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Governor Tom Corbett is asking state education officials to clarify that a set of proposed academic achievement standards for...
A federal judge says she'll decide in the next couple weeks whether to dismiss Governor Tom Corbett's antitrust lawsu...
A move to toughen academic achievement standards and tie them to graduation tests for public school students is facing a grou...
At his Funeral Thursday former Pennsylvania Gov. George Leader was rememberedas an innovative, energetic and compassionate le...
Governor Tom Corbett says he'll name a central Pennsylvania public school superintendent as his new education secretary, ...
A top aide to Gov. Tom Corbett says expanding Medicaid eligibility in Pennsylvania under a sweeping federal health care law p...
State senators are continuing to explore the liberalization of Pennsylvania's wine, beer and liquor laws in a second hear...
Business leaders say Gov. Tom Corbett was right when he said Pennsylvania employers are having trouble finding prospective wo...
Governor Tom Corbett has ordered all Pennsylvania flags lowered to half-staff immediately in honor of former Governor George ...
State Rep. John McGinnis joined Gov. Tom Corbett and other lawmakers at a Capitol news conference Tuesday to introduce House ...
Governor Tom Corbett and state Attorney General Kathleen Kane praised the bravery of police officers at a ceremony honoring t...
Now that nicer weather is here, State Police are reminding motorists to be on the lookout for motorcycle riders….and t...
Members of Troop G Hollidaysburg will hold a public memorial ceremony to honor 94 members who have been killed in the line of...
Pennsylvania's state tax collections are running a surplus, but not as big as Governor Tom Corbett had hoped.April revenu...
A new ethics filing by Governor Tom Corbett reports he accepted travel subsidies worth more than $18,000 last year, inclu...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court officially has an empty seat now that Joan Orie Melvin's resignation has gone into effect....
Pennsylvania's ranking state senator is warning that the nearing June 30th end of the fiscal year doesn't bode well f...
A judge has denied a request to immediately stop a plan by Governor Tom Corbett's administration to close nearly half of ...
Pennsylvania state lawmakers are moving quickly to reverse a recent court decision that threw out a law letting counties elim...
Fiscal analysts in the Pennsylvania Legislature say expanding Medicaid eligibility under the landmark federal health-care law...
A Pennsylvania appellate court is siding with The Associated Press in a battle over public access to Governor Tom Corbett'...
Governor Tom Corbett has appointed 17 members to the Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s Disease State Planning Committee.Establis...
Over the weekend Governor Tom Corbett paid a visit to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County to honor the sacrifi...
Conservative state lawmakers who are wary about plans to raise taxes or fees to boost Pennsylvania's transportation spend...
Pennsylvania's Senate Transportation Committee chairman wants to boost spending on highways and mass transit by almost 50...
A third state agency is pointing to potential legal problems in Gov. Tom Corbett's stalled plan to hire a British company...
Leaders of the Democratic minority in the Pennsylvania Senate say a potential $140-million surplus in school-pension reim...
A bill to create a commission to help develop a new formula to distribute special education money to school districts in Penn...
Governor Tom Corbett is leading a team that's promoting Pennsylvania in Brazil, hoping to spur tourism and trade in one o...
Governor Tom Corbett has named Michael Wolf as Secretary of the Department of Health.Wolf will oversee the regulation of Penn...
Governor Tom Corbett's administration will review the practices of companies named in a grand jury report that led to cha...
Millionaire business executive Tom Knox says he won't run for Pennsylvania governor.In recent weeks, other Democrats have...
Governor Tom Corbett is suggesting that he's interested in a concept that combines an expansion of Medicaid eligibility f...
Governor Tom Corbett's meeting with U.S. Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on whether he'll seek an expans...
Pennsylvania's breweries and beer distributors are worrying about how lawmakers may liberalize the system of selling beer...
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is taking a case that will determine if the justices, or any Pennsylvania judges, can serve on...
A health care advocacy group says nearly 900,000 Pennsylvania adults and children would become eligible for the federal gover...
Governor Tom Corbett's top budget adviser says changes are needed in the major state pension funds even if his long-range...
A Pennsylvania lawmaker is questioning why Gov. Tom Corbett's administration awarded a no-bid contract to a firm to manag...
A Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice who awaits sentencing in a criminal case is resigning from the bench effective May 1st.A...
It's not clear who'll choose a successor to Justice Joan Orie Melvin now that she's said she'll step down fro...
Environmental Protection Secretary Mike Krancer will step down April 15 to return home to Montgomery County to practice law.G...
The House has passed legislation to privatize alcohol sales in Pennsylvania, getting the Commonwealth out of the business of ...
Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives are close to voting to end the state's system of government-run ...
Pennsylvania's acting secretary of the Department of Public Welfare says the state can't afford a legislative proposa...
