Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Lawmakers are again working to stave off a closure of the Moon Township air reserve station.
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has endorsed efforts to prevent the Moon-based 911th Airlift Wing from closing down. Rep. Buck McKeon, R-CA, today urged Air Force officials to halt efforts to close the air wing as a cost-cutting measure. According to a statement from McKeon: Installations like the Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station have been vital to supporting our men and women deployed in harms way. New concepts in warfare have made our soldiers on the ground more dependent than ever on airlift assets like Pittsburgh's C-130s. The Air Force didn't take those missions into account when they offered their plans to cut inventory earlier this year. Congress has directed them to correct that error and fully appreciate the …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Constituents from Congressman Tim Murphy's district—mainly local moms—protest a budget they say could only hurt parents and children.
If you saw a crowd gathered outside Congressman Tim Murphy's Mt. Lebanon office on Wednesday afternoon, you were witness to a protest against a budget some say is unfair. Members of the organization PA Working Families, as well as other constituents from Murphy's district, gathered outside his office to protest the Republican 2012 Budget proposal, which they believe to be unfair to mothers and children in particular. The budget was proposed by the office of Republican Representative Paul Ryan. The budget calls for cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, government spending and repealing 2010 health care legislation. Chants of "How much is enough? How much is fair?" rang out over West Liberty Avenue on Wednesday. Julie Blust of PA Working Families, who…
Monday, October 3, 2011
An impact fee is among the plans announced Monday.
Gov. Tom Corbett today announced his plans to implement numerous recommendations of the Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission, including changes to enhance environmental standards, an impact fee, and a plan to help move Pennsylvania toward energy independence. “This natural resource will fuel our generating plants, heat our homes and power our state’s economic engine for generations to come,” Corbett said in a statement. “This growing industry will also provide new career opportunities that will give our children a reason to stay here in Pennsylvania. We are going to do this safely and we’re going to do it right, because energy equals jobs.” As a result of the public Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission meetings, there is now a "sensible and …
