Lawmakers Face Pressure Over Teacher Pension Bill
Opinion notes raise questions about votes on Pennsylvania teacher pension legislation. The measure passed amid lobbying by teacher groups, with critics saying it valued special interests over public welfare. One oppositionist, Rep Phyllis Kernick, urged honor over expediency amid a $500 million cost over 20 years to state and local taxpayers. Hats off to Rep Kerrick for voting conscience over lobby pressure.
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Pennsylvania
Phyllis T. Kernick
Penn Hills
Commonwealth
Kerrick
Harrisburg plan would lift earned income tax ceiling
A House Finance Committee proposal would raise the local earned income tax ceiling from 1 percent to 3 percent, allowing school districts to reach 2 percent and municipalities 1 percent. Critics argue the increase is too large and suggest a smaller 0.5 percent rise shared by districts or municipalities.
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House Finance Committee
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
House
TV news expansion faces affiliate resistance in survey
New York AP reports network executives wish to extend evening news to an hour but a Steinberg survey shows 80 of 124 affiliates oppose longer shows, citing local programming needs. A two hour viewing period for TV violence drew mixed opinions, with many affiliates doubting a standards lift.
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New York
Charles S. Steinberg
CBS
Steinberg
Hunter College
Velde's lavish limo and flights spark LEAA ethics probe
The article links LEAA head Velde to using a government limousine and first class flights for family travel, cites $14,069.31 in air fare and $2,668.47 in misc travel, and notes a tailbone issue used to justify flying. It also reports on camera equipment use, Nixon’s late nomination, and broader political entanglements.
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SEAA
Atlanta
Alaska
New Orleans
Las Vegas
New York
Hawaii
The Perry and Mark Show at Baker Field Football Float
Perry Charles and Mark Hellinger hosted a rogue Columbia football radio broadcast from Baker Field. Their antics, including bottle-fueled chaos and on-air name mixups, drew massive WHN audiences yet ended with a sardonic exit line from the duo and questions about future bookings. The piece captures a late era clash of sports, satire, and radio spectacle.
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Mark Hellinger
Perry
Mark
Baker Field
Columbia University
WHN
Perry and
Frank Gifford
Howard Cosell
Alex Karras
Ford plan risks broader impact on municipal bonds
President Ford advocates letting New York City default rather than guarantee federal aid, aiming to isolate the city’s crisis. Analysts warn the move could raise municipal borrowing costs nationwide, erode the full faith and credit, and complicate trustee investments, possibly prompting new bankruptcy provisions and debt certificates.
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Ford
New York City
Branton Harries
Standard & Poor's
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