06.27.14 |
A hydrofracking moratorium, a higher minimum wage, stronger abortion protections and public financing of campaigns would top the agenda for Senate Democrats if they win a majority in November. The decision late Wednesday by a five-member Senate ...
06.27.14 |
Legislation that the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee approved Thursday takes on the question: Which takes precedence an employer's property rights or an employee's gun rights? The committee voted 10-4 that an employee's gun rights win ...
06.27.14 |
As the legislature shifts into high gear to pass a budget before Monday's midnight deadline, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett continues to urge lawmakers to act on pension reform. The retirement systems for state and public school ...
06.26.14 |
The New York Senate has been operating under Republican control since a team of 5 Democrats began voting with Republicans. That's about to change, after Governor Cuomo announced he will fight for the state Senate. The governor issued an ultimatum ...
06.26.14 |
A proposed casino in the tiny town of Tyre, New York now has a name-- and a price tag. The Lago Resort in Seneca County would cost 425 million dollars to build-- 75 million dollars higher then the original pricetag. The information, submitted to ...
06.26.14 |
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has begun debate on a $29.1 billion Republican-penned budget plan that calls for increases for public schools, human services and public pensions. The bill is likely to pass the House, but faces certain ...
06.26.14 |
Pennsylvanians who chose to ban telemarketing calls would no longer have to register every five years under legislation passed by the state House of Representatives. House Bill 129 would make registration on the state's Do Not Call list ...
06.25.14 |
Representative Richard Hanna of Barneveld cleared the field for another term in Congress with a victory Tuesday over state Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney of New Hartford. Hanna won the Republican primary for the 22nd Congressional District and has ...
06.25.14 |
The One of the soldiers wounded when a gunman opened fire at a Texas Army base in April is returning to his western New York hometown. Maj. Patrick Miller will be back in Allegany this weekend, when he'll be the grand marshal in an annual ...
06.25.14 |
With a little over one year until the program ends, the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs reminds Pennsylvania veterans that it offers a special one-time payment to those who served on active duty in the Persian Gulf Theater of Operations ...