A key legislative panel has endorsed a radically changed version of Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's liquor-privatization bi...
Governor Tom Corbett and his legal staff are hoping fine distinctions in Pennsylvania case law will allow $12-billion in ...
Governor Tom Corbett is asking a federal court to dismiss an NCAA lawsuit aimed at overturning a Pennsylvania law that calls ...
According to a top law maker, Gov. Tom Corbett plans to ask Attorney General Kathleen Kane's office to reverse its reject...
A newspaper says nearly 5,000 people on Pennsylvania's state payroll earned at least $100,000 last year, and more tha...
The number of eligible people who were purged from Pennsylvania's Medicaid rolls amid Gov. Tom Corbett's administrati...
Tickets to professional sporting events, a vacation on a businessman's yacht and private jet travel are among the gifts t...
Governor Tom Corbett wants to close nearly half of Pennsylvania's 60 health centers and lay off some nurses as part of an...
Advocacy groups met with Governor Tom Corbett in Philadelphia on Thursday to announce his 2013-14 budget proposal to increase...
Lt. Governor Jim Cawley on Wednesday stopped by a Sheetz in Altoona, the only Sheetz that can sell beer in Pennsylvania. Cawl...
Governor Tom Corbett says he and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will meet to discuss issues surro...
Members of the state Liquor Control Board are making their case for preserving the more than 600 state stores that sell wine ...
The Obama administration says automatic spending cuts set to take effect this week would mean less money for Pennsylvania'...
The NCAA is challenging a new Pennsylvania law designed to keep the $60 million Penn State fine over the Jerry Sandusky s...
Governor Tom Corbett's administration has returned a $50-million security deposit to a British firm that had submitte...
State Treasurer Rob McCord says he needs more money to make more money for state government. At a Senate Appropriations Commi...
Pennsylvania Senate Democrats are challenging Governor Tom Corbett's top budget adviser over the administration's pro...
Former Pennsylvania Senator Robert Jubelirer is running for one of three open alumni seats on the Penn State Board of Trustee...
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane on Thursday rejected a contract sought by Governor Tom Corbett that would let a B...
Governor Tom Corbett is pressing state Attorney General Kathleen Kane to say whether she'll approve a contract to hire a ...
State Rep. Mike Fleck of Huntingdon/Blair/Mifflin counties, on Wednesday pledged to push for funding to maintain the operatio...
A Pennsylvania court must decide if the governor's office is required to give certain documents to a state open-records a...
Governor Tom Corbett,members of the General Assembly, along with education and business leaders, met this week to discuss rei...
Gov. Tom Corbett has signed an Executive Order establishing the Pennsylvania Alzheimer’s Disease State Planning Committ...
The NCAA said Thursday a judge should throw out the federal antitrust lawsuit the governor filed against it over Penn State&#...
An ambitious budget proposal by Governor Tom Corbett would boost state spending by nearly 3-percent while increasing support ...
Governor Tom Corbett says overhauling Pennsylvania's pension systems for state workers and school employees is the single...
Governor Tom Corbett is set to unveil his 2013-14 budget later today in Harrisburg.State Senator John Eichelberger says he&rs...
As a first step in the annual budget process, Gov. Tom Corbett will present his proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year before a...
Governor Tom Corbett’s 2013-14 budget will set aside nearly $20 million to provide home and community-based service...
Governor Tom Corbett has announced that the proposed 2013-14 budget will maintain funding levels for state and state-related ...
Gov. Tom Corbett’s son-in-law, a narcotics officer in Philadelphia, is under investigation by the FBI.The Philadelphia ...
Governor Tom Corbett, joined by Rep. Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, Wednesday announced his plan to privatize the liquor system in...
Governor Tom Corbett last week announced that PennDOT has identified more than $50 million in savings through its Next Ge...
It appears Gov. Tom Corbett is preparing to unveil a transportation plan funded primarily by nearly $2 billion a year in ...
A British firm will take over management of the Pennsylvania Lottery.Governor Tom Corbett awarded the contract on Friday to C...
Gov. Tom Corbett has another day to consider a bid by the British national lottery operator to take over management the $...
Employees of the Pennsylvania Lottery said Tuesday they can beat a profit projection offered by a British firm seeking to man...
Pennsylvania's attorney general says she granted Gov. Tom Corbett the authority to file a federal antitrust lawsuit again...
Governor Tom Corbett announced Wednesday that he is suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), calling its sa...
The NCAA says it's disappointed that Pennsylvania's governor is suing the college athletics organization over its dec...
Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over stiff sanctions imposed against Penn State Unive...
A potential deal to privatize management of the Pennsylvania Lottery was put off for an additional 10 days on Monday after Go...
