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November 21, 2011, 1:41 pm
Gov. Tom Corbett was the featured speaker at this month’s Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon and he provided those in attendance with a review of his first year in office from inauguration to present day. In his formal remarks, Gov. Corbett outlined the strides his administration has made in implementing his campaign promises. He also discussed how his team handled unanticipated circumstances like natural disasters while also remarking on the recent Penn State scandal.
Check the Around the Capital section of the Capitol Toolbox later this afternoon for the rest of the story.
October 24, 2011, 3:23 pm
Graham Spanier was the featured speaker at this month’s Press Club luncheon, and the Penn State president spoke on a variety of subjects related to higher education and Penn State in particular.
Spanier said state funding is vital in helping the university keep tuition costs down, and commented he believes Penn State will not receive as large a cut next year as it did in the last budget. He remarked the university’s “land grant” mission suffers most from state funding cuts, as services such as the Penn State ag extensions do not have supplementary funding sources like tuition that can make up for appropriations cuts. He added the university recently held educational seminars for roughly 85,000 Pennsylvania landowners on the topic of Marcellus Shale drilling and issues related to leasing of their land, at no charge. He said such classes are also particularly vulnerable to budget cuts.
Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story.
September 26, 2011, 1:25 pm
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) spoke at today’s Pennsylvania Press Club Luncheon and outlined his fall session priorities. In order of priority, Sen. Scarnati said redistricting and reapportionment, creating an impact fee for natural gas drilling, and transportation infrastructure funding will be his three top legislative issues in the remaining weeks of the 2011 fall legislative session. Of his top three, he said reapportionment and redistricting is “the only thing we absolutely have to do.”
Check the Capitol Toolbox’s Press Conferences section later this afternoon for the full story.
June 27, 2011, 1:31 pm
Ron Tomalis, Secretary of the Department of Education, was the featured speaker at today’s Press Club Luncheon. Secretary Tomalis discussed a number of education issues including the need to implement a better teacher evaluation system and the importance of enhancing school choice. Check out the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today to read the full story.
May 23, 2011, 1:20 pm
House Speaker Sam Smith (R-Jefferson) was the featured speaker at today’s Press Club Luncheon. He discussed a variety of issues including the budget, the natural gas impact fee and education issues such as the EITC. Check out the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today to read the full story.
April 18, 2011, 1:21 pm
PASSHE Chancellor John Cavanaugh was the featured speaker at Pennsylvania Press Club today. Cavanaugh said the proposed budget cuts have provided the system the opportunity to showcase the PASSHE institutions and he highlighted programs at each of the 14 schools. Check out the PLS Capitol Toolbox later today to read the full story.
March 28, 2011, 1:31 pm
Wendell Young IV, President of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776, addressed the Press Club Luncheon today defending the need for Pennsylvania to continue to operate state run liquor stores. Saying the opposition is using bad math in their arguments, Young stressed state run liquor stores are more cost effective, offer the best selection and are the best option for combating underage access to alcohol and alcohol related deaths. Read the entire story later today in the Capitol Toolbox.
January 24, 2011, 1:43 pm
House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) spoke today at the monthly Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon. Topics discussed included: the reform agenda his caucus hopes to implement, school choice, and Marcellus Shale.
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October 25, 2010, 1:35 pm
Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tom Corbett was featured at today’s Press Club luncheon. Corbett answered questions ranging from who may succeed him as Attorney General to how he would make himself available to the press if elected governor. Corbett also addressed the campaign money he has received from drilling interests and its influence on his position against a Marcellus Shale severance tax. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story.
September 27, 2010, 1:49 pm
Democratic Candidate for Governor, Dan Onorato, spoke at the Pennsylvania Press Club Luncheon early this afternoon. Onorato, the current Allegheny County Executive, outlined his policies relating to Marcellus Shale, education, and Harrisburg reform. Onorato also took time to point out differences between himself and gubernatorial Republican foe Attorney General Tom Corbett.
Eye the Capitol Toolbox later for more.
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