Pennsylvania Issues
Consumer Demand May Breath Life Into an Endangered Species
By John Messeder at May 18, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
The 2011 Census of Agriculture by Statistics Canada reveals the past five years have seen a 10 percent reduction in the number of farms in our northern neighbor’s inventory.
But the average farm size has increased by about seven… Read the rest
[...read more]Sometimes It Takes Us All To Share The Expense
By John Messeder at May 11, 2012 | 10:21 am | 0 Comment
Wind power, a Pennsylvania state politician recently said, is accomplishing one thing: spending taxpayer money.
But there is growing evidence it is doing other, more positive things, such as creating jobs and supplying the electrical grid – with considerably… Read the rest
[...read more]Energy & Environment , Featured , Marcellus Shale , Pennsylvania Issues
Tom’s Top Twelve Tall Tales: Tale #1
By Timothy Dewald at May 9, 2012 | 7:01 am | 0 Comment
Governor Tom tells tall tales. And the number one pick for Tom’s Top 12 Tall Tales is – I am going to change the culture of Harrisburg.
Actually, tall tale number one is true, Gov. Corbett has changed the… Read the rest
[...read more]Late May Not Be Better Than Never
By John Messeder at May 8, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
Last month, the EPA announced new regulations that will require natural gas drillers to capture the methane they ordinarily allow to escape before they cap their well. The new rules take effect in 2015.
Last week, the Department of… Read the rest
[...read more]Energy & Environment , Featured , Marcellus Shale , Pennsylvania Issues , Political
DR News – July 1, 2011: Legislature holds a $183.6 million surplus
By Rock The Capital - Admin at May 2, 2012 | 5:59 pm | 0 Comment
Last July, as state lawmakers celebrated their “fiscally responsible” cuts to programs that serve the real needs of citizens, they continued to hoard a $183.6 million surplus in a variety of accounts that are hidden from public view until… Read the rest
[...read more]Tom’s Top Twelve Tall Tales: Tale #2
By Timothy Dewald at May 2, 2012 | 7:01 am | 0 Comment
Governor Tom tells tall tales. Here is Tom’s Top Twelve Tall Tale Number Two – Pay no attention to the $1,000,000+ the gas, oil, and coal companies gave to me.
Candidate Corbett’s campaign team was packed with corporate contributors.… Read the rest
[...read more]Legislature’s Audit of Itself to be Released After Delays
By Eric Epstein at April 30, 2012 | 7:49 pm | 0 Comment
(Harrisburg) – Six months months behind schedule, the Legislative Audit Advisory Committee (“LAAC”) is set to release the audit of the General Assembly for fiscal year 2010-11. The LAAC has scheduled the meeting for 9:30 on May 1 in… Read the rest
[...read more]Primary Results: Incumbents Beware
By Eric Epstein at April 27, 2012 | 7:01 am | 0 Comment
Tuesday’s primary results indicate that incumbents and power brokers from both parties at all levels are vulnerable. For the first time since the 2005 pay raise debacle, this year’s state budget will have consequences politicians will feel in November.… Read the rest
[...read more]Ethics Commission Order – Senator Robert Mellow
By Rock The Capital - Admin at April 26, 2012 | 6:52 pm | 0 Comment
For Immediate Release
Contact For More Information: John J. Contino, Executive Director (717) 783-1610
April 26, 2012
The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission has issued a final adjudication in the following matter under The Ethics Law… Read the rest
[...read more]The GX60
By Timothy Dewald at April 26, 2012 | 10:48 am | 0 Comment
Last week, I outlined the failure and folly of the North Korean rocket launch.
Failure was launching a 100 kilo payload with a 50 kilo rocket at latitude 39.4 ° N where there is little linear velocity, at an… Read the rest
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