Corbett administration officials are willing to appear before a Senate Finance Committee hearing on a proposal to hire a priv...
Some Pennsylvania advocates of legalizing marijuana say citizen votes to do so in Washington and Colorado could help their ca...
As the clock ticks on a bid to privatize the Pennsylvania Lottery, a new report says the deal is a bad one for the state and ...
On Tuesday Governor Tom Corbett ceremonially signed legislation that will help to connect unemployed Pennsylvanians with empl...
A union representing state workers has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Governor Tom Corbett's administration from priv...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett says his state won't set up its own health care exchange under the federal Affordable C...
Pennsylvania State Treasurer Rob McCord says he'll withhold payments from a private lottery operator unless he's sati...
Gov. Tom Corbett promised Saturday to back a comprehensive plan early next year dealing with transportation funding. Industry...
Democratic lawmakers say the Corbett administration's move to privatize Pennsylvania Lottery management is shrouded in se...
Gov. Tom Corbett says that uncapping an oil tax on the wholesale price of gasoline is something he might consider as Pennsylv...
Governor Tom Corbett says he might agree to talk with investigators for the state's incoming attorney general in her prom...
John Hanger is about to become the first person to announce his candidacy for governor in 2014.The former Pennsylvania enviro...
Following the Democratic sweep at the top of Pennsylvania's ballot this past election three prospective candidates are al...
The Britain-based company that runs the national lottery in the United Kingdom is pledging to produce more than $34 billi...
Governor Tom Corbett is focusing on the second half of his term.During a Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon on Monday, the Repu...
The recent election results have created a less friendly political landscape for Gov. Tom Corbett as he prepares for his 2014...
Today is the deadline for Gov. Tom Corbett to tell the federal government whether Pennsylvania will be setting up a health in...
A panel including top Pennsylvania college officials is recommending setting up performance targets higher education institut...
Six Pennsylvania judges are suing over the state's mandatory retirement age of 70 for judges.The judges filed the legal c...
Governor Tom Corbett's administration is seeking ways to generate additional revenue.On Friday, the administration announ...
Governor Tom Corbett will lead a delegation of Pennsylvania business, tourism and university leaders on a business developmen...
Governor Tom Corbett has called the pension crisis in Pennsylvania “a tapeworm” to the state budget.Appearing on ...
Former Penn State president Graham Spanier says he's not guilty of the cover-up charges he faces in the Jerry Sandusky mo...
Officials say they expect next Tuesday's election to proceed without significant problems in Pennsylvania, as crews focus...
Governor Tom Corbett is aiming to ensure that recent power outages don't interfere with next week's elections.Corbett...
Sunday night Governor Tom Corbett gave an update on the state’s ongoing preparations in anticipation of Hurricane Sandy...
Gov. Tom Corbett declared a State of Emergency and urged Pennsylvanians on Friday to prepare for a potentially dangerous supe...
Gov. Tom Corbett has signed legislation that gives Pennsylvania judges options other than life in prison when sentencing juve...
Democratic leaders in the state House asked the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday to look into how the investigation of...
The State Senate has unanimously passed a bill designed to ensure that offenders who illegally buy guns for criminals will fa...
Major reforms to the state’s 15-year-old charter school law are on course to reach Gov. Tom Corbett’s desk by the...
Pennsylvania state agencies and local governments in places where drilling for natural gas is occurring learned Monday how mu...
Governor Tom Corbett has ordered state flags be flown at half-staff to honor former Sen. Arlen Specter, who died Sunday at th...
The 82-year-old Specter passed away Sunday at his home in Pennsylvania after a lengthy battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma.Spec...
Gov. Tom Corbett says he hopes the long prison sentence imposed on Jerry Sandusky is a just reward for his victims' trust...
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Eli Avila, who was best known for getting into a dispute over an egg sandwich, stepped down...
Governor Tom Corbett ceremonially signed a bill Wednesday that authorizes public private partnerships (P3) for transportation...
Democrat Kathleen Kane holds a slim fundraising edge over Republican David Freed in the state attorney general race, accordin...
Protesters representing a number of causes repeatedly interrupted Gov. Tom Corbett during a town hall meeting in Philadelphia...
Governor Tom Corbett has signed an executive order to establish a commission to examine and advocate for Pennsylvania’s...
Governor Tom Corbett has nominated a man with local ties to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Paro...
As part of the national observance of Patriot Day, Governor Tom Corbett joined officials at the U.S. Army War College in Cumb...
A new state law imposing stiff penalties on motorists who ignore “Road Closed” or other safety warning signs and ...
A new law is now in effect requiring 16 and 17 year olds seeking their motorcycle licenses to first complete Pennsylvania&rsq...
Environmentalists have made some waves for Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett as he sets out on a two-day kayak tour of the upper ...
