GrassrootsPA Stories http://GrassrootsPA.com Pennsylvania Politics: News, Culture, And Corruption Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:56:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 en hourly 1 http://feeds.feedburner.com/grassrootspastories?format=skingrassrootspastorieshttp://feedburner.google.com Rendell: State Workers ’should put a statue of me up on their mantel place’… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/apHHODjZG7w/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/rendell-state-workers-should-put-a-statue-of-me-up-on-their-mantel-place/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:56:02 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43132

Rendell: State Workers ’should put a statue of me up on their mantel place’…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/rendell-state-workers-should-put-a-statue-of-me-up-on-their-mantel-place/feed/ 13 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/rendell-state-workers-should-put-a-statue-of-me-up-on-their-mantel-place/ Corbett appeals ruling on Stilp’s ‘free speech’ ethics complaint… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/Lglyj1KQzx4/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/corbett-appeals-ruling-on-stilps-free-speech-ethics-complaint/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:42:29 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43123

Corbett appeals ruling on Stilp’s ‘free speech’ ethics complaint…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/corbett-appeals-ruling-on-stilps-free-speech-ethics-complaint/feed/ 31 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/corbett-appeals-ruling-on-stilps-free-speech-ethics-complaint/ Do state workers’ payless paydays violate labor law?… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/hzv8TKVgIjU/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/do-state-workers-payless-paydays-violate-labor-law/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:41:02 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43121 Do state workers’ payless paydays violate labor law?…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/do-state-workers-payless-paydays-violate-labor-law/feed/ 1 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/do-state-workers-payless-paydays-violate-labor-law/ 150 years later, new species found in Philly…in a jar on a shelf… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/8oiMT3Z1ziE/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/150-years-later-new-species-found-in-philly-in-a-jar-on-a-shelf/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:26:06 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43114 150 years later, new species found in Philly…in a jar on a shelf…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/150-years-later-new-species-found-in-philly-in-a-jar-on-a-shelf/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/150-years-later-new-species-found-in-philly-in-a-jar-on-a-shelf/ Unions leaders say they’re not backing down in negotiations with Philly… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/kl4xyg_y59o/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/unions-leaders-say-theyre-not-backing-down-in-negotiations-with-philly/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:17:40 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43108 Unions leaders say they’re not backing down in negotiations with Philly…

Council wonders what to do with their pay raise…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/unions-leaders-say-theyre-not-backing-down-in-negotiations-with-philly/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/unions-leaders-say-theyre-not-backing-down-in-negotiations-with-philly/ Latrobe’s GOP mayor ends run for Westmoreland prothonotary… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/NYdQppmXESo/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/latrobes-gop-mayor-ends-run-for-westmoreland-prothonotary/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:08:06 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43100 Latrobe’s GOP mayor ends run for Westmoreland prothonotary…

Candidate who lost 2 races in Fayette alleges voter fraud in May election…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/latrobes-gop-mayor-ends-run-for-westmoreland-prothonotary/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/latrobes-gop-mayor-ends-run-for-westmoreland-prothonotary/ G-20 protest plans raise alarm in PGH… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/x9mL32Cf4bI/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/g-20-protest-plans-raise-alarm-in-pgh/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:02:21 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43094 G-20 protest plans raise alarm in PGH…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/g-20-protest-plans-raise-alarm-in-pgh/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/g-20-protest-plans-raise-alarm-in-pgh/ Bill to spare underage drinkers a police citation… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/0dtsTAl6j1U/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/bill-to-spare-underage-drinkers-a-police-citation/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:12:21 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43090 Bill to spare underage drinkers a police citation…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/bill-to-spare-underage-drinkers-a-police-citation/feed/ 1 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/bill-to-spare-underage-drinkers-a-police-citation/ Altmire, Dahlkemper push back on health care… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/vt8q9U5GZSE/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/altmire-dahlkemper-push-back-on-health-care/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:37:31 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43079 Altmire, Dahlkemper push back on health care…

State to receive federal money to fight flu…

Altmire presses for in-depth probe into VA benefits…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/altmire-dahlkemper-push-back-on-health-care/feed/ 1 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/altmire-dahlkemper-push-back-on-health-care/ Guy Costa, PGH city public works director, resigns… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/c1Fmx01_RR8/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/guy-costa-pgh-city-public-works-director-resigns/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:33:21 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43074

