Philadelphia School Officials Prepare To Make Drastic Budget Cuts
Philadelphia school officials are preparing to make deep cuts in staff and services, should Governor Corbett's budget become reality.
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Philadelphia school officials are preparing to make deep cuts in staff and services, should Governor Corbett's budget become reality.
Mayor Nutter met privately Wednesday with members of Philadelphia's gay and lesbian community who are unhappy with his decision to cut a deal with the local Boy Scouts over their city-owned headquarters.
A pro-life bus tour set up shop outside the Langhorne office of US Congressman Michael Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) to thank the lawmaker for his vote to defund Planned Parenthood. Supporters of Planned Parenthood held their own rally nearby.
At the end of Gov. Tom Corbett's visit to the Microsoft facility, reporters raised questions related to the governor's next budget, unveiled Tuesday in Harrisburg.
Charles Reilly has handed in his resignation from Pine Hill borough council as he deals with child endangerment charges against him.
The School District of Philadelphia's executive staff now must take 16 furlough days, instead of eight.
Philadelphia's election season is in full swing, as dozens of candidates for mayor, City Council and other offices filed their nominating petitions for the May primary.
Along the 422 corridor in Philadelphia's western suburbs, farmland has been sprouting with new homes, shopping centers and pharmaceutical hubs for over a decade. So money has not really been a problem in most of the local school districts, until now.
Temple University officials say the school was expecting the governor's budget to cut funding but wasn't prepared for a "profound" reduction of 50 percent to universities in the commonwealth.
Critics of Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett's new budget plan, released today in Harrisburg, were quick to respond.
Of greatest concern to Mayor Nutter are cuts to the education and medicine industries in Philadelphi.
Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett today took the wraps off a state budget proposal that cuts spending by about three percent in the 2011-2012 fiscal year, which begins July 1st.
All but three of the more than 250 people who work at the commission have now received layoff notices, which were expected as Governor Chris Christie's plan to revitalize Atlantic City gaming plays out.
Corbett has kept details of his budget secret, but gave GOP colleagues a broad overview.
As violence in Libya increases, so does the pressure on the Obama administration.
