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(Pittsburgh) - The only sitting state legislator charged
in an investigation into the use of taxpayer money for
political campaigns said Thursday that he is dropping out of
his race for state Senate. Democratic Rep. Sean Ramaley of
Beaver County called the charges an orchestrated,
politically inspired media event, and said he would not have
the chance to prove his innocence before the Nov. 4 general
election. Further, his candidacy would focus the race on the
charges, not issues like health care for the uninsured and
help for public schools, he said. He said he also believed
the criminal case could even hurt the prospects of other
Democratic candidates. (More)
More than one-fourth of the nation's nearly 600,000
bridges needs to be repaired or replaced, Gov. Rendell and
other officials said. At a news conference beneath the
Interstate 95 overpass at Richmond and York streets, in Port
Richmond, Rendell called for the federal government to
provide $140 billion to address the issue. Rendell recently
signed a $350 million initiative to expedite repairs to 411
state bridges. "No matter how hard a state applies its
efforts and its resources to this problem, it's never going
to make enough of a dent without significantly and radically
increased federal help," Rendell said. Rina Cutler, deputy
mayor for transportation and utilities, said six miles of
I-95 in Philadelphia would be repaired for $2 billion under
a separate federal proposal. (More)
Everyone gets statements on bank accounts and credit
cards, but do you want a statement on how much you won -- or
lost -- at the casino? Perhaps just as importantly: Do you
want your spouse to see that statement? A bill before the
General Assembly would require Pennsylvania's casinos to
send monthly statements to gamblers on their winnings and
losses. Such a step would be a protective measure, said
state Rep. Paul Clymer, R-Bucks County, the bill's sponsor.
It would encourage compulsive gamblers to think twice before
taking further risks, or alert family members to potential
problems, Clymer said. The measure was debated at a hearing
Wednesday featuring lawmakers, casino executives and
gambling counselors. (More)
A central Pennsylvania senator says voters don't have
enough choices, and he's pushing a bill to make it easier
for independent and third-party candidates to seek office.
Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon, has authored the "Voters'
Choice Act," which would lower the number of nominating
signatures that minor candidates need to get on the ballot.
Critics contend the current rules for ballot eligibility
make it easier for Democrats and Republicans to get on the
ballot for their primary contests. "This bill would
basically make it a level playing field," Folmer said of his
plan. The different rules were an issue in the 2006
governor's race and 2004 presidential race. (More)
The experts gathered, not to kill riverfront casinos but
to make them better. Brought together by PennPraxis at the
request of Mayor Nutter, the architects and traffic
engineers saw both problems and opportunities in the designs
for the two casinos proposed for the banks of the Delaware
River. PennPraxis director Harris Steinberg started the
discussion, saying that the group would not be "taking
sides" on whether the casinos were good developments. "This
is not a kill-casino project," Steinberg said. "This is not
a pro-casino project." PennPraxis prepared a list of
standards for the casinos to fit within the group's
riverfront-redevelopment plans. The "casino vision matrix"
included more than 80 questions. (More)
(Harrisburg) - Governor Edward G. Rendell that he has
signed an executive order creating the Office of Diversity
Management and establishing a framework for an
enterprise-wide diversity management strategy led by a chief
diversity officer. "This is an important step forward for
Pennsylvania," said Governor Rendell. "Establishing this
office underscores my commitment to creating a culture of
inclusion that values and promotes diversity and equal
opportunity throughout state government." Pennsylvania is
the first state in the nation to establish the position of
chief diversity officer with oversight authority to fully
integrate and transform diversity principles at a statewide
level. (More)
Quinnipiac Universitys latest swing-state polling
suggests that Barack Obamas foreign tour didnt help him at
home. Since the last Quinnipiac poll six weeks ago,
Republican presidential candidate John McCain has pulled
within the polls margin of error in Florida and Ohio and
halved Democratic candidate Obamas lead in Pennsylvania. In
both Florida and Ohio, 46% of likely voters supported Obama
compared with 44% for McCain, while Obama leads McCain 49%
to 42% in Pennsylvania, down from a 12-point lead in June.
The polling was conducted during and after Obamas trip to
Afghanistan, Iraq, elsewhere in the Middle East and to
Europe. (More)
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