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Natural Gas Royalty Payment Settlement Offered to PA Landowners
A settlement has recently been reached between Chesapeake Appalachia Inc and Pennsylvania landowners. The settlement was over a dispute involving natural gas royalty payments for landowners....
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Corbett Calls on Obama for Storm-Related Federal Aid
Back in August, PA Governor Tom Corbett sent a request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for aid related to severe storms that hit Pennsylvania from late June to early July of this year. FEMA...
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XTO Energy Accused of Releasing Toxic Waste in Gas Well Operation
XTO Energy, a PA branch of Exxon, is being charged by the PA State Attorney General with dumping over 50.000 gallons of toxic waste water in Penn Township, near Williamsport. The alleged toxic waste...
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Scarnati prepares for Charity Bike Ride
State Senator Joe Scarnati is getting ready for the fifth annual charity bike ride that will benefit the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Penn State...
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AG Charges Former Gov Offical and Two Others in $1.25 mil Welfare Scame
A former Department of Public Welfare official, Byron Noon, was one of the three men charged by the PA Attorney General’s Office of stealing over $1.25 million in grant funding from a welfare-to-work...
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Common Core Passes State Board of Education
Acting Secretary of Education Carolyn Dumaresq announced sweeping changes to State Academic Standards which have been approved by the State Board of Education. The standards are the next step to...
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PA moves closer to Obamacare through “Healthy Pennsylvania” Plan
Corbett’s “Healthy Pennsylvania” Plan offers pathway to accept Medicaid expansion, PA buy-in to Obamacare Sept 16, 2013 Harrisburg- Paul Gordon Collier Governor Tom Corbett’s “Healthy Pennsylvania”...
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Tioga County to get Federal Gas Housing Dollars
State Senator Joe Scarnati(R) announces Tioga County will receive Federal dollars for housing from two programs. The Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement (PHARE) Fund and...
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PA Unemployment Rises even as 11K Jobs Added
The PA Dept of Labor and Industry released its August Jobs Report Friday, revealing a modest jobs growth. The total amount of jobs added in the month of August were 11,300. According to the report,...
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Corbett backs off Gay Marriage Gaff
Governor Tom Corbett backtracked on a statement he made about same-sex marriage in which he compared it to incest. In his statement, Corbett, a Republican, said “I explained that current Pennsylvania...
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Affinion Settlement for PA
Pennsylvania is in a $30 million settlement along with 46 other states including the District of Columbia. The settlement was made with Affinion Group, Inc. which is based in Connecticut. Allegations...
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PA Wants to go Faster
Joe Scarnati, Pennsylvania’s Senate President Pro Tempore, wants to increase the maximum speed limit on the PA Turnpike and the state’s highways. The speed limit would increase from 65 mph to 70 mph....
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CHIP Reauthorization Bill Signed by Governor
The Pennsylvania Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, has been reauthorized and extended. Before CHIP had a six month waiting period, now there is no waiting period. Known as Act 74, a meeting...
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Beware- Property Tax Rebate Hoax
A property tax rebate hoax targeting seniors is making the rounds in Pennsylvania. The “Senior Advisory Center” is offering to fill out state Property Tax/Rent Rebate forms for $39 when in fact it is...
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Debt Reduction and Transparency Bill Passes Senate
House Bill 493 passed in the State Senate and brings a reduction in Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. More guidelines and transparency will be imposed on economic development...
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PA Religious Expression Law Amended
A law in Pennsylvania regarding religious expression has been amended. Changes include teachers judging papers students write about their religion academically, allowing prayer when there is no school...
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HARRISBURG Staff A motion has been filed to continue payment from the multi-state Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). The motion was filed by Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane. Tobacco companies...
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Senator Scarnati Announces Local Alternative Fuel Vehicle Grants
Natural gas run vehicles will get a jump start in Pennsylvania as grants of $371,509 will be received by three local projects in the 25th Senatorial District. The grant money will be used to convert or...
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Made in USA Flag Provision Killed in Committee
HARRISBURG Staff Writer House Bill 530 calls for all flags acquired by Pennsylvania Commonwealth agencies to be manufactured in the USA. If the flags are not manufactured in the USA, a penalty would be...
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Broadband for Northern Tier?
HARRISBURG Staff A resolution has been posted by Representative Michael Hanna on the Pennsylvania House of Representatives website highlighting the need for a broadband communications network upgrade...
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