The Daily Numbers: 27 billion dollar budget unveiled by Gov. Tom Corbett yesterday.
0 tax hike included in the spending plan.
45 million dollar boost in basic subsidy to local school districts, but a loss of $100 million used for kindergarten and other programs.
25 percent cut in funding for state universities, including Penn State, Pitt and Temple.
4 percent cut in aid for community colleges.
93 million dollar surplus projected for end of fiscal year on June 30.
0 tax on natural gas drilling.
10 billion in spending for the Department of Public Welfare.
163.5 million cut in funding for Penn State.
97.9 million dollar cut for Temple University.
330 million dollar cut for state universities, including West Chester and Cheyney.
221.9 million dollar cut for community colleges.
395.7 million dollar cut for financial assistance for college students through PHEAA.
126 million dollars for the Department of Environmental Protection, that’s an 8 percent decrease.
3 years probation for a Trainer man convicted of a road-rage incident.
1.719 mill tax hike being eyed by Ridley School District. They are looking for ways to cut.
800 jobs being cut by Acme supermarkets, 25 of them in the Philly area.
6 million dollars ripped off from investors by man who ran a massive Ponzi scheme. He’s being sentenced in Philly this week.
29,000 dollars, what the viewings and services for legendary coach Joe Paterno cost Penn State.
20,000 dollar reward posted for info on the shooting death of the son of a Philadelphia police officer.
110, age of last known WWI vet, who died in London.
3 big wins last night for Rick Santorum in GOP races in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri.
74-72 win for Villanova over Providence. At one point the ‘Cats were down by 19.
45 shots and 0 goals for the Flyers against Islanders’ goalie Evgeni Nabokov. The Isles win, 1-0, in a shootout.
77 percent spike in viewers for Sixers games on Comcast this year. Amazing what winning will do.
5.1 rating for Lakers game, the highest-rated game since march 1, 2005.
11 days until pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in Clearwater.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Three straight losses for the Flyers. This just is not the same team without Chris Pronger.
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I Don’t Get It: What is it with men turning on their girlfriends. We’ve now had two fairly brutal incidents in the past couple of days. Sad.
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Today’s Upper: Look at the bright side on the Corbett budget. There’s no hike in taxes. Unless you consider your local property taxes going up as a result of state cuts.
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Quote Box: “This was a good night for Rick Santorum.”
- Stunned Mitt Romey last night after the former Pa. U.S. senator swept three GOP races.
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