Category Archives: Governor Corbett

Corbett Aide Says if Medicaid is Expanded it Will Be in 2015; Issue Lives for PA 2014 Gov. Race

This week a top aide to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said that if the governor winds up accepting the expansion of Medicaid under ObamaCare, it probably won’t be until 2015. If that’s how it happens, it will mean hundreds of … More after the jump

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Elections, Governor Corbett, Health, Issues, National Politics, Social Services, State Government

PA Republicans Attack ObamaCare on Medicaid & Abortion – PA Headlines 1/4 Counterpoint PA 5/1-2/2013 (with transcript)

Welcome to Counterpoint PA, I’m your host, Aaron DiDonato. First up, PA Headlines. Pennsylvania Republicans are doing everything they can to weaken the implementation of President Obama’s health insurance reform law, often referred to as ObamaCare, here in Pennsylvania. Part … More after the jump

Posted in Governor Corbett, Health, House of Representatives, Social Services, State Government

After Announcing PA Gubernatorial Campaign, Allyson Schwartz “Punches the Hippies” on CISPA

“Punching the hippies” is a figure of speech I have picked up on from never missing MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show. Most recently used by Rachel to describe President Obama’s proposal to effectively cut Social Security benefits, “punching the hippies” … More after the jump

Posted in Campaign Finance and the Influence Game, Civil Rights, Elections, Governor Corbett, Philadelphia and suburbs, State Government

Union Fights Corbett Administration Decision to Close Nearly Half of Pennsylvania’s Health Centers

There are currently 60 health care centers across Pennsylvania where people who have illnesses or injuries but don’t have the money for treatment can go for care. The Corbett administration is now planning to close nearly half of them before … More after the jump

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Governor Corbett, Health, House of Representatives, Judiciary, Labor and Unions, Senate, Social Services, State Government

Governor Corbett Signs Executive Order Legalizing Marijuana

APRIL 1ST – Late yesterday evening, Governor Tom Corbett stunned both liberals and conservatives alike when he drafted and signed an executive order that legal experts believe legalizes the possession, cultivation, and distribution of marijuana, commonly referred to as “weed.”

Posted in Budget/Taxes/Spending, Civil Rights, Governor Corbett, Health Tagged

An Explanation of Treasurer McCord’s Legal Argument Against Lottery Privatization

Treasurer Rob McCord is using a clever legal argument to combat Governor Tom Corbett’s midnight privatization raid of the Pennsylvania Lottery, and it is worth looking at in detail. After the 4:45 Friday announcement was made by the Corbett administration … More after the jump

Posted in Business, Casinos, Governor Corbett, Labor and Unions, State Government

How the NCAA Suit Could Backfire on Tom Corbett

The trouble with the idea that Tom Corbett will benefit politically from the NCAA suit is that the suit won’t happen in a political vacuum. The move looks political, like a desperate move to distract from Kathleen Kane’s investigation of … More after the jump

Posted in Governor Corbett, State Government

Sorry Spanish Speakers

The Spanish language site for Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law, Votes PA is down, for a second day. Meanwhile there is still no statement from Governor Corbett, or anyone else in the governors office. There is also no statement from … More after the jump

Posted in 2012 - Election or End-of-days?, Elections, Governor Corbett Tagged ,

Will Tom Corbett Opt Out of PA’s Medicaid Expansion?

If you read the supreme court ruling on the Affordable Care Act, the most basic way to describe the ruling is that the entire law was upheld with two caveats: The individual mandate is constitutional only under congress’ taxing authority … More after the jump

Posted in Governor Corbett, Health Tagged , ,

Action Alert: PA Statewide Bake Sale for Public Education

Keystone Politics has just been informed of what looks to be a great event protesting Governor Corbett’s cuts to the education budget.  Parents and community members representing school districts from central PA, including Franklin, York, Cumberland, and Dauphin Counties, will … More after the jump

Posted in Action Alert, Budget/Taxes/Spending, Education, Governor Corbett