The House Democratic majority on Friday introduced its version of a bill legalizing table games at casinos, causing Republicans to complain loudly it was rammed through a committee without adequate time to read it.
Brent Olean is a Cranberry social worker who counsels compulsive gamblers. Imagine the reaction if the state of Pennsylvania had held back using $2.8 million it received to help prevent AIDS, immunize elderly people against the flu or discourage children from smoking.
Three years ago, when the Mashantucket Pequot tribe put up $30 million to operate a slots parlor on the Delaware River, its name was synonymous with megaprofits from gaming.
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A divided state Board of Education this morning approved a controversial proposal requiring students to take exit exams in core subject areas to receive high school diplomas.
Taking a page from Senate Republicans, members of the House GOP have come up with their own spending plan that doesn't raise any of the taxes for which Gov.