A new disagreement has erupted over efforts to overhaul Pennsylvania’s 1961 mine safety law, threatening a compromise forged more than five years after the rescue of nine miners in western Pennsylvania spurred a push for tougher regulations. The bill, which …
Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate are refusing to consider Gov. Ed Rendell’s nominee for the job of state insurance commissioner, forcing the governor to withdraw the nomination. Aides say Rendell plans to resubmit Joel Ario as his pick. The aides …
A five-year, $1 billion taxpayer subsidy to help Pennsylvania doctors buy medical malpractice insurance lapsed Monday, forcing physicians to pay higher premiums unless Democrats and Republicans break an impasse over expanding a state health insurance program. Gov. Ed Rendell supports …
The first major rewrite of Pennsylvania’s 1961 mine safety law received unanimous approval from the state Senate this week, but the mine workers union wants the House to make additions to it. Under the current draft, state inspectors for the …
A bill that would install a slew of safety measures into Pennsylvania’s long-outdated law protecting coal miners received unanimous approval from a state Senate committee this week. The bill, which is headed for a floor vote in the full Senate …
Legislation to update Pennsylvania’s mining safety law is said to be nearing readiness — nearly two years after a state senator warned that foot-dragging could leave blood on the hands of Pennsylvania’s lawmakers. If it passes, it will come after …
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell this week said his administration would withdraw a request that could have added a penny onto the cost of a gallon of gas in Pennsylvania to help clean up damage from leaking underground fuel tanks. The …
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell late Sunday ordered a range of state government services shut down and placed about a third of the state workforce on indefinite unpaid furlough after frantic last-minute negotiations failed to break a budget stalemate. Rendell, appearing …
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said this week that he will roll out a plan to lower health care costs by forcing hospitals and other care providers to be more efficient and make fewer mistakes. The plan, to be unveiled fully …
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell this week ordered follow-up inspections of the state’s active underground mines in the next 30 days, citing the deaths of 16 mine workers in West Virginia since early January. He also asked mine operators to observe …
