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Archive of Pennsylvania on Wednesday November 04, 2009
PA: Melvin wins Supreme Court race
Joan Orie Melvin, a Republican judge from Western Pennsylvania, prevailed in the Philadelphia suburbs yesterday to claim a decisive win in the hard-fought battle for a vacancy on the state Supreme Court. Read More
PA: Superior Court -- Republicans in line for three of four seats
With most of the votes counted in the race for four open seats on the state Superior Court, it appeared that Republicans were aligned to win at least three of those. Read More
PA: Nutter, Rendell blast SEPTA union for surprise strike
As hundreds of thousands of commuters and schoolchildren braced for a second day without public transit, Gov. Rendell and Mayor Nutter chastised union leaders for calling the surprise predawn strike. Read More
PA: Orie Melvin leads Panella for Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat
Pennsylvania voters promoted Joan Orie Melvin to the state Supreme Court on Tuesday, ending a bitter battle for political control of the high court and providing a sounding board on the mood of the electorate as next year's midterm congressional elections approach. Read More
PA: Universities to ask state for $483 million
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education will ask Gov. Ed Rendell to approve $483 million for the 14 state-owned universities for 2010-11, a spokesman said Tuesday. Read More
PA: Universities say table-games lag may impact tuition
Pennsylvania State, Temple, and two other state-related universities said yesterday that the delay in approving table-games legislation in Harrisburg could affect tuition rates, starting in January. Read More
PA: 5,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine destroyed by Stroudsburg school district
About 5,000 doses of swine flu vaccine were destroyed because the vaccine was stored in temperature that was too cold, the governor's office said Tuesday. Read More
PA: Commonwealth Court -- McCullough, Brobson leading the way for two seats
Two Republicans were poised to secure both open seats on the Commonwealth Court. Read More
PA: Tuition could increase 4 percent for State System students
A tuition increase of up to 4 percent affecting 117,000 students at the 14 state-owned universities could occur next fall under budgetary plans approved yesterday by the State System of Higher Education. Read More
OH: Ohio OKs casinos
Battered by a grim economy, job-hungry Ohioans approved casinos for Columbus and three other cities yesterday. Read More
DE: SEPTA strike doesn't stop Del. regional rail service
The sudden strike by Transport Workers Union Local 234 stalled Philadelphia's bus, subway and trolley operations and surprised morning commuters. But it did not stop the regional rail lines that thousands of commuters in Delaware, New Jersey and the city's suburbs use because its workers work under a different contract. Read More |
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