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About Alex
Alex has covered Pennsylvania government since the summer of 2007, when he
worked as an intern for the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents'
Association. He moved from there to a reporter position at The Carlisle
Sentinel, where he covered state and county government in addition to local
politics. In May of 2008, he became the Harrisburg correspondent for
PolitickerPA.com, a startup Web site from the New York Observer Media Group
dedicated to covering the Pennsylvania political scene. He has been with PLS
since March 2009.
Face-to-Face
July 9th, 2009
by Alex RoartySaying there isn’t enough support for their proposed broad-based tax increase, the governor and House Democratic leadership shifted positions Wednesday night and announced a new plan to cut an additional $1.7 billion from the $27.3 billion Senate-approve budget.
It’s an abrupt change for the Democratic leadership, which had been pushing Governor Ed Rendell’s proposed three-year, 16 percent increase to the personal income tax to fund his $28.8 billion budget proposal.
But Speaker of the House Keith McCall (D-Carbon), speaking to reporters after the late-night meeting at the Governor’s Mansion, said members of his caucus and the public made it clear they won’t tolerate any tax hikes.
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