Pennsylvania News

News

• States Helping Aged Leave Nursing Homes September 19, 2009
  Walter Brown never wanted to live in a nursing home, but when he had a stroke two years ago, he saw little choice. […]
• Rendell, Lawmakers Reach Budget Agreement September 19, 2009
  After 80 days, Pennsylvania Gover Ed Rendell and legislative leaders reached a budget agreement Friday evening. […]
• 80 days late, but Pa. has a budget September 19, 2009
  Gov. Rendell and legislative leaders announced tonight that they had reached a tentative agreement on a nearly $28 billion state spending plan that would finally end the longest state budget standoff in the nation. […]
• 23,000 Pennsylvanians to exhaust jobless benefits September 19, 2009
  State officials say more than 23,000 Pennsylvanians are about to exhaust their unemployment benefits, the first big wave to do so. […]
• Pennsylvania Budget Talks with Rendell Get Back on Track September 19, 2009
  Talks aimed at ending Pennsylvania's marathon budget dispute hit a speed bump on Wednesday night. […]
• Editorials from around Pennsylvania September 19, 2009
  Much has been written and spoken about the so-called state employees pension bubble, the financial catastrophe looming just a couple of years from now and brought about by a combination of sour investments, an untimely decision to increase retirement benefits and years of underfunding pension contributions on the local level. […]
• Let Us Not Become the Evil We Deplore September 19, 2009
  On Sept. 14, 2001, the U.S. House of Representatives considered House Joint Resolution 64, "To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against those responsible for the recent attacks launched against the United States." The wounds of 9/11 were raw, and the lust for vengeance seemed universal. […]
• New jobless claims drop unexpectedly to 545,000 September 19, 2009
  WASHINGTON: The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since early July, evidence that job cuts are slowing. […]
• Pa. lawmakers eye poker, blackjack to boost revenue September 19, 2009
  State lawmakers are stepping up work on a bill to legalize table games, such as poker and blackjack, now that most legislative leaders and Gov. […]