Displaying items 25-36 of 292
» View baltimoresun.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-25
•
Next >
-
Poll: Gov. Tom Corbett's approval ratings slip again
HARRISBURG — A new poll shows Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's poll numbers have sunk again, to depths a sitting governor has not seen in decades. That could make Corbett's climb out of the trenches that much more difficult as he prepares for a re-...
Tags: Company Privatization, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, G. Terry Madonna, Polls
-
Wells Fargo Center to turn into veterans stadium
Philadelphia Daily NewsPROMINENT AREA businessman Marty Judge has been the driving force behind a unique Army-Navy indoor football game for veterans that will be played June 22 after the Soul's game at the Wells Fargo Center. The purpose of the game is to bring attention to...Tags: Wells Fargo Center, Justice System, Iraq, Ricky Dobbs, Afghanistan
-
Bucks Little Leaguers to bow to gun-rights rivals
The Philadelphia InquirerHundreds of Bucks County Little League players have unwittingly been caught in the midst of the national gun-rights debate. With competing gun-related rallies scheduled Saturday at Williamson Park in Morrisville, used by the town's Little League, league...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Bucks County, Interior Policy, Gun Control, The Philadelphia Inquirer
-
Dover stayed 'near and dear' to former Gov. George Leader
York Daily Record, Pa.Decades ago, Betty Seiple's uncles would buy chickens from George Leader. In more recent years, she knew him as the owner of the retirement community where she lived. When he came to visit, which people said he did regularly, he would talk to everybody,...Tags: Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Executive Branch, John F. Kennedy, Tom Corbett, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
-
Casino dealer fine lopsided
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has been getting mighty tough on casinos that violate the law. In March, the board slapped a $68,000 fine on Bethlehem's Sands Casino for six separate incidents in which the casino allowed underage individuals to...Tags: Theft, Gambling, Coopersburg, Mount Airy, Lawyers
-
Budget priorities taking shape in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG — Choice and convenience. They are two words Gov. Tom Corbett has used often since February. He says them when talking about his budget proposal to expand beer sales and sell the state-owned liquor store system to fund a four-year grant...
Tags: Executive Branch, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Interior Policy
-
Pennsylvania Turnpike contract strings exposed
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewGiving money to candidates to help win lucrative contracts was common and expected, according to two contractors mentioned in a damning grand jury report that produced criminal charges against eight people connected with the Pennsylvania Turnpike. One...Tags: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Executive Branch, Business, Tom Corbett
-
General Services secretary touts state purchasing program for small businesses
Daily American Staff WriterSomerset County lost purchasing power under the Gov. Ed Rendell administration because the administration focused on buying in bulk from bigger suppliers and vendors, Somerset County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ron Aldom said. Aldom is...Tags: Executive Branch, Business, Tom Corbett, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Government
-
Free pretzels today: Celebrate pretzel history (but you have to tell a joke)
Free pretzels are being offered today at the Pretzelmaker chain to celebrate National Pretzel Day (find locations below). Now there's a holiday that flies low under the radar. Yet it was 30 years ago that Pennsylvania Rep. Robert S. Walker declared a...
-
PHA to pay $8M, take back local control
The Philadelphia InquirerThe Philadelphia Housing Authority will pay back the government $8 million in expenditures on outside lawyers that was deemed "not necessary and reasonable" by federal auditors. The repayment represents more than one-fourth of what PHA spent on...Tags: Chuck Grassley, Housing and Urban Planning, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Interior Policy, Lawyers
-
Phila. DA assembles team to investigate corruption
The Philadelphia InquirerPhiladelphia District Attorney Seth Williams has quietly assembled an elite team of veteran prosecutors to investigate public corruption. To staff the effort, Williams has hired prosecutors from the state Attorney General's Office who brought successful...Tags: Theft, Abusive Behavior, Democratic Party, Tom Corbett, Political Corruption
-
Corbett's asset test finds little abuse in $2.6 billion food stamp program
It's the question Kathryn Hoffman hates to ask, especially of the elderly people who come into her office looking for help. Do you have a burial plot? How much is it worth? But that question is one of many Hoffman must ask as a food stamp outreach...
Tags: Executive Branch, Medicaid, Government Health Care, Interior Policy, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
May 8, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 8, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 8, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 12, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
May 11, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 10, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Apr 29, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 28, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Original site for Edward G. Rendell topic gallery.