Guy Costa, PGH city public works director, resigns…

Green Tree company to end twice-daily bus trips to Harrisburg…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/guy-costa-pgh-city-public-works-director-resigns/feed/ 4 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/guy-costa-pgh-city-public-works-director-resigns/ Montco commissioners to ’suggest’ policy on conflicts… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/349BnOfsrX0/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/montco-commissioners-to-suggest-policy-on-conflicts/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:29:30 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43068 Montco commissioners to ’suggest’ policy on conflicts…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/montco-commissioners-to-suggest-policy-on-conflicts/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/montco-commissioners-to-suggest-policy-on-conflicts/ Charter schools ‘amassing’ special ed cash?… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/LanXRmWMWOE/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/charter-schools-amassing-special-ed-cash/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:23:38 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43063 Charter schools ‘amassing’ special ed cash?…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/charter-schools-amassing-special-ed-cash/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/charter-schools-amassing-special-ed-cash/ Report: Philadelphia home to worst drivers among US’s top 10 cities… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/-S1RUNiMR9c/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/11/report-philadelphia-home-to-worst-drivers-among-uss-top-10-cities/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:06:06 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43087 Report: Philadelphia home to worst drivers among US’s top 10 cities…

Police say 2 men dropped sandbags on trucks on Turnpike…

Water main breaks, flooding Philly neighborhood ‘like the ocean’…

SEPTA director pleads guilty to bribery charges…

Hotel phone prank comes to Lancaster county…

Lancaster city inspectors shut down the Hotel Brunswick after finding numerous code violations…


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Prosecutor says foreign students neglected in PA…

President taps Lancaster County’s Stoudt’s…

Irwin Parish cooks & sells 3,500 burgers a month…


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Blue Cross chief defends Senator Mellow’s role on board of directors…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/blue-cross-chief-defends-senator-mellows-role-on-board-of-directors/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/blue-cross-chief-defends-senator-mellows-role-on-board-of-directors/ State to investigate Philly area pool discrimination allegations… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/8ZtXd8ZvPa4/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/state-to-investigate-philly-area-pool-discrimination-allegations/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:37:55 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43024 State to investigate Philly area pool discrimination allegations…

Valley Club president says safety the issue…

Northampton County Prison’s deputy warden suspended after using racial slurs…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/state-to-investigate-philly-area-pool-discrimination-allegations/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/state-to-investigate-philly-area-pool-discrimination-allegations/ Judge: Fumo sentencing range could be 11-14 years… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/TTGIjXFDSYo/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/judge-fumo-sentencing-range-could-be-11-14-years/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:36:11 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43021 Judge: Fumo sentencing range could be 11-14 years…

JUDGE HALVES TERM UNDER SENTENCING RULES…

Heller: Ed’s behind you nearly 100%!!!…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/judge-fumo-sentencing-range-could-be-11-14-years/feed/ 5 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/judge-fumo-sentencing-range-could-be-11-14-years/ PA Senate OKs bill to ban texting while driving 44-3… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/_4RRyJZXXxo/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/pa-senate-oks-bill-to-ban-texting-while-driving-44-3/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:35:18 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43019 PA Senate OKs bill to ban texting while driving 44-3…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/pa-senate-oks-bill-to-ban-texting-while-driving-44-3/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/pa-senate-oks-bill-to-ban-texting-while-driving-44-3/ Man who set US record for being held in jail on civil contempt charge about to become free man… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/yH1S-JPSXDc/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/man-who-set-us-record-for-being-held-in-jail-on-civil-contempt-charge-about-to-become-free-man/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:33:47 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43016 Man who set US record for being held in jail on civil contempt charge about to become free man…

Feds: Ex-Wilson worker stole $92,000, made false terror accusations…

Man charged with bilking $61K from athletic group…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/man-who-set-us-record-for-being-held-in-jail-on-civil-contempt-charge-about-to-become-free-man/feed/ 1 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/man-who-set-us-record-for-being-held-in-jail-on-civil-contempt-charge-about-to-become-free-man/ Group dons cow costumes in Bellefonte to lobby Casey for school milk safety… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/b2pFgG-JLMw/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/group-dons-cow-costumes-in-bellefonte-to-lobby-casey-for-school-milk-safety/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:32:21 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43014 Group dons cow costumes in Bellefonte to lobby Casey for school milk safety…

