Pennsylvania Faces Widening Gap in School Funding
An Associated Press analysis shows the disparity between wealthy and poor Pennsylvania school districts has grown since 2011 under Gov. Tom Corbett. The gap, altered by budget cuts and pension costs, now towers by about 130 percent in the past four years, with top income districts spending far more per student than the poorest.
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Tom Corbett
Corbett
Associated Press
Tom Wolf
Pennsylvania
Jim Buckheit
Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators
Buckheit
Washington, D.C
Center For American Progress
Rutgers University
Bruce D. Baker
Illinois
Wolf
Peace Bien
Recycling water in fracking raises safety and oversight concerns
Drillers can reuse water by treating and reusing or selling wastewater at a Blossburg area facility off Route 15. Environmentalists warn about on site recycling and self reporting gaps, with DEP inspections under staffing limits and audits noting weak cradle to grave tracking and missed annual reports.
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Hydro Recovery
Teresa McCurdy
Route 15
Blossburg
McCurdy
Voxtheimer
Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection
Mark Szybist
PennFuture
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
DEP
Chris Abruzzo
Szybist
Eugene DePasquale
Republicans draw lines as Wolf focuses on huge deficit
Harrisburg AP Republicans outline priorities as Gov elect Wolf tours PA amid a structural deficit. Talks of pension system overhaul show GOP aims first, with a 401(k) style plan for new hires, while Wolf and Democrats oppose dismantling current pensions. Deficit pressure prompts task force and looming veto battles.
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Harrisburg
Tom Wolf
Pennsylvania
Tom Corbett
Senate
Jay Costa
D-Allegheny
Costa
Independent Fiscal Office
House
Michael Hanna
C Clinton
Senate Appropriations Committee
Pat Browne
Corbett
AirAsia Flight 8501 under search as storms hamper route
AirAsia Flight 8501 vanished after contact was lost near Belitung island in the Java Sea. Indonesia Singapore and Malaysia launched a search and rescue while officials noted dense storm clouds up to 13,400 meters in the area and pilots often avoid thunderstorms. The plane carried 155 passengers and six crew, including an Indonesian captain, a French co pilot and an assortment of nationalities.
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Murjatmodjo
Indonesia
Singapore
Malaysia
Belitung Island
Java Sea
AirAsia Group
Tony Fernandes
Surabaya
Fernandes
AirAsia
Ukraine
Sunardi
Meteorology and Geophysics Agency
Cox
Iryanto
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