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Summary of the Pennsylvania Executive Budget Address
In his last executive budget address, term-limited Democratic Gov. Edward G. Rendell Feb. 9 proposed a controversial tax plan that would trim the sales tax rate, but apply it to more goods and services. His $26.3 billion budget proposal includes $2.7 billion in federal stimulus money and assumes continued federal help with health care expenses.more -
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Pennsylvania Executive Budget Address 2010
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Feb. 9 - Following is the prepared text of Gov. Ed Rendell's (D) 2010 executive budget address: Good morning. I am pleased to be with you today to present my proposed FY2010-2011 state budget. This assembly represents a critical facet of our democracy, a democracy defined in ink and defended in b
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2010 Speeches Are Bleak for Most Governors
With nearly three-quarters of their seats up for election this year, the nation's governors are setting the stage for 2010 by warning that the economic downturn is far from over in the states, where tax collections are weak, unemployment is surging and the likeliest outcomes will be unpopular tax hikes and sharp budget cuts. more
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Massachusetts Vote Reverberates in Other States
TODAY'S TAKE: Republican Scott Brown's surprise victory in the special election to fill the late Ted Kennedy's U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts is prompting worries for Democrats and confidence among Republicans. But Tuesday's lessons may be more nuanced than that. more
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Legislative Control and Redistricting, 2010
Winning control of legislative chambers is especially important this year, because some state legislatures will be drawing new congressional and statehouse districts based on population changes revealed in the 2010 census. more
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Report: States Behind on Traffic Safety Laws
TODAY'S TAKE: A new report shows a number of states lack even basic traffic safety laws, such as ones requiring seat belt use. more
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State Police Not Immune to Budget Cuts
TODAY'S TAKE: State police agencies have been propped up with the help of federal stimulus money, but that doesn't mean they are immune to budget cuts. In Tennessee, 13 small counties soon could have no state troopers at all. Pennsylvania is worried that it will not be able to replace retiring officers.more -
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Casino on Long Island, Table Games in Pa.?
TODAY'S TAKE: Long after the recession ends, one of its most visible legacies is likely to be more places -- and ways -- for Americans to gamble.more -
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'Jock Tax' Boosts Revenue in Pa., N.J.
TODAY'S TAKE: Philadelphia football fans may jeer when the New York Giants come to town, but city and state budget officials are likely to cheer. That's because Philadelphia and Pennsylvania -- as well as neighboring New Jersey -- tax the income of visiting athletes.more -
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Weekly Wrap: Frustration Mounts
In some of the states hit hardest by the recession, frustration among voters and in the media over the way state government works - or doesn't work - seems to be boiling over.more
