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1/23/2013

Governor Corbett Announces Nearly $20 Million Proposal to Reduce Waiting List for Intellectual Disabilities Services
 
Governor Tom Corbett today announced that his 2013-14 budget will set aside nearly $20 million to provide home and community-based services for approximately 1,200 Pennsylvania adults with intellectual disabilities.
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1/21/2013

Liberty Bell Ceremony in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
Governor Corbett Participates in Liberty Bell Ceremony in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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1/17/2013

Governor Corbett Determines Lottery Private Management Agreement is in Seniors' Best Interest
 
Governor Tom Corbett today announced that contracting private management of the Pennsylvania Lottery with Camelot Global Services PA LLC is clearly in the best interest of Pennsylvania's seniors.
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1/16/2013

Governor Corbett Announces Initiative to Integrate Job Training and Employment Programs
 
Governor Tom Corbett today unveiled a pilot project at the PA CareerLink of Lancaster County that explores integration of two similar, yet separate job training and employment programs, with the goal of delivering services to jobseekers in a more efficient and effective way.
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1/15/2013

Eugene DePasquale Takes Oath as 51st Auditor General
 
Eugene DePasquale became the commonwealths 51st Auditor General in a ceremony at noon today in the State Museum of Pennsylvania.
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1/11/2013

Governor Corbett Ceremonially Signs Straw Purchase Gun Law
 
Governor Tom Corbett today ceremonially signed into law the Brad Fox Law or the Straw Purchase Gun bill, also known as House Bill 898.
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1/9/2013

Governor Corbett Presents Civil War 150th Anniversary Program in Schuylkill County School
 
Governor Tom Corbett today visited the Pine Grove Middle School in Schuylkill County to talk about Pennsylvania's important role during the Civil War.
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1/8/2013

Corrections to Save $23 Million by Replacing Two Older Prisons
 
Department of Corrections Secretary John Wetzel today announced that the agency will replace two older state prisons by opening the newly-constructed State Correctional Institution at Benner Township - a move that will save taxpayers $23 million in fiscal year 2013-14 and more in future years.
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1/8/2013

Corbett Administration Reduces DCED Interest Rates to Spark Economic Growth and Job Creation
 
To address a key recommendation of the Governor's Manufacturing Advisory Council (GMAC) the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) today announced that it has reduced the interest rates of five business loan programs to encourage new economic growth and job creation.
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1/8/2013

First Lady Susan Corbett, Punxsutawney Phil Visit Elementary Students
 
Pennsylvania First Lady Susan Corbett and Punxsutawney Phil visit second grade students at Ben Franklin School, Harrisburg.
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1/7/2013

First Lady Cooking Demonstartion
 
First Lady Susan Corbett and Residence Chef Barry Crumlich gave a cooking demonstration at the 2013 PA Farm Show
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1/7/2013

Top Veterinary School Thanks Governor Corbett for Maintaining Funding, Investin
 
Governor Tom Corbett, joined by leaders of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, announced today that the proposed 2013-14 budget will maintain funding for the school's nationally renowned veterinary education and research.
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1/5/2013

2013 Pennsylvania Farm Show Opening
 
Governor Tom Corbett today opened the 97th Pennsylvania Farm Show by welcoming visitors to celebrate the state's agriculture industry.
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1/3/2013

Butter Sculpture Unveiling
 
1,000-Pound Butter Sculpture Showcasing Local Agriculture Products Unveiled at 2013 PA Farm Show
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1/2/2013

Governor Corbett Accuses NCAA of Illegal Sanctions against Penn State
 
Governor Tom Corbett today announced that he is suing the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), calling its sanctions against Penn State University arbitrary and illegal, saying they would result in irreparable economic damage to the university, the commonwealth and its citizens.
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