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    Mar 4, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call
  1. Corbett’s Medicaid Mire Campaign Fodder?

    Capitol Ideas
    Yo, If you see smoke coming from the Capitol on Tuesday, don’t panic. It’s senate Democrats trying to light a fire under Public Welfare Department to get Gov. Tom Corbett to accept Medicaid expansion that is being offered under the......
  2. Nov 14, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call
  3. With leadership elections, Senate Dems, Repubs stick with the tried and true.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    So much any hope for a palace coup. Senate Republicans and Democrats held the dullest leadership elections in the history of ever today, re-elecitng the same slate of leaders who saw them through the 2011-12 legislaitive session. Senate President Pro-...
  4. Dec 8, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call
  5. In New York, it's candidates and cocktails as Democrats jockey for position.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    In a law firm conference room 43 stories above Midtown Manhattan where giant windows offered vertiginous views of rain-soaked urban canyons, John Hanger’s ambitions were equally soaring. A former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of...
  6. Jun 12, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call
  7. As budget talks continue, Democrats still waiting for their invite.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    There's been no shortage of middle-aged and mostly white men spilling out the executive suite during budget negotiations this week. But as the clock ticks down to the June 30 deadline to pass a new spending, one set of mostly......
  8. Jun 18, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call
  9. Monday Morning Coffee: Entering the budgetary home stretch.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. When state lawmakers return to work Monday, they'll have just 12 days to find agreement with Gov. Tom Corbett on the 2012-13 state budget. Corbett and legislative Republicans will have to close the gap on......
  10. May 8, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call
  11. $27.6 Billon Budget On Its Way To The Senate Floor.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    The Republican-controlled state Senate has thrown down its marker in this year’s budget debate, as a critical committee gave its unanimous approval to a $27.6 billion budget plan that restores the Corbett administration’s deep cuts to higher...
  12. Feb 7, 2012 |Story| Daily American
  13. Gov unveils $27.1 billion hold-the-line budget

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday proposed a hold-the-line budget of $27.1 billion, with no tax increases, deep cuts to higher education assistance and a range of cost-cutting in services for the poor, elderly and disabled.
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    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday proposed a hold-the-line budget of $27.1 billion, with no tax increases, deep cuts to higher education assistance and a range of cost-cutting in services for the poor, elderly and disabled....

    Tags: Mike Turzai, Health, Government, The Pennsylvania State University, Democratic Party

  14. Feb 17, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call
  15. It'll Be A Lonely Primary For A Lot Of Lawmakers This Year.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Good Afternoon, All. If there was any doubt, it looks like the vogue for reform has passed and the wave of anger from the 2006 cycle has officially subsided. We've just gone and checked the list of candidates from the......
  16. Feb 28, 2012 | Allentown Morning Call
  17. Public Welfare Secretary Goes Under The Budget Microscope.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    Pennsylvania Public Welfare Secretary Gary Alexander ... ...probably wasn’t expecting a cake walk when he appeared before a Senate oversight committee this morning to defend the Corbett administration’s decision to slash state spending...
  18. Nov 15, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Teresa Hughes dies at 80; veteran state lawmaker

    Teresa Hughes, a former Democratic state senator and assemblywoman from the Los Angeles area who was best known for her focus on education during her 25 years in the California Legislature, has died. She was 80.
    Teresa Hughes, a former Democratic state senator and assemblywoman from the Los Angeles area who was best known for her focus on education during her 25 years in the California Legislature, has died. She was 80. Hughes, a resident of Castro Valley,...

    Tags: Health, U.S. Senate, Obituaries, Health and Safety at School, Los Angeles Unified School District

  20. Sep 27, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call
  21. Activists Call For Home Mortgage Program To Be Re-Funded.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    A coalition of about 30 housing, church and community organizations called on state lawmakers Tuesday to restore funding to a three-decade-old state program that provides emergency mortgage assistance to struggling homeowners. The rally in the Capitol...
  22. Jun 24, 2011 | Allentown Morning Call
  23. Tea-Time Budget Update.

    Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
    For those of you playing along at home, here’s the latest in the deliberations over the 2011-2012 state budget. The new fiscal year starts on June 30: Legislative leaders and the Corbett administration were still staying mum on the specific......
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