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Martha Raffaele

                   

Lawmakers weigh down PHEAA board, auditor says

mcall.com
20-Aug-2008 3 related
        

Wagner would cut 8 of 16 on loan panel, replace with higher education experts. Pennsylvania's auditor general on Tuesday advocated slashing the number of legislators on the board that oversees the state's student-loan agency.

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Rendell names environmental leader

mcall.com
20-Aug-2008
        

John Hanger tapped for DEP post; James Cawley picked to lead PUC. By Martha Raffaele | Of The Associated Press Gov. Ed Rendell nominated a veteran environmental lobbyist to serve as Pennsylvania's top environmental official....

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Group: School doors closed

mcall.com
13-Aug-2008 4 related
        

Complaint says many districts have illegal enrollment policies. A legal advocacy group for public school students has asked the state to examine whether enrollment policies in some of Pennsylvania's 501 school districts are...

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Penn. lawmakers urged to use GPS sex-offender tracking

baltimoresun.com
23-Jul-2008 47 related
        

By MARTHA RAFFAELE | Associated Press Writer HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) _ Pennsylvania's auditor general wants his state to join the estimated two dozen others that track some released sex offenders with global positioning satellite...

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Rendell, lawmakers spar over property tax appeals

mcall.com
20-Jul-2008 10 related
        

Some municipalities, school districts doing 'spot reassessments' to collect more. Christine Joyce's latest property tax bill has dashed her dream to move from an old house with a tiny kitchen to a brand-new place in the country...

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State-owned universities raise tuition 3.5%

mcall.com
18-Jul-2008 13 related
        

Cuts are still needed to fill budget shortfall. By Martha Raffaele | Of The Associated Press Students at Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities will have to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for tuition and technology....

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Panel says graduation tests should be district-specific

mcall.com
17-Jul-2008 4 related
        

Commission questions why current system is inadequate. Changes to Pennsylvania's high school graduation testing requirements should be tailored to individual school districts, instead of being mandated statewide, a state...

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Editorial writers sharpen their pens for bonus scandal Some papers call for ouster of House...

mcall.com
15-Jul-2008 4 related
        

The political corruption charges filed against a dozen people connected to the state House's Democratic caucus inspired editorial writers and columnists to wield exceptionally sharp pencils as they vent their outrage about the...

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Views differ on merger of health insurers

post-gazette.com
11-Jul-2008 3 related
        

By Martha Raffaele, The Associated Press HARRISBURG -- State lawmakers, doctors and health care industry executives clashed yesterday over whether the proposed merger of Pennsylvania's two largest health insurers will benefit...

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Rendell to sign bill making graduation exams optional

mcall.com
08-Jul-2008 1 related
        

By Martha Raffaele | Of The Associated Press Strong opposition has stalled a proposal that would require Pennsylvania high school students to pass a battery of tests before they can graduate. Instead, Gov. Ed Rendell's...

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