 14, 2013
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, the state House of Representatives passed its version of the state budget. You’ll hear segments of the final debate; also, a major twist this week in the Philadelphia building collapse story. Governor Tom Corbett stops by and we bring a very special surprise celebrity guest in segment 3. Radio […]
Governor Corbett to Nominate Judge Correale Stevens to the PA Supreme Court
Governor Tom Corbett today will submit his nomination for a vacant seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. That seat opened up with the resignation last month of former Justice Joan Orie Melvin who was convicted on corruption charges earlier this year. She is appealing that conviction. The governor has selected longtime Superior Court Judge Correale […]
Batten Down the Hatches for Bumpy Weather Thursday
The weather system feared to form a phenomenon known as a derecho began moving into Pennsylvania early this morning, sweeping through western PA in the 3 and 4 o’clock hours and then continuing its path across the Commonwealth. Much of the state is in store for severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and damaging winds, along with […]
House Passes Republican Spending Plan
After nearly five hours of debate, the state house has approved a 28.3 billion dollar Republican spending plan. The 108 to 92 vote came along party lines. Education was a main theme as members rose to speak about the proposed General fund budget. Republicans say it increases spending for education. Democrats say it does not […]
