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2/8/2013

Governor Corbett Highlights $3 Million Proposal to Support Quality Early Child Care and Education
 
Governor Tom Corbett today highlighted his $3 million budget proposal to fund the Rising STARS initiative, which targets resources to support quality early child care and learning, specifically for at-risk children.
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2/7/2013

Governor Corbett Signs Executive Order Creating Alzheimer's Disease Committee
 
Gov. Tom Corbett today signed an Executive Order establishing the Pennsylvania Alzheimer's Disease State Planning Committee.
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2/6/2013

Governor Corbett Reinforces Commitment to CHIP Program with Proposed Budget Increase of $8.5 Million to Insure More Children
 
Governor Tom Corbett continued his budget announcements today by visiting the Osterhout Free Public Library to discuss his plan to increase outreach and enrollment for the state Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
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2/5/2013

Governor Corbett's Budget Offers Hope for Pennsylvania's Future
 
Governor Tom Corbett today presented his 2013-14 budget to the General Assembly, telling lawmakers that thanks to two years of fiscal restraint, Pennsylvania is now on a solid financial footing for the future.
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2/2/2013

Punxsutawney Phil Predicts an Early Spring!
 
Groundhog Day 2013 Celebration in Punxsutawney, PA
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1/30/2013

Governor Corbett Announces Liquor Privatization Plan Highlighting Consumer Choice and Convenience; $1 Billion Proceeds to Education
 
Governor Tom Corbett, joined by Rep. Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny, today announced his plan to privatize the liquor system in Pennsylvania and committed $1 billion in proceeds from the process to education funding.
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1/29/2013

Governor Corbett Announces Funding for Three New State Police Classes
 
Governor Tom Corbett today announced that his 2013-14 budget will provide funding for three new classes of cadets for the Pennsylvania State Police.
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1/29/2013

First Lady Susan Corbett to Reads to Carlisle Elementary School Students
 
Mrs. Corbett served today as a "Community Reader" for the 2013 Buck A Book Literacy Campaign, a fundraiser and literacy awareness program serving adults in Cumberland County.
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1/29/2013

Department of Health Previews Governor CorbettŐs $5 Million Proposal to Increase Access to Health Care in Rural and Underserved Areas
 
Gov. Tom Corbett's 2013-14 budget will increase access to health care in rural and underserved areas by funding community health centers and additional medical services, as well as expanding programs to help attract and retain health care practitioners.
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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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