Gov.+Corbett+-+100+Bad+Days

= Tom Corbett's 100 Bad Days = = = = = = = = = = = == = = =April 26, 2011= =Harrisburg, PA - Tomorrow marks Tom Corbett's 100th day in office. Since he was sworn in on January 18, Tom Corbett has picked his corporate donors over middle class Pennsylvanians, which has caused Pennsylvanians to reject Tom Corbett and his agenda. In the last 100 days, Corbett's poll numbers have sank, he has suffered political defeats, and Pennsylvanians have participated in protests throughout the Commonwealth.= = **Tom Corbett's First 100 Days Lowlights** = = **Tom Corbett's 100 Days Timeline** = =**January 18** - Tom Corbett sworn into office= =**February 25** - Despite facing a large budget deficit, newspapers report that Tom Corbett will give hundreds of millions in tax breaks to corporations ([|AP])= =**March 1** - Tom Corbett fails to fix adultBasic, kicks 41,000 Pennsylvanians off their insurance ([|AP])= =**March 8** - Tom Corbett unveils his budget, which will increase tuition and property taxes while helping his top donors ([|Post Gazette])= =**March 11** - Larry Medaglia, a candidate for the special election in Senate District 11, "applauds" Corbett's budget ([|Reading Eagle])= =**March 11** - Tom Corbett is booed in Pittsburgh ([|PA Dems Blog])= =**March 8** - Corbett stacks Marcellus Shale commission with donors ([|Post Gazette])= =**March 15** - Larry Medaglia loses ([|PoliticsPA])= =**March 16** - Tom Corbett appoints Roger Nutt, the father of his campaign manager, as CEO of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission ([|Philadelphia Inquirer])= =**March 17** - A Franklin & Marshall poll find almost 80 percent oppose Tom Corbett cuts to local education while almost 70 percent oppose Corbett's cuts to higher education ([|Patriot News])= =**March 18** - Kutztown students protest budget cuts ([|Kutztown Area Patriot])= =**March 23** - Millersville students protest budget cuts ([|Intelligencer Journal - New Era])= =**March 23** - DEP officials tell Marcellus Shale regulators not to issue violations with approval of top officials ([|ProPublica])= =**March 28** - Tom Corbett barrs the public from a press event ([|Philadelphia Inquirer])= =**March 29** - College students flood the Capitol to protest Tom Corbett's budget cuts ([|Patriot News])= =**March 31** - Pitt students protest Tom Corbett's budget cuts ([|Post Gazette])= =**April 4** - Penn State students rally in protest of Tom Corbett's budget cuts ([|Post Gazette])= =**April 6** - Tom Corbett's approval hits 35 percent according to a Susquehanna Polling & Research survey ([|Tribune Review])= =**April 7** - Protesters rally in Philadelphia against Tom Corbett's budget ([|WHYY])= =**April 12** - A poll finds 61 percent of Pennsylvanians oppose school vouchers, a key Corbett policy initiative ([|Tribune Review])= =**April 14** - A new poll finds that Tom Corbett's approval is 34 percent ([|Public Policy Polling])= =**April 20** - A study finds full day kindergarten, facing cuts because of Tom Corbett's budget, makes a significant difference in children's reading comprehension ([|Post Gazette])= =**April 26** - Hundreds of public school students protest Corbett's proposed $1 billion cut in public education ([|Capitol Ideas/Morning Call])=
 * =Tom Corbett presented a budget that will increase tuition and raise property taxes while providing giveaways to corporations, which has caused protests throughout Pennsylvania.=
 * =Tom Corbett ended adultBasic. Instead of asking insurance companies to increase their donations to adultBasic, Tom Corbett let the program expire and cost 41,000 Pennsylvanians their insurance. Insurance companies are heavy donors to Tom Corbett.=
 * =Tom Corbett has given almost $300 million in tax breaks to corporations while he has crafted a budget that will increase property taxes and raise tuition for students. Corbett refused to implement a responsible severance tax on Marcellus shale gas drillers, who have given his campaign over $1 million.=
 * =Tom Corbett appointed several major donors to important Cabinet positions including C. Alan Walker who gave over $100,000 to Corbett.=
 * =Tom Corbett stacked his Marcellus Shale Commission with donors and industry executives.=
 * =Tom Corbett gave unprecedented authority to a coal executive to expedite oil and gas permitting.=
 * =Tom Corbett has been ineffective as a leader. In 100 days, he has only signed one bill into law, and he suffered a political defeat when the school voucher bill failed to gain support for a vote in Senate earlier this month.=
 * =Tom Corbett's endorsed candidate in the SD 11 special election lost after voicing support for Tom Corbett's unpopular and harmful budget.=
 * =Tom Corbett appointed the father of his campaign manager to a $196,700 a year job. When he was questioned about his decision, Tom Corbett said, "So on paper he's a very qualified person if you just take out the part that he's the father of my campaign manager."=

= = =//Source: padems.com//=

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