The Democratic candidate for state attorney general says the Corbett administration is "playing politics" to impede...
The administration of Governor Tom Corbett is suggesting that a U.S. Department of Justice inquiry into Pennsylvania's to...
The administration of Governor Tom Corbett is suggesting that a U.S. Department of Justice inquiry into Pennsylvania's to...
A Baltimore man convicted of murdering his former Altoona girlfriend in 2004 is one step closer to facing the death penalty a...
Critics say a new order from Gov. Tom Corbett will pressure state employees to more quickly approve environmental permits, in...
A state program that provides cash assistance to about 70,000 Pennsylvanians will end this week.The General Assistance progra...
Governor Tom Corbett says the penalties imposed on the Penn State football program "go well beyond" those with resp...
Governor Tom Corbett says he wants assurances that Penn State won't spend any tax dollars on the $60-million fine lev...
Governor Tom Corbett says he's still reading through the report that accuses top Penn State administrators of covering up...
Governor Tom Corbett says he's still reading through the report that accuses top Penn State administrators of covering up...
Lawyers in a lawsuit challenging Pennsylvania's tough new voter identification law says at least 1-million Pennsylvania v...
Governor Tom Corbett recently signed into law House Bill 1307, legislation designed to help financially distressed school dis...
Governor Tom Corbett says he'll work to ensure that Penn State administrators and trustees implement recommendations cont...
Governor Tom Corbett attended the Hormann Flexon groundbreaking ceremony Monday in Burgettstown, Washington County.Corbett sp...
Legislation that will permit expert testimony in court regarding sexual assault victims has been ceremonially signed into law...
On Saturday, just minutes before the deadline, Governor Tom Corbett signed the 2012-13 budget.The $27.66 billion budget w...
A Republican-crafted spending plan for Pennsylvania's state government is one big step closer to becoming law.Thursday...
Governor Tom Corbett isn't saying anything yet about the decision he faces on whether to expand Pennsylvania's Medica...
Details of the nearly $27.7-billion state spending plan endorsed by Republican Governor Tom Corbett and GOP legislative l...
A bill on its way to Governor Tom Corbett would allow certain decorated Pennsylvania veterans to tout their military medals o...
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives is signaling support for a plan to widen the scope of evaluations for teachers an...
Lawmakers and staff in Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled state Legislature are scrambling to finish writing a host of ...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett says the pace of the investigation into Jerry Sandusky's child sex crimes was necessary...
A bill that would reshape Pennsylvania's corrections system to give a second chance to more nonviolent offenders and rese...
Democrats are pouncing on a Republican lawmaker's statement that Pennsylvania's new voter identification law will all...
Governor Tom Corbett says he and top Republican state lawmakers have an agreement on a nearly $27.7-billion spending plan...
A Republican-penned bill that would pave the way for state takeovers of Pennsylvania school districts veering toward financia...
The Legislature's leading advocate of privatizing liquor and wine sales in Pennsylvania has thrown in the towel, at least...
As Pennsylvania's public schools prepare to lay off thousands of employees for a second straight year, teachers and publi...
Pennsylvania state government now has the authority to make one of its largest, if not its largest, bond issues ever as it lo...
A new poll shows Governor Tom Corbett's job-approval rating is lower than ever.The Quinnipiac University survey released ...
Governor Tom Corbett is revealing little about his budget negotiations with lawmakers, while hoping to score some other victo...
Governor Tom Corbett and his fellow Republicans who lead the state Legislature are working to develop a package of public sch...
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives has sent to the governor a bill that would allow up to $4.5-billion in borrow...
A $27.7-billion budget plan written by Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania state House and Senate would send more mone...
Pennsylvania state lawmakers made their way back to Harrisburg for several more weeks of work to wrap up a new state budget a...
A state panel formulating a new framework for higher education in Pennsylvania will hear from more than a dozen stakeholders ...
Governor Tom Corbett is expected to meet with top party figures and supporters amid criticism of his administration just as a...
Faith-based and community aid organizations from across Pennsylvania are urging state lawmakers to undo plans to kill a Depre...
Bigger class sizes and fewer class offerings are likely byproducts of massive funding cuts to public schools in the Keystone ...
More than two dozen protestors gathered on the steps of the Blair County Courthouse Wednesday to protest Governor Tom Corbett...
Governor Tom Corbett says he wants lawmakers to pass a plan to overhaul Pennsylvania's corrections system before they bre...
A Republican-penned bill that would pave the way for state takeovers of Pennsylvania school districts veering toward financia...
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack hopes to raise the profile of agricultural research at universities like Penn State as...
Governor Tom Corbett says school districts should be dipping into their reserves to avoid cutting programs next year, althoug...
Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary C. Alan Walker on Friday filed a petition with the Commonwealth Co...
