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Governor Wolf Allows Emergency School Funding and Essential Services

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Governor Tom Wolf began a Tuesday press conference by calling the budget presented to him before Christmas “garbage,” while calling for spending increases as outlined in the $30.8 billion budget he prefers. He is allowing emergency funds to go out to schools and state agencies to keep them from closing. He called on the legislature […]

PA Budget Fight Raising State Borrowing Costs

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The six month budget impasse is already costing residents of Pennsylvania because investors are demanding higher rates of return on PA debt that reflects the higher risk of those investments. The higher interest rate PA must pay for borrowing dollars means the state is spending more dollars without getting any more services in return. A […]

PA Senate Passes Budget to End Deadlock so Schools Can Stay Open

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The PA Senate passed a $30.3 billion budget and sent it on to the Governor who has 10 days to sign it. No tax increase is required and if signed, state funding for schools and other services will become available. Republicans are generally in favor, Democrats generally less so, unfortunately, neither this $30.3 billion version […]

Ghost Voting in PA Legislature to Get Budget Deal

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If you’re not following the day to day budget negotiations going on in Harrisburg, you might imagine there’s an orderly process of serious lawmakers discussing the intricacies of state finances, trying to do what’s right for you and me. Well, not a chance, not even close. Ghostly votes Yesterday, when a procedural vote was taken […]

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Rated Most Liberal in the USA

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Here’s an interesting study of state governors worth looking over as the budget crisis in Harrisburg drags on, Governor Tom Wolf was ranked, along with every other governor in the USA on an ideological scale of liberal to conservative based on a wide range of data points, and our governor ranks as the most liberal […]

LECOM Requests Tax Exempt Status for Parkside Nursing Home in North East

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The Erie Times is reporting that LECOM has requested tax exemption for three nursing homes, the Regency at South Shore, 322 Washington Place, Erie, purchased for $7.9 million; Parkside at Westminster, 3929 W. 38th St., Millcreek Township, for $4.3 million; and Parkside at North East, 2 Gibson St., North East, for $3.5 million. The Erie […]

North East Township Supervisors Approve Rezoning Ordinance Despite Residents Concerns

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After almost one and a half hours of discussion in the public hearing and further during the voting phase of their Monday morning meeting, North East Township supervisors unanimously approved the rezoning of two properties on South Washington Street. Residents tried to impress upon supervisors how many serious issues still exist and supervisors assured them […]

North East Borough Posting Public Notices and Ordinances Online

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North East Borough has made a recent change to their website with the addition of public notices and any related upcoming ordinances. One of the reasons North East PA Online was established in the first place was to make this information more accessible to residents of both North East Township and North East Borough. As […]