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Archive of Pennsylvania on Monday June 29, 2009
PA: What are the hang-ups in Pennsylvania's state budget?
State officials have until Tuesday to adopt a budget for the next fiscal year that starts Wednesday. However, no one expects them to meet that deadline. So what are the hang-ups? Read More
PA: As deadline looms, sides stay far apart
Two days remain until the state's budget year ends, and this afternoon Gov. Ed Rendell and legislative leaders will meet again to try to narrow their differences over taxes and spending for 2009-10. Read More
Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms
Unlike the federal government, states have to balance their budgets. But several states still have not completed spending plans for the fiscal year that begins July 1. Read More
PA: 'No whining' about painful budget cuts, layoffs
Warning of painful budget cuts and layoffs, Gov. Ed Rendell in January said he wanted to hear "no whining." But as state government moves toward the end of the fiscal year on Tuesday nowhere near a budget agreement, everyone, including Rendell, appears to be complaining. Read More
PA: No stimulus money for Pitt and Penn State
In a further sign that Gov. Ed Rendell no longer views them as truly public campuses, the four state-related universities have been removed from the state's application for federal stimulus money to aid public higher education. Read More
PA: Files prompt grand jury to look at DeWeese again
A state grand jury is poring over the contents of a recently discovered box of files from a Capitol office, a find that has triggered renewed prosecutorial interest in longtime state Rep. Bill DeWeese, D-Greene. Read More
PA: Pennsylvania prisoners seeking exoneration via DNA may get help
Pennsylvania lawmakers might be asked to allow prisoners easier access to genetic tests that could prove their innocence. Read More
PA: Luzerne County detention centers overcharged other counties according to audit
A pair of juvenile detention centers at the crux of a bribery scandal in Luzerne County also were charging counties like Allegheny and Butler too much for their services, according to a state audit. Read More
PA: State lawmakers split over use of new media
As many state legislators take the plunge into social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, state Sen. Jim Ferlo isn't exactly LOLing. Read More
PA: State Representative Kortz seeks to dethrone Specter
A dream of many in Dravosburg is taped to the side of Pauline Godich's computer monitor, right next to the Penguins sign. The red, white and blue card says "U.S. Senator Bill Kortz" and shows a picture of Kortz, a state representative. Read More
US: States consider gas and oil levies
Cash-strapped states are considering raising taxes on oil production to plug yawning budget gaps, but they face strong resistance from oil companies, which warn the moves could lead to lost jobs and higher energy prices. Read More
US: National sex offender registry delayed a year
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has given states and American Indian tribes another year to feed a national Internet database set up to protect children by showing where possible predators live and work. Read More |
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