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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: Government, Executive Branch, Sales, Small Businesses, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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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...
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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, Justice System, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Housing and Urban Planning, Lawyers
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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: Government, Executive Branch, Elections, Business, Pennsylvania Turnpike
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Northampton County executive race getting nasty
My Hall of Fame — for which I am seeking nominations over the next few weeks — includes several exhibits involving wild campaign fliers. Tony Rybak's amazing "Diamond Johnny Callahan" flier, for example, featuring Rybak's mayoral opponent...Tags: Charlie Dent, John Callahan, Bethlehem Steel, Primaries
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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, Republican Party, Elections, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Abusive Behavior
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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: Medicaid, Monroe County (Pennsylvania), Social Services, Retirement, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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Local officials endorse Reibman
Valley 610Glenn Reibman has received a slew of endorsements from local officials throughout Northampton County, including Glendon Mayor Charles Seip, Forks Township Supervisor Robert Egolf, Pen Argyl Constable Paul Gilmore, Easton Deputy Mayor Ken Brown and... -
UPDATED: Status report on Toomey-Manchin gun talks expected around 5 p.m.
Call Washington BureauUPDATED: Sen. Pat Toomey kept his head down as he quickly walked past a gaggle of reporters. Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who Toomey is working with on a background check compromise, sprinted past several huddled reporters, arms pumping,...Tags: Gun Control, Michael Bloomberg, New York City, Republican Party, Elections
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Rendell to campaign for Callahan
Valley 610Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed. Rendell will headline a rally for Northampton County executive candidate and Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan on March 26. This will be Callahan's second high-profile show of support this month. Last week U.S. Rep. Matt... -
Is Toomey the key to gun legislation?
Call Washington BureauCould Sen. Pat Toomey be the Democrats chance to get gun control legislation passed? Reports circulated Friday afternoon that the Pennsylvania Republican is in talks with West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on a bill to expand background checks on...Tags: Gun Control, Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Senate, Republican Party, New York City
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Kass: Republican Bruce Rauner takes no position on gay marriage
Bruce Rauner, the multimillionaire Republican businessman who wants to become governor of Illinois, sat down with me for an interview Thursday and dodged questions about same-sex marriage. It took about four tries to pin him down on where he stands,...
Tags: Illinois Governor, Forrest Claypool, Bill Brady, Republican Party, Pat Quinn
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Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 9, 2013
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Mar 18, 2013
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Apr 4, 2013
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Apr 5, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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