Time for the end of prevailing wage
Law may have made sense a couple of generations ago, but its time has passed
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
You’ve probably seen a lot of headlines about prevailing wage of late — local municipalities backing a bill currently stuck in the state house.
The bill would increase the threshold for public bodies — schools, townships, boroughs and counties — required to pay prevailing...
School board seeking a middle ground
Moderation, common sense seems to be ruling the day; spring cleaning needed in Harrisburg
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Monday night’s Board of Education budget hearing was both encouraging and discouraging.
I was encouraged by the comments, in general, from members of the Board of Education who seem to be more willing to find a sensible middle ground in terms of balancing tax increases...
Pileggi ‘hiding behind his desk’ won’t debate opponent
To The Editor:
The voters in the 9th District have a choice in this election. You have a choice to keep business as usual or make a change.
Dominic Pileggi is making the case he is fiscally responsible. Is it fiscally responsible to raise bond debt to pay for operating expenses? Is it fiscally responsible to ignore the underfunded pensions?
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Letters: Gov. closed down capitol to public
To The Editor:
“A sign on the stairs announced restricted access to Corbett’s office and the offices of Democratic and Republican State House members… …Lawmakers, legislative staffers, executive branch employees, lobbyists (emphasis added) and journalists are among those issued the cards.”
“Restricting public access to the Capitol during rallies is part of a new policy by the Corbett Administration.”
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Is schools fatigue setting in?
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
We’ll skip the politics this week — nothing I could write can match some of the things one might have seen on cable news in the last few days, although at least one story left my 10-year-old daughter asking me to define some of the terms being used by Wolf Blitzer, terms that seemed a lot more Jersey Shore than The Situation Room, involving women.
But...
Op-Ed: block grants would allow commissioners to effectively use funds
By Terence Farrell and Ryan Costello, Chester County Commissioners
Chester County Commissioners Terence Farrell and Ryan Costello
During Governor Tom Corbett’s recent budget address, he suggested a change in the way funds for human services are distributed and allowed to be utilized by county commissioners. As Chester County Commissioners, we endorse this concept and urge the Pennsylvania legislature...
Big questions confront area in elections, schools
In election 2012, what will voters care more about: ideology or competency?
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
So many things to write about this week in Unionville from what should be an interesting primary race in a local state Senate race as well as what is shaping up to be another “interesting” conversation about the relationship between taxes and education.
Before we wade into the...
Letter: Open space loan shouldn’t be used for Barnard House
To The Editor:
Pocopson Township has about one million dollars left over from a loan they took out to purchase the land development rights of homeowners. This venture was started out a few years ago as a ballot initiative over open space, and recently the sunset provision of that ordinance has come to pass.
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Pileggi plan taken out by a piano teacher
State Senate Majority Leader — and our senator — taken to task for poor lines, poor time management on redistricting
By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com
Pity poor state Sen. Dominic Pileggi.
It’s been a tough week for our beloved state senator, who also happens to be Senate Majority Leader. Friday, he essentially got pretty badly slapped around by Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice...
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