State House and Senate leaders have both said they are approaching a budget agreement, and well in advance of the June 30 deadline. They aim to present a budget to Gov. Tom Corbett by next week.
The proposed “Property Tax Independence Act” bill would eliminate property taxes as a source for public education funding in the state, as the bill’s sponsor Rep. Jim Cox (R-Berks) calls for increases in income taxes and sales taxes. How will school budgets fare?
The Corbett administration promised Wednesday to ease the burden of obtaining a photo ID in order to vote. They claimed the new provision simplifies the method for Pennsylvania-born voters, who can request PennDOT verify their birth using state health records.
A group called the American Working Families Action Fund is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to beat up Gov. Tom Corbett with a new television ad in Pennsylvania.
Republican Dave Freed leads Democrat Kathleen Kane $440,000 to $2,000 according to the latest campaign finance reports in their Attorney General contest. Kane spent roughly $2 million – most of it in loans from her family – to clear a competitive primary; Freed was unopposed.
Republican officials and operatives across the state celebrated in private Thursday after reports that Gov. Tom Corbett is planning a staff shakeup. They say Corbett has not been effective at getting his agenda through the legislature, nor rebutting his critics.
In the first head-to-head poll since the primary last month, Bob Casey boasts a solid lead over Republican opponent Tom Smith: 49 to 33 percent. But Casey’s approval leaves room for growth. Also: Kane leads Freed for AG, and the first poll numbers in the Auditor and Treasurer races.
Move over ultrasound mandate, there’s a new reproductive battle in town. State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe introduced a bill Wednesday that would defund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers and reallocate the money to alternative women’s health service providers.
It’ll be lean and likely on time. Republican leadership in the House and the Senate agreed on a $27.6 billion target figure. They also agreed on a target date of June 13 for passage, 17 days before the deadline day of June 30.
The PA Supreme Court will lose its ability to overturn law in the absence of Joan Orie Melvin, who faces 9 charges related to illegal campaign activities.
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