Tom Corbett

Tom Corbett
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Corbett Pens Schools Op-Ed, Declares Victory

Gov. Tom Corbett penned an op-ed in the Inquirer today delineating all the wonderful progress the School District has made since it began rotting from the inside […]

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Sims, McCarter Call On Corbett to Withdraw Appeal on Same-Sex Marriage

Inspired by Governor Chris Christie’s decision to withdraw his appeal to same-sex marriage in New Jersey, Philadelphia State Representatives Brian Sims and Steve McCarter, are […]

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Is Tom Corbett a Secret Socialist?

Is Tom Corbett a socialist? Crazy question, of course, for a Republican governor perhaps best known for suggesting Pennsylvania’s unemployed workers prefer receiving state benefits […]

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Bob Brady Endorses Allyson Schwartz for Governor

Philly Democratic party chairman Bob Brady has swung his considerable political weight behind Democratic gubernatorial front-runner–and his colleague in Washington–Allyson Schwartz. Here’s what he had […]

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Will $45 Million Buy the Governor a Transportation Bill?

Yesterday’s announcement that Gov. Corbett would release $45 million in education spending was met with both relief and confusion. Since disclosing the money’s existence in […]

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400 Philly School Staff Being Re-Hired

Thanks to the Corbett administration’s release of $45 million in state funds, the school district can now hire back 400 laid-off staff, including teachers, secretaries, […]

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[UPDATE] Corbett to Release $45 Million for Philly Schools

[Update 12:44 pm] This may be why Corbett released the money. Axis Philly reports: “With little fanfare, Superintendent William Hite imposed new work rules on […]

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It’s Official: Gov. Corbett Hurt Philly Schools for No Good Reason

The good news is: Gov. Tom Corbett finally released $45 million the state owed to Philly public schools. The bad news? Lots of damage has been […]

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Sources: Republican Leaders Want Corbett Out

CBS3 reports that state Republican leaders are trying to push Gov. Corbett out of a bid for reelection in light of his historically low approval […]

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Would Rick Santorum Make a Better Candidate Than Corbett?

Keystone Politics’s Jake Sternberger is floating a contrarian theory that arch-conservative Rick Santorum would make a better gubernatorial candidate than the (slightly) more moderate Tom […]

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Gay Official Slams Corbett’s Incest Remark

Radio station WITF reports that Terry Mutchler, the state’s open records chief, slammed Gov. Tom Corbett Monday during a speech to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum […]

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13 National Media Outlets Going Nuts About Corbett’s Incest Gaffe

The news that Tom Corbett said something mind-blowingly stupid and insensitive this morning quickly dominated local headlines this morning. But by this afternoon, it was […]

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So PA Just Created a Probably Pointless Tourism Agency

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives just voted to create a tourism agency, and have allocated $15 million to do it. That’s great! After all, our […]

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Gov. Corbett Compares Gay Marriage to Incest

Towleroad reports that our esteemed Governor Tom Corbett compared gay marriage to incest this morning on a TV interview broadcast by WHP-TV in Harrisburg. When questioned about the comment […]

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Why Tom Corbett and Mike Nutter Held Hands Yesterday

Click on this State Impact story and you’ll see a photo of Michael Nutter and Tom Corbett, awkwardly trying to cut a ribbon with the […]