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The GOP's voter ID strategy gets a boost in Pennsylvania
At the heart of a Pennsylvania judge's decision to let that state's voter ID requirement stand for the fall election is the notion that people can get those documents easily and cheaply, in many cases for free. Echoing the sentiments of the backers of...
Tags: Judges, Laws, Republican Party, Polls, Mitt Romney
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EDITORIAL: Primary 2013: Elect Sue Means
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewVoters in Allegheny County Council's 5th District have an opportunity on Tuesday to use their franchise to right a political wrong. When marginal Republican Vince Gastgeb of Bethel Park, a 13-year veteran, left the council in February to do Democrat...Tags: Lebanon, Pittsburgh, Elections, Primaries
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Philadelphia Daily News John Baer column
Philadelphia Daily NewsI'VE GOT an idea. I'm calling it "The One-Thing Rule." It works like this: Every year, our Legislature focuses on only one thing. It can't be an enormous thing, such as the overall economy. Too much of that is driven by national/international trends...Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Pension and Welfare, Memorial Day, Interior Policy
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Mensch and Costa: Remove stigma of welfare from DPW
The term "welfare" is defined as the general well-being of an individual or group of individuals. However, when used in association with government services, the term has unfortunately developed a negative connotation. One state agency that suffers from...
Tags: Homelessness, Edward G. Rendell, Bob Mensch, Breast Cancer, Nursing
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Metzgar joins call for Pennsylvania commissioning of USS Somerset
staff writer, @damichellegThe Pennsylvania House of Representatives is asking the Navy to have the USS Somerset commissioned in the state. The House unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday written by state Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar, R-Allegheny Township. The goal of the...Tags: Bill Shuster, U.S. Department of Defense, Patrick J. Toomey, Carl Walker Metzgar, Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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'Stand your ground' to be tested in Easton drug house homicide trial
When Lawrence A. Gaines stabbed an Easton man to death outside a city drug house, was he merely protecting himself from a violent aggressor, as the law allows him to do? Or was he a cold-blooded killer, notwithstanding his attorney's insistence that he...
Tags: Judges, Laws, Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Criminals, Abusive Behavior
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How to contact your legislators - 2013
Maryland The Maryland General Assembly’s 2013 session began Jan. 9 and ends April 8. Information about the General Assembly, including the status of bills, can be found at http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/ Sen. George C. Edwards R-Allegany/Garrett/...Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), George C. Edwards, John H. Eichelberger, Richard L. Alloway, II
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Locals, tourists react to court ruling on Jim Thorpe's remains
Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.Spring flowers and trees bloomed in the bustling Carbon County borough of Jim Thorpe on Sunday afternoon. Homeowners worked on their properties and business owners manned the store counters of specialty shops, restaurants and hotels. Vistors walked...Tags: Modern Pentathlon, Sweden, Carbon County, College Baseball, Schuylkill County
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OPINION: Break the 'Groundhog Day' auditing loop
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewHARRISBURG The annual meeting of the Legislative Audit Advisory Commission reminds me of the time warp that served as a theme of the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day." Each year, this obscure commission gets together to accept the "independent" annual...Tags: Gordon Denlinger, Groundhog Day (movie), Bill Murray, Republican Party, Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh mayoral candidate Wheatley trumpets 'behind scenes' service
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewJake Wheatley sees himself as a "servant of people," not a career politician. "People will say, 'We don't hear what you do,' but it's never been a reflection of me. I've never tried to toot my own horn, I've always tried to work behind the scenes," said...Tags: Conservation, Jake Wheatley, Dwight Evans, Local Elections, Jack Wagner
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Pennsylvania briefs
Pa. Senate passes legislation that would allow counties to eliminate position of jury commissioner HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation Thursday that would allow most Pennsylvania counties to eliminate the position of...Tags: Laws, Fishing, Bill Shuster, Richard L. Alloway, II, U.S. Senate
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Pa. legislator to serve on school safety, security panel
State Rep. Todd Rock, R-Franklin, has been selected to serve on the newly formed Pennsylvania House of Representatives Select Committee on School Safety and Security, which is tasked with developing and examining legislation to enhance the protection of...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Todd Rock, Health and Safety at School
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