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State seeks to unload 23-acre prison site
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.The state wants to sell the 123-acre parcel containing the soon-to-be-closed state prison in Hempfield, a site that Westmoreland County officials said Monday would be good for an office park or another kind of job-creating, taxpaying business. "I want...Tags: Marketing, YMCA, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Centre County, Property
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Thursday Morning Coffee: The five things you need to know this morning.
Capitol IdeasGood Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. As is so often our custom, we're seriously late and undercaffeinated this morning -- this time the result of being stuck in accident-related traffic on our way to our favorite Green Cup Chain Coffee Emporium....... -
Wednesday Morning Coffee: Former Sen. Jane Orie appeals her sentence.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We're on the road today and blogging from one of our Commonwealth's finer Green Cup chain coffee establishments. As is so often the case in these instances, we're running late and severely under-caffeinated, so we'... -
Commission approves legislative maps that return Kasunic to Somerset County
Daily American Staff WriterNew Pennsylvania legislative maps were approved Friday afternoon keeping Sen. Rich Kasunic in Somerset County and moving Rep. Frank Burns and Sen. John Wozniak out. The Legislative Reapportionment Commission approved the maps with a 4-1 vote Friday...Tags: Bedford County (Pennsylvania), Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Frank Burns, Bryan Barbin, Tim Mahoney
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With attention on Sandusky, Legislature to take up child abuse bills next week.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekFrom Clara Ritger: The state Senate will consider legislation early next week to mandate reporting suspected child abuse. Sen. Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, is pushing a bill that would increase the penalties for not reporting suspected child abuse. The... -
He's back: Kasunic would assume all of Somerset County under new redistricting plan
Daily American Staff WriterState Sen. Rich Kasunic lost Somerset County entirely in a court-rejected redistricting proposal submitted late last year. With the deck freshly reshuffled, the Dunbar Democrat stands to gain not only his existing territory — approximately 85...Tags: John N Wozniak, Donald C White, Richard A Kasunic
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New (old) district maps make state races in Somerset County unlikely
Daily American Staff WriterIt appears there will be no local primary races for General Assembly seats. Based on the 2001 district maps, state Reps. Carl Walker Metzgar, R-Allegheny Township, and Frank Burns, D-East Taylor Township, will not have primary opposition on April 24....Tags: Voting, Dominic Pileggi, Frank Burns, Judges, Carl Walker Metzgar
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Supreme Court tosses out new state House, Senate maps
Daily American Staff WriterAlthough Wednesday’s Supreme Court decision on the General Assembly’s maps has left more questions than answers, one thing is clear: The court found the plan “contrary to law.” Pennsylvania’s highest court ruled Wednesday to...Tags: Democratic Party, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Dominic Pileggi, Frank Dermody, Frank Burns
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Chamber holds legislative update
Daily American Staff WriterBusiness leaders and elected officials gathered Thursday for a legislative update held by the Somerset County Chamber of Commerce. About 75 people packed the Somerset Country Club to hear what the elected officials had to say. The event began with...Tags: Democratic Party, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Government, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Carl Walker Metzgar
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The top stories of 2011
Daily American Staff Writer1. The 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, was chosen as the top story of the year by the Daily American news staff. The Flight 93 National Memorial was dedicated on Sept. 10. Vice President Joe Biden and former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton...Tags: Democratic Party, Ken Johnson, George W. Bush, Bedford County (Virginia), Elephant (animal)
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Final redistricting plan approved with small changes in Somerset County
Daily American Staff WriterA plan to redraw state House and Senate lines was approved by the Legislative Reapportionment Commission Monday with a 4-1 vote. The new maps outline 50 Senate districts and 203 House districts for the 2013 session. As expected, Somerset County lost...Tags: Northampton (Southampton, New York), Frank Burns, John N Wozniak, Carl Walker Metzgar, Donald C White
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Kasunic still out on new Senate map
Daily American Staff WriterAnother draft of proposed state Senate districts was released by Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi. Although the draft gives Democratic Sen. John Wozniak more of Somerset County, it still leaves Democratic Sen. Rich Kasunic completely out of the...Tags: John N Wozniak, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Bill Shuster, Dominic Pileggi, Northampton (Southampton, New York)
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