Posts Tagged: corbett
Keno: Gambling’s Ugly Underbelly UPDATED
January 16, 2013 | No comments | Posted in Gambling, Politics | Tags: corbett, gambling, lottery, public policy
by Brandon McGinley
(UPDATE: Though this post refers to the current lottery privatization proposal since it is a present and ongoing controversy, the idea of introducing keno as a revenue generator exists outside this proposal as well. Although I obviously … Read more
Common Sense Comes to Pennsylvania
June 20, 2012 | 1 comment | Posted in Health | Tags: abortion, Act 122, Baker, corbett, Gosnell, Mensch, sb 732
Never Again Can We Allow Another Gosnell Scandal to Take Place
(Harrisburg,PA) This week, a long-overdue law, Act 122, takes effect to more properly and effectively regulate surgical abortion facilities. The act is aimed at ensuring that Pennsylvania never again … Read more
Gov. Tom Corbett articulates pro-life stand, defends Women’s Right to Know.
May 3, 2012 | No comments | Posted in Uncategorized | Tags: corbett, pro-life, ultrasound
Governor Tom Corbett recently spoke to the Seattle Times about the proposed ultrasound bill being considered in Pennsylvania. The political site politicspa.com reported that President Obama’s campaign and the PA Democrats jumped all over it for political gain, accusing the … Read more
PA Family Council Applauds Gov. Corbett’s School Choice Initiative
October 12, 2011 | No comments | Posted in education | Tags: corbett, education, pennsylvania, reform, scholarship, school choice
Press Release 10-12-11
PA Family Council Applauds Gov. Corbett’s School Choice Initiative
(Harrisburg, October 12, 2011) Pennsylvania Family Council, the advocacy arm of the Pennsylvania Family Institute, applauds Gov. Tom Corbett’s initiative to expand school choice and provide stronger accountability … Read more
Gov Corbett Releases School Choice Plan
October 11, 2011 | No comments | Posted in education, Politics | Tags: corbett, education, reform, school choice, tax credit
Governor Tom Corbett today outlined his agenda for education reform in Pennsylvania.
“We are set to start work on one of the most important jobs state government can do,” Corbett said, and that is to rearrange our priorities when it … Read more
Budget Crunch – Most PA Teachers Refused Pay Freeze
September 6, 2011 | No comments | Posted in education, Family | Tags: budget, corbett, education, pennsylvania, teacher
Teachers in nearly four out of five districts ignored Gov. Tom Corbett’s request for a voluntary pay freeze. Governor Corbett’s reaction: “You see a lot of teachers that were laid off in districts that refused to take a wage freeze, … Read more
Inquirer: “Set standards for abortion clinics”
February 21, 2011 | No comments | Posted in Health, Politics | Tags: abortion, ambulatory surgical facility, corbett, Gosnell, inspection, regulation
The Philadelphia Inquirer published this Letter to the Editor on Feb. 20:
Set standards for abortion clinics
Abortion clinic inspections and regulation reform should be mandated by law, and not left up to the preferences of the sitting governor (“Pa. … Read more
Strict? Maybe, but only in comparison.
February 18, 2011 | No comments | Posted in Family, Health, Politics | Tags: abortion, corbett, family, healthcare, pennsylvania, sanctity of human life
Earlier this week, Governor Tom Corbett announced strict new regulations on abortion clinics in Pennsylvania, and the firings of a number of Pennsylvania department of health and department of state employees for their part in the Philadelphia abortion clinic scandal. … Read more