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Gov. Tom Corbett postpones legislative vote on controversial Common Core education standards
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett decided Monday to postpone seeking final legislative and regulatory approval for new education standards that are facing mounting criticism across the political and ideological spectrums. The delay may give lawmakers a...Tags: Dominic Pileggi, Edward G. Rendell, Politics, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judge to rule within weeks on bid to dismiss Corbett suit over Penn State sanctions
HARRISBURG — A federal judge said Monday she would decide within weeks whether to dismiss Gov. Tom Corbett's lawsuit alleging NCAA sanctions against Penn State over the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal violate antitrust laws. U.S. District Judge...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Litigation, Politics, Separation of Church and State
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Allentown schools proposed budget restores elementary school art
Allentown School District's proposed final budget includes full-day kindergarten, elementary school art class and a full complement of elementary school principals. But it also calls for eliminating 132 teaching positions, raising taxes 8.5 percent and...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Teachers, Allentown, Teaching and Learning
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Valley well represented on Alzheimer's panel
HealthTwo Lehigh Valley residents will represent the region on a state panel ordered to develop a state plan in response to the growing incidence of Alzheimer's Disease. Cynthia A. Lambert, vice president for government and community relations at Good... -
Where in the world is Ed Pawlowski? All over the place, according to his campaign records
Valley 610When you’re looking at campaign finance reports, the people who give candidates money are often more interesting than where candidates spend it. But that’s not the case with Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski’s latest report. In the first four... -
Gov. Tom Corbett gives Pennsylvania workers a bad name
The governor's job, at the very least, should be that of boosting the image of the state to investors. In a recent front-page article, Gov. Corbett questioned the suitability of Pennsylvania's workers due to their inability to pass a pre-employment drug...Tags: Politics, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Government, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Budget priorities taking shape in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG — Choice and convenience. They are two words Gov. Tom Corbett has used often since February. He says them when talking about his budget proposal to expand beer sales and sell the state-owned liquor store system to fund a four-year grant...
Tags: U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Politics, Edward G. Rendell, Labor Legislation, Think Tanks
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Tom Corbett to replace education secretary with mid-state superintendent
HARRISBURG — Republican Gov. Tom Corbett came into office in 2011 as an unabashed supporter of school vouchers, charter schools and other forms of school choice. When it was time to name an education secretary, he picked someone with the same mind-...Tags: Gainesville, Politics, West Point, Executive Branch, Teaching and Learning
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Deja vu: Sestak vs. Toomey
WASHINGTON — Joe Sestak is readying for a rematch. The retired Navy admiral and former congressman from Delaware County announced Tuesday via email blast that he's formed an exploratory committee to run for the U.S. Senate in 2016. Sestak, a...
Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Politics, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Muhlenberg College, Federal Election Commission
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Sestak won't run for Pa. governor; might seek rematch with Sen. Toomey in 2016
Associated PressFormer U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak has ruled out a campaign for Pennsylvania governor, but he said Tuesday that he is seriously exploring another run for U.S. Senate, possibly setting up a rematch against Republican Sen. Pat Toomey in 2016. Sestak said he...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Washington, DC, Politics, Allyson Y Schwartz, Federal Election Commission
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Lawmakers hear case for Common Core school standards
The letters decrying Pennsylvania's relatively new academic standards for students began arriving about six weeks ago in state Rep. Paul Clymer's email and mailbox. The letters were on the same form or used the same language so Clymer could tell they...Tags: Edward G. Rendell, Politics, Jake Wheatley, Crime, Law and Justice, Will Tallman
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Pennsylvania getting swept into national 'Common Core' education debate
HARRISBURG — In the last three years, the Bethlehem Area School District and other districts have spent lots of money rewriting curriculum and lessons to prepare students for tougher state-sanctioned academic standards and exams. "It's got to be...Tags: Edward G. Rendell, Politics, Science and Technology, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Barack Obama
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May 13, 2013
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