The Pennsylvania Senate has approved a $27.7-billion state budget plan that would avoid many of the cuts Governor Tom Cor...
Pennsylvania is now the most populous state that is refusing to comply with the federal Real ID Act.Governor Tom Corbett on W...
Pennsylvania's universities, public schools, hospitals, nursing homes and people who depend on county-run social services...
Republicans who control the Pennsylvania Senate say improved tax collections will make more money available for education, so...
State lawmakers returned to Harrisburg Monday and will probably spend much of the coming weeks deciding how to lessen Governo...
Tom Smith thrashed the candidate endorsed by the Republican Party and Gov. Tom Corbett for the right to challenge Democratic ...
Members of an advisory panel are hoping to see changes in how the Pennsylvania state government issues dog licenses, deals wi...
5 incumbent PA State Lawmakers Lose Primaries Veteran Altoona State Representative Rick Geist wasn’t the only Pennsylva...
A rare April snowstorm forecasted over the weekend to dump a half-foot of snow on Blair County turned out to be a big bust.Ac...
Penn State Officials Seek Delay in Pretrial Filings Two Penn State administrators accused of lying to the grand jury that inv...
The campaign of GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney says it has the support of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett.Corbett...
State Representative Rick Geist is calling for action on transportation funding in Pennsylvania.Leaders of Pennsylvania busin...
Pennsylvania voters will be asked for photo identification at polling places in the April 24th primary election, but won'...
Governor Tom Corbett says Pennsylvanians upset over rising school taxes should demand explanations from their local school bo...
Funding for programs in Blair County that help those in needs are facing significant budget cuts in Governor Tom Corbett&rsqu...
A state judge will hear a request for an immediate injunction against Pennsylvania's new Marcellus Shale law filed by a g...
An ESPN Magazine article published on Wednesdays suggests that Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett was behind the firing of for...
Governor Tom Corbett wants a private company to run the Pennsylvania Lottery, saying that would put it in a stronger position...
A group including seven municipalities is suing the state of Pennsylvania over the new Marcellus Shale law.Among other things...
Pennsylvania is home to one of the nation's toughest photo identification laws for voters, less than eight months before ...
Governor Tom Corbett says his upcoming trade mission to France and Germany is no vacation.The governor defended his trip duri...
Members of Pennsylvania's House of Representatives are debating a bill to require all voters to show certain photo identi...
Governor Tom Corbett is citing the value of trade schools and online instruction as he asks a special panel to help chart the...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett says he wishes former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno had done more after telling uni...
Pennsylvania state senators are debating a bill to require every voter to show certain photo identification before their ball...
There is some good news for Blair County’s Family Resource Center.County leaders said Tuesday that Governor Tom Corbett...
A bill to require voters to show certain photo identification before their vote can be counted in Pennsylvania is advancing i...
Democrats and advocates for the poor in Pennsylvania are marking the one-year anniversary of the elimination of a state-subsi...
Governor Tom Corbett toured the Norfolk Southern Juniata Locomotive Repair Shops Wednesday where he met with employees.The Go...
Governor Tom Corbett will visit Altoona today.The governor will tour the Norfolk Southern Juniata Locomotive Shops and meet w...
The Department of Education has launched a new website that explains the increases in state taxpayer funding that school dist...
State Democratic senators are challenging Governor Tom Corbett's top public welfare official over the administration'...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is critical of a bid involving his predecessor for control of Philadelphia's two major news...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is critical of a bid involving his predecessor for control of Philadelphia's two major news...
Representatives of Penn State, Pitt and Temple are asking the state House Appropriations Committee to reject Governor Tom Cor...
A newspaper is reporting that Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett plans to spend about $55-million to repair and upgrade bu...
Governor Tom Corbett paid a visit to Cambria County on Thursday.Corbett met with company employees and discussed his proposed...
The Blair County Commissioners say they are still trying to determine how much revenue the state’s new Marcellus Shale ...
The Blair County Commissioners say they are still trying to determine how much revenue the state’s new Marcellus Shale ...
Hollidaysburg Area School District officials say their basic education subsidy for next year remains flat, while funding for ...
State prison guards are giving a cool reception to Governor Tom Corbett's proposal for the biggest reduction in the priso...
The administration of Governor Tom Corbett is expecting about $50-million from its new efforts to collect taxes on items ...
Governor Tom Corbett is signing off on a state grant for the Arlen Specter Library after singling it out during his campaign ...
Thousands of jobless Pennsylvanians will be able to collect federally funded unemployment benefits through early March.Govern...
Governor Tom Corbett on Tuesday proposed a hold-the-line budget of $27.1-billion, with no tax increases, deep cuts to hig...
