- Jul 30, 2010 Pennsylvania still in the hunt for Race to the Top grant money to fund school reforms (The Patriot-News) ...school board presidents and teacher union presidents sign a memorandum of understanding agreeing to implement the reforms outlined in the state's plan. This resulted 122 school districts, including Harrisburg, Big Spring and Lebanon school districts in the midstate, and 69 charter schools... more...
- Jul 30, 2010 Elinor Zimmerman Taylor, 89, longtime lawmaker (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Taylor's pride was "making higher education affordable and accessible." In 2003, the agency's headquarters building in Harrisburg was named for her. Mrs. Taylor from her position as dean of administration . . . and give her a teaching position in the health and physical education department,... more...
- Jul 30, 2010 Home grown - Seventh-generation family farm survives through tradition, education, change (Republican and Herald) His great-great-great-grandfather purchased 1,000 acres of land in Pitman in the late 1700s. Today, agriculture programs have expanded to include courses on horticulture and the science of agricultural issues. They have to know," Jesse said about his children if they choose not to be part of the... more...
- Jul 30, 2010 Arnold H. Raphaelson, 80, Temple professor (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Raphaelson served on Temple's Education Program and Policy Committee and on the Faculty Senate and its steering committee. Raphaelson earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University, where he was editor of the Brown Daily Herald. Raphaelson was a reporter at the Worcester Telegram. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Harrisburg School District's acting superintendent resigns early over disagreement (The Patriot-News) Now, after last night's meeting, I feel the elected board has been set up for failure!" Utley was a member of Mayor Linda Thompson's education transition team last winter. Kohn was dismissed by Thompson's Board of Control in March. Lawson, meanwhile, has another candidate that she and several... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Paul and Thecla Personal Care Home loses its license (York Daily Record) They must meet both state and federal regulations. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Pa. Integrity commission has support (The Times Leader) Mark Guydish Jul. 29, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- The newly proposed Pennsylvania Public Integrity Commission, co-sponsored by state Rep. That committee would, in turn, pick 15 potential commission members. Ciavarella is awaiting trial. It would be a more... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Wells of wealth -- or woe? Questions waft from Marcellus Shale drilling sites (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) ...the Marcellus Shale, a geologic formation that is dimpled with enormous pockets of natural gas, drilling companies typically bore into the ground at depths of 5,000 feet to 8,000 feet. Then they drill horizontally for as far as two miles. After the drilling is completed, a cocktail of water... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Cuts at insurer draw protests in Wilkes-Barre (The Citizens' Voice) Since 2005, Blue Cross has put $22 million in the program, Davidson said. More than 500 residents throughout the state signed a petition to save adultBasic, she said. The rally Wednesday was part of a "statewide day of action" to save adultBasic. The Blues plans agreed to make contributions in... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 In Philadelphia, federal bucks not very stimulating (Philadelphia Daily News) Agostini said the number of unemployed people in Philadelphia jumped from 42,617 in January 2008 to 74,142 in May 2010. The city has installed LED traffic lights, expanded the number of trash-compacting BigBelly rubbish bins and renovated decaying houses across the city using stimulus money. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Philadelphia Daily News Phil Goldsmith column (Philadelphia Daily News) A decade ago, the district's head of human resources earned $165,000 in today's dollars. Compare that to the CCO before the state takeover, who earned $130,000 in today's dollars, or to the mayor's chief spokesman, $114,000. Before the takeover, the general counsel's salary was, in today's... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Fish commission wants chunk of any Marcellus tax revenue (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) We are detecting groundwater and surface water pollution from this industry," Mr. The Rendell administration has estimated that a severance tax on Marcellus Shale gas extraction, similar to such taxes in almost all other gas-producing states, could generate $200 million annually for the state.... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 CMU eyes smarter way to monitor pipelines (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Sensors might monitor traffic patterns in a building and adjust the movement of elevators accordingly. There are "huge opportunities" to make buildings more energy efficient, Dr. Heating and cooling systems "are not operated very efficiently. Balta said. IBM is not disclosing the amount of its... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Agency cuts road, bridge allocations drastically (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) The one currently in place covered October 2008 to October 2012. Cessna said PennDOT, which already had shifted its focus from expansion projects to maintaining existing roads and bridges, will be unable to start anything new without additional funding. Ed Rendell has called for the Legislature... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Merchantville has a proposal for Cherry Hill (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Edward Colimore Jul. 29, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- Some liken it to two people dating. Merchantville was incorporated by an act of the Legislature in 1874 from portions of Delaware Township, now Cherry Hill, and Stockton Township. Reuniting the municipalities... more...
- Jul 29, 2010 CMU lab refines infrastructure (The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) The state Department of Community and Economic Development awarded a grant of about $1 million for the project. more...
- Jul 29, 2010 Area districts vie for fed funds (The Times Leader) In the first round, it was next to last among 40 applicants. The amount each district gets depends on how much the state gets if it wins. more...
- Jul 28, 2010 Emissions caps gone from new energy bill (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Jason Altmire, D-McCandless, Kathy Dahlkemper, D-Erie, and Tim Murphy, R-Upper St. Reid essentially waved the white flag on getting a cap-and-trade bill done this year. The threefold message that a bill will help quell global warming, cut down on oil imports that fund hostile nations and create... more...
- Jul 28, 2010 Personal care home in York County loses its license (York Daily Record) They must meet both state and federal regulations. more...
- Jul 28, 2010 New Jersey women's health centers react to cuts (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Unlike the Senate, the Assembly did not pass the $7.5 million restoration bill with a veto-proof majority. more...
