Mount to get $10M: State may help fund convocation center
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$316,000 Apartments for Low-Income Families in Tamaqua
The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) has approved $3.8 million in financing to convert an old building in Tamaqua into 12 apartments to house low-to-moderate tenants. The committee awarded…
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Natural Gas & Forced Pooling
The soon-to-be unbalanced FY 2010-11 state budget, included language that a severance tax on natural gas would be passed in Pennsylvania by October 1. Many drillers would support a…
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Reforms for PA’s UC Fund include CF Proposals
State Representative Scott Perry has proposed new legislation to reform PA’s bankrupt unemployment compensation (UC) fund. A few of his suggested reforms are…
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New School Choice Legislation Introduced in PA Senate
Sen. Anthony Williams (D-Philadelphia) introduced Senate Bill 1405, the Opportunity Scholarship Act, last month with three Republican co-sponsors. This legislation represent a huge opportunity to increase parental choice in…
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Your Liquor Dollars at Work
The Post Gazette highlights the continued efforts of the liquor control board to be a better business. This includes the ridiculous: The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is…
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PA’s Largest Employers Then and Now
The Center for Workforce Information & Analysis provides a list of Pennsylvania’s top 50 employers in ranked order. In 1967, Pennsylvania’s top five largest employers were: U.S. Steel Corporation…
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Groups criticize capital program projects
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Why States Delay on Fiscal Crisis
States have delayed taking substantial action in the fiscal crisis many now face. Though it appears unlikely that states will default on their debts, some pundits fear that option is…
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