May 16--HARRISBURG -- Gov. Tom Corbett is putting a new face on his often-unpopular education policies -- nominating a new secretary of education -- while keeping the current secretary in a newly created position as a special adviser on higher education.
Corbett nominates new education secretary
- Thursday, 16 May 2013 16:43
- By Kate Giammarise and Mary Niederberger Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (MCT)
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Lawmakers enter boar preserve fray
- Sunday, 05 May 2013 13:27
- By Brad Bumsted The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (MCT)
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May 05--HARRISBURG -- Wild boar on Pennsylvania hunting preserves are at the center of a legal and legislative struggle that comes to a head next month.
It's an issue that pits animal rights activists and environmentalists against lawmakers and business owners who say the controlled hunts on fenced-in properties create jobs and boost rural economies. Some preserves charge a person $800 to $900 to hunt for sport.
State court expected to rule on boys in girls sports
- Sunday, 05 May 2013 13:25
- By Kate Giammarise Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (MCT)
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May 04--HARRISBURG -- A dispute revolving around a decades-old law that allows boys to play on girls high school sports teams appears to be headed to court.
Attorneys representing the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association -- which says it would like to see the law changed to make sure girls do not lose athletic opportunities and for safety reasons -- and state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's office met Friday afternoon in Commonwealth Court.
Pennsylvania casinos' slots revenue still dropping
- Sunday, 05 May 2013 13:24
- By Jason Cato The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (MCT)
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May 04--Rivers Casino avoided declining slots revenue in April, but casinos statewide continued a losing streak, according to figures released this week by the state Gaming Control Board.
Bill would limit covert farm recordings
- Sunday, 05 May 2013 13:20
- By Karen Langley Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (MCT)
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May 02--HARRISBURG -- Citing farmers unfairly tarnished by undercover documentation, a state senator Wednesday announced a proposal to outlaw videotaping or photographing on a farm without the owner's permission -- unless the recordings target animal abuse and are shared exclusively with the police.
Pennsylvania fiscal office projects $520M revenue shortfall
- Sunday, 05 May 2013 13:19
- By Kate Giammarise Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (MCT)
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May 02--HARRISBURG -- An estimate released Wednesday by the state's Independent Fiscal Office shows a $520 million shortfall between projected general fund revenues and Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget through the end of the next fiscal year.