The Blair County Commissioners say they will begin this week examining the finite details in Governor Tom Corbett’s 201...
Pennsylvania's public colleges and universities are again facing the possibility of steep cutbacks in their budgets next ...
Governor Tom Corbett's budget proposals to cut and consolidate welfare programs are getting mixed reviews from advocates ...
A final framework is at hand on sweeping legislation to impose an impact fee and update safety regulations on Pennsylvania...
An entrepreneur from southwestern Pennsylvania is dropping out of the race for U.S. Senate now that the Republican Party has ...
The administration of Governor Tom Corbett is relaxing the guidelines of an asset test it wants to impose on people seeking f...
Punxsutawney is getting ready for big crowds on Groundhog Day this week.Businesses have decorated their storefronts and a lis...
Pennsylvania's highest-ranking state senator says he thinks an agreement on a sweeping bill to impose a fee on the boomin...
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative, a newly-formed panel of judges, lawmakers, state cabinet members and other officials, ha...
A new report says Pennsylvania has made moderate progress compared with other states in preparing, retaining and rewarding ef...
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell is asking his successor to cancel plans to deny food stamps to people who the state deter...
Pennsylvania's state House majority leader, Mike Turzai, says he's decided against running for U.S. House after telli...
His ambitions were far reaching, but he never believed he had to leave this Happy Valley to achieve them. He was a man devote...
Lawyers are poised to make opening arguments in the corruption trial of former longtime Pennsylvania House floor leader Bill ...
Governor Tom Corbett is planning to sign newly passed legislation designed to provide an emergency response plan and accurate...
Altoona Area School District superintendent Dr. Dennis Murray says putting together the district’s 2012-13 budget will ...
A Blair County prosecutor has been named to a new panel that's been established to study Pennsylvania's child abuse laws and ...
The race for the Republican nomination for attorney general appears to be over.State Senator John Rafferty said Wednesday he ...
30th District State Senator John Eichelberger says 2011 was a productive year in Harrisburg, but legislative action major pie...
Lawyers and experts in child abuse are among the people named to a new panel that's been established to study Pennsylvania's ...
The 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show is underway and Governor Tom Corbett was on hand last week to get it started. During the open...
Altoona Area School Board members voted 9-0 Thursday night to approve a resolution that limits any property tax increase for ...
More bad news for Penn State.The university says it will receive $11.4-million less than its initial appropriation from l...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is ordering most state agencies under his control to cut spending by 3-percent for the curr...
Some Democratic leaders in Pennsylvania's House of Representatives are hoping to jump-start the stalled legislative debate ov...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is ordering a pay freeze for top state employees, including himself. Corbett spokesman Kevi...
A Pennsylvania appeals court says the Corbett administration does not have to disclose the precise dates of birth for state w...
Operators of women's health clinics in Pennsylvania that perform abortions are bracing for new regulations that they say coul...
More than a month after Jerry Sandusky was arrested on child molestation charges, a new law went on the books in Pennsylvania...
A bill that would redraw Pennsylvania's U.S. House Districts while trying to ensure the majority are held by Republicans is o...
Governor Tom Corbett's top budget adviser on Tuesday warned that Pennsylvania's tax collections will continue to suffer from ...
A Pennsylvania bill to authorize $1.7-billion in new state borrowing is nearly law after the divided state House voted to...
A bill to authorize Pennsylvania utility inspectors to enforce federal safety rules over many new natural gas gathering pipel...
Legislation advancing in the state House would expand the options available in Pennsylvania for people to buy wine and beer, ...
A Republican proposal to change how Pennsylvania's electoral votes are counted in next year's presidential election appears t...
A familiar name in Pennsylvania politics will run for U.S. Senate in the 2012 election. Representatives close to former State...
New District Judge Assigned for Sandusky Hearing (AP)A new judge is being assigned to handle Jerry Sandusky's preliminary hea...
The requirement that Pennsylvania hunters wear back tags will soon be a thing of the past. The state Senate on Tuesday passed...
Governor Tom Corbett touted a new law designed to protect student athletes who suffer concussions. The governor staged a cere...
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett says he believes a Penn State assistant coach who said he witnessed a former coach assaulting a...
Following a second day of private meetings of Penn State trustees, Gov. Tom Corbett Thursday evening commented on the sex sca...
Governor Tom Corbett on Wednesday signed legislation that bans texting while driving on Pennsylvania roads. The new law, whic...
Gov. Tom Corbett's spokesman says the governor will attend Friday's meeting of the Penn State Board of Trustees and will prob...
Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary C.Alan Walker has released the Emergency Action Plan for the distr...
A new independent poll has fewer than 40 percent of Pennsylvania voters giving an excellent or good review to the jobs being ...
A bill to impose a local impact fee on natural gas drilling and establish new state regulations on the growing industry is ge...
