Act 195 under fire from teachers and union leaders
The Bucks County Courier Times reports that Act 195, praised for rights of public employers and teachers, faces broad criticism. PSEA president Jacque Angle cites nine proposed changes including forced round‑the‑clock sessions, intervention by the labor board, and arbitrator appointment, while noting current seven‑month negotiations and budget timing issues.
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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Education Association
PSEA
Jacque Angle
William Hart Rufe III
Bucks County Court
Rufe
Angle
Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board
American Arbitration Association
Bucks County Courier Times
Question to ask before buying life insurance loan rate rises
A reader warns buyers to question the loan rate on life insurance policies before purchasing. The piece notes historically low policy loan rates around 5 to 6 percent, contrasted with a rising movement pushing ceilings toward 8 percent as of May 10, potentially eroding affordability for policyholders needing cash value loans.
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U.S
States limit insurance loan interest consider rising rates
The piece notes July 8 as the ceiling rising to 6 percent in West Virginia New Mexico and Arkansas while Florida eyes a July 1 effective rate and New York weighs an 8 percent bill. It lists states with 6 5 or 7 percent caps and those above 8 percent. It also includes a Corry Pa newspaper masthead and a critical Federal budget overview focusing on travel waste and mis spending.
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West Virginia
New Mexico
Arkansas
Florida
New York
Alaska
Arizona
Hawaii
Maryland
Massachusetts
Montana
Nebraska
Vermont
Washington
Corry
Plane passenger sues airline after fall at jetway
Martha, a passenger disembarking a plane, slipped on a sharp ramp drop and injured herself. She sued the airline for negligence, and a court ruled in her favor, citing the carrier's duty to warn departing passengers of the door area.
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Martha
Abs
Bureaucratic waste and office prestige noted in 1977 memo
A wide ranging critique highlights the Wealth Resources Administration moving about 2,800 workers across town at a projected cost near $3 million, while officials mock office accoutrements as status symbols. The piece also surveys procurement excesses, postwar policy debates, and public notices in a layered, editorials style.
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Wealth Resources Administration
Washington
Doctors in hiding by Paul Harvey Fort Worth speech prompts chest of malpractice fear
Fourteen thousand packed a Fort Worth arena as a heart attack struck a woman in the balcony. Two doctors stood by due to malpractice fears while a policeman performed mouth to mouth resuscitation, highlighting a broader trend of physicians avoiding emergency care and code blue calls.
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Texas
Sanders Frank
University of Southern California
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