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Capitolwire: PA’s corrections system headed in the right direction, but more work is needed, says Acting Sec. Wetzel. By Chris Comisac  Bureau Chief Capitolwire HARRISBURG (March 18) – Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration may not have much good to say about Gov. Tom Corbett’s four years in office. However the administration’s decision to keep John Wetzel as …

House Appropriations Committee budget hearing with DOC/PBPP (BH)              3/18/15, 11:00 a.m., 140 Main Capitol By Virginia Lucy The committee held a budget hearing with the Department of Corrections and Board of Probations and Parole. John Wetzel, secretary of the Department of Corrections (DOC), and John Tuttle, acting chairman, Board of Probation and Parole, offered opening …

See underlined portions below… Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing with Governor’s Budget Office (BH) 3/16/15, 9:30 a.m., 140 Main Capitol By Mike Howells The committee held a budget hearing with the Office of the Budget. Budget Secretary Randy Albright offered opening remarks, thanking his staff for their work on constructing the proposed budget. Chairman Browne …

Governor Tom Wolf sits down one on one with PennLive’s Wallace McKelvey March 11, 2015. James Robinson, PennLive.com James Robinson | jrobinson@pennlive.com Print Email By Marc Levy | The Associated Press The Patriot-News on March 16, 2015 at 6:39 PM, updated March 16, 2015 at 8:00 PM HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Wolf wants to …

Pennsylvania’s pension plan is second-most underfunded in the U.S., study says A new study by the National Association of State Retirement Administrators finds that Pennsylvania has the second most underfunded pension plan in the United States. (Shutterstock) Christian Alexandersen | calexandersen@pennlive.com By Christian Alexandersen | calexandersen@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on March …