Pennsylvania is getting set to join more than 30 other states that ban all motorists from texting while driving.The state Sen...
Coaches are likely to get new rules shortly on how they handle concussions sustained by Pennsylvania student athletes. The st...
91 men and women have joined the ranks of the Pennsylvania State Police following their graduation from the State Police Acad...
State senators have begun debate on a major bill to create more opportunities for Pennsylvania public school children to atte...
A new Pennsylvania law limiting how many passengers that teen drivers can have and increasing the number of hours of behind-t...
The state Senate could vote as early as today on a bill that is designed to meet Governor Tom Corbett's desire to overhaul Pe...
The Pennsylvania state government's financial watchdog is calling for action to address deficient bridges and crumbling roadw...
Tom Corbett says he still favors the privatization of liquor and wine sales in Pennsylvania, but that limits are needed on th...
Having freshly signed a bill aimed at giving him unprecedented power to take control of the finances in Pennsylvania's capita...
The Corbett administration says unexpectedly high costs to set up the newly created Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs i...
Gov. Tom Corbett signed a new law this morning giving him unprecedented power to force Pennsylvania's capital into a state-sa...
A top state senator says he plans to introduce legislation to pump another $2.5-billion a year into Pennsylvania's transp...
A bill aimed at forcing the city of Harrisburg to accept the state's recommendations on dealing with its staggering debt is h...
A bill to empower Pennsylvania's governor or someone he designates to take over many of the Harrisburg city government's cent...
The City Council of Harrisburg filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday.The filing lists debts in excess of $400 million largely...
Governor Tom Corbett wants to provide vouchers for low-income students in poor-performing school districts and expand tax cre...
A minority of Pennsylvania legislators has signed a national anti-tax group's "no-tax pledge," and some told a news...
Governor Tom Corbett will lay out his vision today for how to fix public education's ailmentsCorbett hasn't said yet exactly ...
A new Pennsylvania state law that overhauls criminal history disclosure rules for all public and private school employees als...
An association of Pennsylvania's county commissioners has a split opinion on Governor Tom Corbett's proposal to allow countie...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett says intensive development and a lack of maintenance of storm drains may have contributed t...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is not making an endorsement in the crowded field vying for the Republican Party's nominati...
Governor Tom Corbett says he plans to make an announcement on education policy in the next couple of weeks, but isn't sure if...
A proposal to change the way Pennsylvania's 20 electoral votes will be counted in next year's presidential election is gettin...
Governor Tom Corbett will be touring a carpenters training center in Pittsburgh today, where he's also expected to discuss hi...
As Governor Tom Corbett looks to cut spending and the size of government in Pennsylvania, he'll look to recommendations from ...
A bill to impose new limits on teenage drivers is on its way to the desk of Governor Tom Corbett.The state House of Represent...
Pennsylvania's top-ranking state senator is suggesting that privatizing state-controlled sales of liquor will be a bad deal f...
Governor Tom Corbett is in Washington to meet with Republican members of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation about a plan...
Pennsylvania lawmakers have returned to Harrisburg for their fall legislative term.30th District State Senator John Eichelber...
Governor Tom Corbett is revealing more details about the kind of fee he wants to impose on Pennsylvania's booming natural gas...
People looking for government assistance in aftermath of the recent flooding now can get help at regional "disaster reco...
Governor Tom Corbett says he favors a plan to overhaul the way electoral votes are awarded to presidential candidates in Penn...
Governor Tom Corbett says he favors a plan to overhaul the way electoral votes are awarded to presidential candidates in Penn...
Governor Tom Corbett was one of thousands of people who made the trip to Shanksville on Sunday to honor the 40 heroes killed ...
Flooding brought on by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee are being blamed for four deaths in Pennsylvania, including a man t...
Governor Tom Corbett is giving nearly 25,000 state employees a second paid day off.Amid widespread flooding in central and no...
Pennsylvania's top environmental official says the state will use tough enforcement when it comes to regulating natural gas d...
Penn State president Graham Spanier says a continued erosion of state funding could lead to dramatic increases in tuition for...
The Altoona-Blair County Airport has received a $500,00 grant from the state for safety improvements. Governor Tom Corbet...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and other officials are honoring more than 300 state troopers who've served in the U.S. arm...
Hurricane Irene is being blamed for the deaths of three people in Pennsylvania who were killed by falling trees and one man k...
Among the thousands of visitors at Penn State's AG Progress Days Wednesday were dozens of state and local officials, who came...
A Blair County Commissioner has received a top award from a respected statewide association. Commissioner Donna Gority has be...
Altoona School District board members reopened their 2011-12 budget Monday night.The move was needed to reflect a $1.3-mi...
