Pay Rise Plan for Pennsylvania Officials Draws Fire
Critics condemn a proposed 10 percent salary boost for legislators governor cabinet judges and 120000 state workers claiming it circumvents the constitution and would cost about 10 million upfront with annual CPI linked raises. Supporters call it inflation compensation while lawmakers debate timing as sessions end and public outrage grows.
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Unemployment debate questions current impact
New York AP report notes unemployment nearing 7 percent, with business researchers arguing today’s joblessness causes less social harm due to higher benefits and structural shifts. Albert Cox Jr. says many unemployed are teenagers or women, with married heads of households showing low rates, and that jobless figures mix different individuals over time. Cox cautions against viewing unemployment purely as an economic statistic and highlights education about its diminished social tragedy alongside ongoing analyses in NAM Reports.
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Pampered poobahs and junkets by Congressmen abroad
The State Department logged a string of lavish congressional junkets abroad. Reports show Rep Benjamin Gilman used official channels for his son’s bar mitzvah in Jerusalem. Other trips included Rep Frank Annunzi o to Europe for Tivoli Gardens and Vienna waltz events. State cables reveal logistical help from Aramco in Saudi Arabia and private arrangements with embassies for tours and amenities.
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Prisoner uprising alleged at Mississippi State Penitentiary
A U S district court received a complaint signed by 26 inmates alleging Black prisoners attacked sleeping White inmates at Mississippi State Penitentiary. They claim knife wounds beatings rapes robberies and that raiders are armed with lead pipes bed rails razors and improvised weapons. Organizers are described as political prisoners and revolution’s vanguard with ongoing prison turmoil expanding in recent years.
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Parents as driving teachers upends a long held belief
A New York State Department of Transportation survey suggests students taught by parents have higher pass rates on road tests. The piece recalls personal drives and a failed 21 year old license test, noting mixed lessons from family instruction and a wish to push children toward formal training despite prior doubts.
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What is the law about supporting an indigent parent
The law does not distinguish by gender. Pennsylvania law requires a child to support an indigent parent regardless of whether the child is male or female.
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