PETA came to state Capitol on Thursday to urge Pennsylvanians to boycott Canadian maple syrup…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/group-dons-cow-costumes-in-bellefonte-to-lobby-casey-for-school-milk-safety/feed/ 3 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/group-dons-cow-costumes-in-bellefonte-to-lobby-casey-for-school-milk-safety/ Specter, Brownback Secure $30 million to Promote Internet Freedom in Countries such as Iran… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/azP55EibMTA/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/specter-brownback-secure-30-million-to-promote-internet-freedom-in-countries-such-as-iran/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:28:33 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43011 Specter, Brownback Secure $30 million to Promote Internet Freedom in Countries such as Iran…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/specter-brownback-secure-30-million-to-promote-internet-freedom-in-countries-such-as-iran/feed/ 1 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/specter-brownback-secure-30-million-to-promote-internet-freedom-in-countries-such-as-iran/ Auditor General Jack Wagner To Run For Governor… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/M9e_snbsDNE/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/auditor-general-jack-wagner-to-run-for-governor/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:19:32 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43006

Auditor General Jack Wagner To Run For Governor…

Run for governor’s post likely…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/auditor-general-jack-wagner-to-run-for-governor/feed/ 2 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/auditor-general-jack-wagner-to-run-for-governor/ Rendell says he won’t sign House Dems or GOP budget… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/gucULDt5i3Q/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/rendell-says-he-wont-sign-house-dems-or-gop-budget/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:03:23 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43004 Rendell says he won’t sign House Dems or GOP budget…

Republicans Create Budget Plan in Midst of Impasse…

Blue Dog Caucus sniffing out own solution to budget stalemate…

Revenue Secretary: House GOP Budget Relies on Unrealistic, Ill-Considered ‘Tax Amnesty’ for Those Who Break the Law…

Lawmakers make no-tax hike pledge…

GOP pushes own budget to end logjam…

Budget stalled by Rendell’s plan for tax increase, GOP’s refusal to support it…

PA county officials alarmed by GOP budget plan…


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]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/republicans-among-murthas-2nd-quarter-contributors/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/republicans-among-murthas-2nd-quarter-contributors/ McIlhinney casts lone ‘protest’ vote against gambling bill… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/AAcLuTiGxIo/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/mcilhinney-casts-lone-protest-vote-against-gambling-bill/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:30:55 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43071

McIlhinney casts lone ‘protest’ vote against gambling bill…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/mcilhinney-casts-lone-protest-vote-against-gambling-bill/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/mcilhinney-casts-lone-protest-vote-against-gambling-bill/ Rep. Murphy plays money card in ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal bid… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/VY8-DqfxxOI/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/rep-murphy-plays-money-card-in-dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-bid/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:18:40 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43058 Rep. Murphy plays money card in ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal bid…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/rep-murphy-plays-money-card-in-dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-bid/feed/ 2 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/rep-murphy-plays-money-card-in-dont-ask-dont-tell-repeal-bid/ Should state fund new SWB Yankees baseball stadium?… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/mLGS7xlrPGU/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/should-state-fund-new-swb-yankees-baseball-stadium/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:13:58 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43054 Should state fund new SWB Yankees baseball stadium?…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/should-state-fund-new-swb-yankees-baseball-stadium/feed/ 1 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/should-state-fund-new-swb-yankees-baseball-stadium/ National Pro-life Activist: Pressure Casey over Sotomayor… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/Sb7tfRv1KAE/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/national-pro-life-activist-pressure-casey-over-sotomayor/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:59:08 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43051 National Pro-life Activist: Pressure Casey over Sotomayor…

Deny Communion to Casey if he votes for Sotomayor?…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/national-pro-life-activist-pressure-casey-over-sotomayor/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/national-pro-life-activist-pressure-casey-over-sotomayor/ Berks hotel applies for last slots license… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/bL1s5X3sTZs/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/berks-hotel-applies-for-last-slots-license/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:53:28 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43043 Berks hotel applies for last slots license…

Mohegan Sun revenue up 38% after expansion…


]]> http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/berks-hotel-applies-for-last-slots-license/feed/ 0 http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/berks-hotel-applies-for-last-slots-license/ Allentown audit: $6 million debt… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/grassrootspastories/~3/-dE8pNeyvtU/ http://GrassrootsPA.com/2009/07/10/allentown-audit-6-million-debt/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:46:05 +0000 GrassrootsPA http://GrassrootsPA.com/?p=43035 Allentown audit: $6 million debt…

Ex-Northampton County executive gets council seat…

Bridge repairs, open space among initiatives in Lehigh County Executive Don Cunningham’s 5-year capital plan…

Lehigh commissioner wants pay raise limits…

Lancaster Prothonotary pushes e-filing of documents…

Nazareth Day fireworks back on after being canceled over ice-cream truck dispute…


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