Governor Tom Corbett on Thursday ceremonially signed House Bill 463 at Country Meadows Retirement Community in Hershey. The n...
Transportation Secretary Barry Schoch, on Monday delivered the Transportation Funding Advisory Commission final report on lon...
The Corbett administration says Pennsylvania state government can operate for a while without interruption even if Congress d...
Pennsylvania's massive transportation needs were not really part of the mix last week when lawmakers and Governor Tom Corbett...
Governor Tom Corbett is signing dozens of new Pennsylvania laws that the Legislature passed in the first half of its 2011 ses...
Governor Tom Corbett is signing dozens of new Pennsylvania laws that the Legislature passed in the first half of its 2011 ses...
Governor Tom Corbett signed Pennsylvania’s new state budget into law Thursday night just 15 minutes before midnight.The...
Pennsylvania's Republican-controlled state legislature gave final approval on Wednesday to a $27.15 billion budget.The bu...
Governor Tom Corbett has signed a bill to widen the right to use deadly force in self-defense in Pennsylvania.Corbett signed ...
Tuition rates remain in flux at Pennsylvania's 18 state-supported universities as lawmakers advance a plan to reduce aid to t...
Tentative contracts covering 55,000 state employees would cost taxpayers an additional $164-million over four years. Gove...
Pennsylvania's education secretary says he's dismayed so few school districts are taking up Governor Tom Corbett's challenge ...
Pennsylvania's Republican state senators are being told by the chamber's leaders that a "tentative deal" is in plac...
So-called bath salts and certain other synthetic drugs are now illegal in Pennsylvania. It’s official. Governor Tom Cor...
A Blair County Judge has continued a temporary countywide ban on the sale of bath salts, K2 and other synthetic drugs.The inj...
Governor Tom Corbett and Republican legislative leaders closeted themselves in private meetings Wednesday in an attempt to so...
Blair County prosecutors were in court Tuesday urging a judge to make a temporary ban on the sale of bath salts and other leg...
Top state Republican lawmakers are working with Governor Tom Corbett to clear up final disagreements in a state spending plan...
About 40 members of a state-employee union chanted and carried signs outside the governor's residence, demanding a fair contr...
With less than two weeks left in the fiscal year, top Republican lawmakers hope to finalize a state spending plan that can pa...
A bill to widen the right to use deadly force in self-defense in Pennsylvania is on its way to Governor Tom Corbett, who's ex...
A Pennsylvania public policy group is calling on state lawmakers to breathe new life into a ten-year-old healthcare plan for ...
A bill to keep up to 13 weeks of federal emergency jobless benefits for an estimated 45,000 Pennsylvanians is one step closer...
State lawmakers have agreed on a bill to ban the synthetically produced chemicals known as "bath salts" that are le...
A new poll shows Pennsylvanians' views of Governor Tom Corbett differ markedly along gender lines as he approaches six months...
A bill to tap into the revenue stream from Pennsylvania's natural gas drilling boom is expected to be taken up by a state Sen...
The administration of Governor Tom Corbett is trying to reach agreement on new contracts with 17 state employee unions in the...
More than 200 people rallied in the Pennsylvania Capitol for tougher environmental protection — if not an outright ban ...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett says he didn't ask for the four new sport-utility vehicles that state police purchased for ...
Schools across Pennsylvania are facing a very different landscape today than they have in years past, and the state's largest...
The Corbett administration is recommending tougher laws to protect drinking water against pollution from natural gas well dri...
Retired military leaders are asking Pennsylvania lawmakers to reject proposed cuts in state aid for early childhood education...
Pennsylvania state government had another good revenue collection month in May, and is heading into the final month of the fi...
Two more Blair County support programs could be eliminated because of proposed state budget cuts in Harrisburg. County leader...
About 30 people, some in wheelchairs, protested outside the Pennsylvania Capitol Wednesday over proposed budget cuts affectin...
Governor Tom Corbett's doctors say he's resting comfortably after successful back surgery at a Pittsburgh hospital. The surge...
Governor Tom Corbett will undergo back surgery for treatment of spinal stenosis this morning, at Allegheny General Hospital i...
Voting along party lines, the state House Appropriations Committee has stamped its approval on a House Republican budget plan...
Pennsylvania's state House Republican majority is unveiling more details of a counterproposal to Governor Tom Corbett's budge...
Pennsylvania still has the largest percentage of structurally deficient bridges than any other state, raising questions about...
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Followup - so, was the original page a hoax? A Punk? A cruel trick?An attack on Joe Paterno?(click on the original only if yo...
The following is the speech Gov. Tom Corbett gave to the American Federation for Children May 9 in Washington, D.C. The issu...
When Tom Corbett introduced his first state budget as Pennsylvania governor he argued "If government is here to share th...
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