Browsing Month May, 2013
Weathering a Blizzard of News Media Bravado
By Walter Brasch at February 28, 2013 | 10:08 am | 0 Comment
Ginger Zee is an ABC News weather person. She’s 32 years old, has a B.S. in meteorology, and says even in high school she wanted to be a TV network weatherperson. Not a scientist in a lab studying and analyzing… Read the rest
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Youngest U.S. Presidents
By Eric Epstein at February 25, 2013 | 2:05 pm | 0 Comment
| President | Years |
| 1. Theodore Roosevelt* | 42 years 10 months |
| 2. John F. Kennedy* | 43 years 7 months |
| 3. Bill Clinton |
Make honest pension reform a priority in Pa.
By Rock The Capital - Admin at February 21, 2013 | 4:17 pm | 0 Comment
By Richard C. Dreyfuss
As Gov. Corbett’s fiscal year 2013-14 state budget proposal is finalized, the familiar challenge of balancing finite resources against ever-increasing spending requests begins. This year, expect debates over special initiatives ranging from liquor privatization to transportation… Read the rest
[...read more]You Can’t Wash Away Fracking’s Effects
By Walter Brasch at February 21, 2013 | 1:49 pm | 0 Comment
Jos Lara just wanted a job.
A company working in the natural gas fields needed a man to power wash wastewater tanks.
Clean off the debris. Make them shining again.
And so Jos Lara became a power washer for the… Read the rest
[...read more]Energy & Environment , Marcellus Shale , Pennsylvania Issues
LEGISLATIVE AUDIT ADVISORY COMMISSION Meeting to review and approve the 2012 audit and reorganize for the 2013-2014 Legislative Session.
By Rock The Capital - Admin at February 20, 2013 | 3:03 pm | 0 Comment
| Tuesday, February 26, 2013 | ||
| 9:30 AM | APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
BUDGET HEARINGS 9:30 AM Liquor Control Board 11:00 AM Department of Labor Industry 1:30 PM Department of Banking & Securities 3:30 PM |
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Auditor General DePasquale Highlights Progress in First Month
By Rock The Capital - Admin at February 20, 2013 | 3:01 pm | 0 Comment
News for Immediate Release
Feb. 15, 2013
Auditor General DePasquale Highlights Progress in First Month
Says cost-cutting is saving enough paper to line PA Turnpike from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh twice
Harrisburg – In his first month… Read the rest
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Do We Wait for the River to Die to Call It Ill
By John Messeder at February 15, 2013 | 7:54 am | 0 Comment
The Susquehanna River Basin Commission issued a report on the river this week, with a call for more reliable funding of its assigned data collection program.
The Commissions goal is to make water resources information and data available to the… Read the rest
[...read more]Auditory General DePasquale Statement on PA Lottery Contract
By Rock The Capital - Admin at February 14, 2013 | 7:28 pm | 0 Comment
News for Immediate Release
Feb. 14, 2013
Auditor General DePasquale Issues Statement on Lottery Contract
HARRISBURG – Auditor General Eugene DePasquale today issued the following statement on Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s legal rejection of Gov. Tom Corbett’s contract… Read the rest
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