They made good progress and the governor believes there is a general commitment by all four caucuses to work over the next two weeks to craft a compromise.

The overall funding is still less than half of what is needed to comply with (NCLB), leaving the burden on states and local taxpayers.

The governor’s main focus with this legislation is that the greater good of the community is properly balanced with a property owner’s rights.

The governor continues to be encouraged that in the very near future … we will be able to hammer out a compromise.

The governor understands that the contract allows Penguins owners to take the team to another city if that is their desire, and he is doing everything in his power to stop that from happening.

The governor rarely visits Pittsburgh when he doesn’t talk to every third person about the arena.

Plans are under way to perform background checks. The background checks will not only protect the citizens of Pennsylvania but also other evacuees.

This bill could disenfranchise thousands of voters, which is counter to the American election system.

The governor called on the president to impose a windfall profit tax and return the money to the American people.

The governor feels confident they will get something finalized in the next two or three weeks.

He is waiting on the folks from New Jersey to move forward with the dredging project.

Obviously the commonwealth is not a bank, and it is not in a position to provide loans to county or city governments. However, we are well aware of this issue and are confident that we...

This was not money taken away from roads and bridges, so that’s not the truth.

This will be the largest property tax reduction in Pennsylvania history. If there is appetite to reduce property taxes more, we can cross that bridge down the road. But it shouldn’t minimize what we’re working...

The benefits per person would not outweigh the cost to the greater commonwealth, at first glance.

It’s a backward and wrong direction. It’s putting our progress in reverse.

The governor would maintain his position if the bill comes to him.

He has several favorites and looks forward to sampling each of them during his tour.

To say these projects are being cut for new projects is a misrepresentation of the process. The governor has zeroed out these pet projects and they become part of the budget negotiations. It’s nothing new....

Students joining friends their age for graduation ceremonies can be a very special moment in their development, and the governor believes this bill has great merit.

I would not at all characterize the governor as being scared of him by any measure. Both are strong personalities. Both have strong opinions about what is right and wrong. They both have the good...

We need to move forward with a meeting of the governors and move forward with the project.

The governor’s comments speak for themselves. He came to Harrisburg to get things done, and through leadership, diplomacy and compromise, he has. A little frankness is always refreshing, I think.

We will not be moving forward. It’s disappointing that we couldn’t bring this to fruition right now.

The governor doesn’t think it’s appropriate to inject politics into the process of granting casino licenses. This is a serious plan that can be implemented. This is not just a media ploy that says I’m...

We don’t believe it’s enough. The governor wants to go farther.

The governor cannot dictate to the commission.

The governor still believes it’s appropriate for the federal government to take action but inaction by the president forced us to seek a minimum wage increase.

We’re concerned that S&P (Standard & Poor’s, a bond rating agency) might be watching this situation. And we’re concerned for all the businesses that depend on the port in the region if the river is...

We hope it doesn’t come to that. But, at the end of the day, we cannot put the port (of Philadelphia) at an economic disadvantage.

There is no functional difference between a wire-based phone call and a wireless phone call, so they should be taxed the same way. Cellular providers have chosen to pass the tax to their consumers. They...

If a person is accused of murder and there is a warrant out for their arrest, we would arrest them. We’ll look at it on a case-by-case basis. It makes good sense.

This is not unique, by any means. We don’t believe that it’s inappropriate, either, and at the end of the day he seems to be selectively choosing Judge Baldwin as a target for who knows...