Report: Corbett Administration considers privatizing PA Department of Public Welfare
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Gov. Tom Corbett (AP File Photo)
by Bill Keisling
(RealReporting.org)--A few weeks back I received an interesting and thought-provoking communication from an anonymous Pennsylvania state worker.
The state employee complained about secretive efforts of Gov. Tom Corbett to privatize various state agencies, including the state lottery,
...Lottery losers: Despite increase in lottery revenue, PA seniors get fewer community services
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by Leah Samuel | PublicSource |
When Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane ruled that Gov. Tom Corbett’s contract for private management of the state lottery was illegal, proponents of privatization shot back that Kane’s decision meant a loss of an additional $50 million for senior services.
Advocates said that having a private
Petra opens Renaissance private school
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OPEN HOUSE—Niela Nelson, Rosemary Moriarty and Shanaeh Sly chat during the Renaissance Christian Academy open house on Jan. 21. (Photo by Gail Manker)
On Jan. 28, Petra International Ministries opened their new academy, Renaissance Christian Academy, with just 17 students, a drastic decrease from the student population at Imani Christian Academy,
...Pa. officials mull consolidating transit agencies
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RICH FITZGERALD
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Some southwestern Pennsylvania officials are broaching the idea of consolidating the region's 10 transit agencies into one, arguing that such efforts could save taxpayers millions.
Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald told state lawmakers last week that 30 percent of downtown Pittsburgh workers live outside
...Benton back home to address World Affairs Council
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CHERYL BENTON
She has spent years living in California, Texas and Florida—and that was before she joined the US State Department and moved to Washington, DC.—but Cheryl Benton is just “a girl from Homewood” who is now adjusting to her new boss Secretary of State John Kerry.
While in town Feb. 15 to brief the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh
