Tom Corbett

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Corbett Too Humble to Disclose Beachfront Vacation Home

Tom Corbett, so modest. Most of us, upon purchasing beachfront property in beautiful Hilton Head, South Carolina, would have splashed the news all over our […]

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Tom Corbett Is Not Moved By Your School Budget Crisis, Philadelphia

Speaking Tuesday, Tom Corbett rejected a desperate plea for $45 million in state funds to help close Philly’s gaping school budget hole. Corbett’s budget secretary, […]

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Is Kathleen Kane Running for Governor?

Given all the political noise she’s been making lately, Attorney General Kathleen Kane might just be eyeing up Tom Corbett’s seat, potentially making her one […]

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Tab For Corbett’s Failed NCAA Suit? $383,000 and Counting

The Patriot-News’ Jan Murphy reports: Gov. Tom Corbett’s failed attempt to get the federal courts to overturn the NCAA sanctions [against Penn State, for the Jerry […]

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Tom Corbett Is America’s Best-Paid Governor

USA Today reports on a new survey from the Council of State Governments. Guess which state pays its governor the best? Governors in Alabama, Florida […]

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PA Is Adding Jobs: Can That Save Tom Corbett?

Philadelphia Business Journal: Pennsylvania added 191,00 [SIC: It’s actually 19,100 jobs] jobs in June and the state’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.5 percent according […]

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Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Trial Watched Nationally

The trial challenging Pennsylvania’s voter ID law started Monday. The Inky reports: The plaintiffs say they are seeking to overturn the law because it will […]

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Tom Corbett Humor Rating Falls to All-Time Low

The Daily News has an item today about a recent incident in which Tom Corbett refused to take a call from state store employees union […]

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Welcome to “Brownbackistan”

HILLSBORO, Kan. — This is it, folks. This is the state — probably the only one outside of Texas — where we will truly learn […]

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Nobody Likes Tom Corbett

OK, maybe not no one — but pretty close. A recent survey from Harper Polling showed that just 26 percent of respondents think Corbett should […]

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Tom Corbett and GOP Fail Pennsylvania — Again

If you strike out two of every three times at bat, you’re a Hall of Famer. One out of four gives you a long career. […]

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Tom Corbett’s First Re-Election Ad Just a Little Misleading

Tom Corbett, he who the world is predicting will lose in 2014, has focused his first re-election ad, no surprise here, on jobs. Here’s the […]

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Governor Corbett to Sign Bill Authorizing Sale of State Armories

If ever you wanted your own super villain hideout, now’s your chance—Pennsylvania’s about to have a dozen armories up for sale. Both houses have unanimously […]

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Five Big Things Your Legislators Didn’t Fix This Weekend

It came down to the wire (of course), but at 10 p.m. last night, Gov. Corbett signed a $28.4 billion state budget for the new […]

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Tom Corbett Rated Most Vulnerable Incumbent Governor in the Country

Larry Sabato, political swami and talking head, has looked into his mythic “crystal ball” and determined that PA’s own Tom Corbett is the single most […]