Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
2/14/2012

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The Pittsburgh Technology Council is seeking entries for the 2012 Design, Art and Technology Awards. This year, awards will be given for specific projects, products or works of art. Tell us about the new and exciting projects you have been or currently are working on.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2/10/2012

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 9, 2012

A federal judge Wednesday rejected requests by top Republican state lawmakers to prevent April 24 elections from proceeding under existing legislative districts.

After the Pennsylvania Supreme Court invalidated a newly drawn map of state House and Senate districts, Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Delaware, and House Majority Leader Mike Turzai, R-Bradford Woods, filed a lawsuit, as did House Speaker Sam Smith, R-Punxsutawney.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12040/1209085-454.stm#ixzz1lsokPEsD

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
2/8/2012

HARRISBURG -- Facing a budget deficit that is a half-billion dollars and growing, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday proposed an austere spending plan for next year that would slash millions from state universities and revamp how counties receive aid for human-services programs.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12039/1208753-454.stm#ixzz1lnanaGhY

Governor Corbett released his 2012-2013 State Budget Proposal today.  It included flat funding for the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts administrative line-item ($886,000), and Grants to the Arts line-item ($8.179 Million). At the same time, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's line item was funded at $16.649 Million, a 5% cut from last year's appropriation. View the entire budget proposal on the Governor's Office of the Budget website.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
January 28, 2012

The Port Authority of Allegheny County has funding problems beyond the ability of local officials to solve on their own, no matter what the governor says, the agency's CEO said on Friday.

"Make no mistake about it, this is a state issue," CEO Steve Bland said yesterday after a Port Authority board meeting.

Read more: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_778855.html#ixzz1lsnpbx9I

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