Pa. Senate Overides Rendell Veto Of School Code Bill
The Pennsylvania Senate has completed a legislative override of a bill vetoed by Governor Rendell – the first and last override of Rendell's eight years in office.
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The Pennsylvania Senate has completed a legislative override of a bill vetoed by Governor Rendell – the first and last override of Rendell's eight years in office.
Governor Rendell is expected to sign a bill on its way from the state House that would address a huge bump in costs for Pennsylvania's two big employee retirement funds.
A bill headed to Governor Rendell's desk would expand the right to use lethal force in self-defense in Pennsylvania. The measure would also strengthen the state's Megan's Law.
Governor Rendell signed an executive order Tuesday that will put the brakes on future drilling on state forest land in the gas-rich "Marcellus Shale" formation.
Governor Rendell has declared dead the effort to reach agreement on a natural gas drilling tax before he leaves office.
A combative Dan Onorato accused Republican front-runner Tom Corbett of political double-talk on taxes, while Corbett said Monday night that electing Onorato as Pennsylvania's governor would prevent the "tough decisions" necessary to rein in state spending.
It's a critical week ahead for supporters of a tax on Pennsylvania's natural gas drilling industry.
Governor Rendell and Mayor Nutter were among those in attendance at today's meeting on infrastructure at the White House.
The man at the center of a controversy over the tracking of activist groups in Pennsylvania has resigned as the state's Homeland Security director.
