Mary Wilson
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New push to end state store system
The push for liquor privatization in Pennsylvania is back, after months of being eclipsed by other issues in the state Legislature. ...
11 years ago
Pension challenge looms large as Pa. Senate re-elects its leader
Pennsylvania’s Senate has convened for the first time this year, with remarks from its newly re-elected president pro tem urging ac ...
11 years ago
Pa. weighs plan for asset forfeiture in human-trafficking cases
Legislation before state lawmakers would crack down on human trafficking, especially sexual slavery, in Pennsylvania. But it would ...
11 years ago
U.S. farm bill compromise in the works to avert ‘dairy cliff’
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey used his visit to the Pennsylvania Farm Show to rustle up interest in farm bill negotiations in Congress. The ...
11 years ago
Lottery changes still have a chance in Pa.
The Corbett administration has let a private firm’s bid to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery expire, but that doesn’t mean the ...
11 years ago
Study on homelessness proposed in Pa.
Two state lawmakers are hoping to take a closer look at homelessness in Pennsylvania. The proposal calls for a study to focus on t ...
11 years ago
New Pa. law a win for animal shelters
Animal-rights advocates secured a big legislative win this year with a new law to help animal shelters shoulder the costs of caring for a ...
11 years ago
Foxconn set to scout Pa. sites for $30 million plant
The Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn may soon be making good on plans to invest tens of millions of dollars in Pennsylvania. The Corbe ...
11 years ago
Higher Pa. speed limits coming, but not right away
The maximum speed limit for certain Pennsylvania roads went up by five miles per hour this fall due to a small change to a big new state ...
11 years ago
Pa. minimum wage hike backed by some Democratic gubernatorial candidates
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage has become a source of campaign fodder for the gubernatorial candidates. Gov. Tom Corbett recent ...
11 years ago
Pa. continues strengthening laws to protect children
Pennsylvania soon will have a new definition of child abuse that’s more specific and more comprehensive, as well as new tools for f ...
11 years ago
It may be back to square one for Pa. Lottery privatization bidding
The Corbett administration is considering starting over on the bidding process in its efforts to privatize portions of the Pennsylvania L ...
11 years ago