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Here's some reading material to enjoy with breakfast as Pennsylvanians risk losing out on unemployment benefits because of GOP inaction and students rally for higher education.
17,000 losing Pennsylvania unemployment benefits (Morning Call) About 17,000 jobless Pennsylvanians will run out of unemployment benefits by the end of the week because the state House has yet to approve a bill extending them. http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-unemployment-benefits-20120131,0,6450012.story
In Harrisburg, students stage pre-emptive rally against budget cuts (WHYY) Students from Pennsylvania's four state-related universities rallied in Harrisburg Tuesday to let officials know they are concerned over potential funding cuts. Gov. Tom Corbett will make his budget address next week.
Days before Corbett's budget address, students hold rally for higher education funding(Temple News) As they did last year, state-related students from across the commonwealth rallied in Harrisburg for higher education funding. Students and Temple Student Government officers gathered in the state Capitol building yesterday, Jan. 31, to address state legislators on behalf of the four state-related universities. Temple, Penn State, Lincoln University and the University of Pittsburgh assembled on the steps of the Main Rotunda at noon for a series of speeches and performances, advocating for higher education funding from the commonwealth before Gov. Tom Corbett proposes his fiscal budget on Feb. 7.
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