It appears the recently introduced House Bill 768, the Firearm Registration Act, we reported on recently has attracted massive resistance from PA gun owners and voters as well as a huge number of legislators. According to the Tribune-Review, Pennsylvania legislators have been hearing from constituents in no uncertain terms that this bill should not be […]
You Can Protect Lake Erie or Fill it With Wind Turbines, But Not Both
Right now, local media and politicians are worried about reduced federal funding for protecting Lake Erie from pollution, like agricultural runoff which threatens our drinking water and contributes to toxic algae blooms. What no one is reporting, is a bill just introduced in the PA legislature to lease up to 10,000 acres of the Lake […]
Local Legislator Wants Industrial Wind Turbines in Farmland Preservation Areas
House Bill 441, sponsored by PA representative Curt Sonney, adds the construction of industrial wind turbines to the list of permitted exceptions to the approved agricultural uses of land currently protected as Farmland Preservation Areas. The bill passed the house on March 18th by a vote of 185 to 9 and goes on to the […]
Strict Gun Control Bill Introduced by Democrats in Pennsylvania House
Three state representatives from the Philadelphia area, Representative Angel Cruz (D-Philadelphia), Representative Mary Isaacson (D-Philadelphia), and Representative Mary Jo Daley (D-Montgomery), co-sponsored House Bill 768, the Firearm Registration Act, in which all gun owners would be required to apply to the PA State Police for a registration certificate for each gun they own. The application […]
PA Cyber Charter Schools Face Challenge From Representative Curt Sonney
Cyber charter schools give parents an online alternative to brick and mortar public schools that may be failing their individual students, but legislation being introduced by Representative Curt Sonney of Erie County, may dramatically reduce the choices available. What is the problem with cyber charter schools? Currently, students can choose from a number of cyber […]
More Details From the Presentation of the GE Transportation Wabtec Merger
There’s a lot going on in this merger and a thorough reading of the press announcement and the slide presentation is necessary to understand how it will affect GE Transportation going forward. More to the point, how will it affect the GE Transportation plant in Erie, PA? The new combined company will have a much […]
Wabtec and GE Transportation to Merge
GE and Wabtec have announced an agreement to merge which will make Wabtec a Fortune 500 company. How this will affect the Erie GE plant will be determined as the merger is implemented. Following the transaction, Wabtec will have approximately $8 billion in revenues, a more diversified business mix, higher margins, and approximately 15 percent […]
GE Power Cuts 12000 Jobs as the Global Company Tries to Regain its Footing
GE Transportation isn’t the only division of the global company having serious issues. GE Power just announced a reduction of 12,000 jobs, about 18 percent of its workforce. The company blames the downsizing on the decreasing demand for coal and fossil fuels caused by increases in alternative energy. Also contributing to the problem was GE’s […]
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