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Governor Rendell's Accomplishments
Economy/Jobs
Strengthened by strategic economic and community investments that rebuilt our economy and added more than 279,000 jobs between January 2003 and September 2008, Pennsylvania was in better shape than other states when the national economic downturn began. Under Governor Rendell’s leadership, Pennsylvania continues to take proactive steps to help businesses, communities and workers through trying financial times. Learn more
Minimum Wage Increase
Governor Rendell helped to strengthen Pennsylvania's economy during his first term. Those efforts put the commonwealth in a better position than most states to weather the national economic downturn. In January 2008, Pennsylvania reached an all-time record job count of 5,811,700. To make sure that all Pennsylvanians share in the economic growth, Governor Rendell pushed for a higher minimum wage; the last time the minimum wage increased was 1997. Learn more
Education
Thanks to Governor Rendell’s leadership, Pennsylvania is well on the way to providing a high-quality education for every child. Governor Rendell has achieved major progress on all of the commonwealth’s education goals. Learn more
Environment
On July 13, 2005, Governor Rendell signed into law Growing Greener II, fulfilling his pledge to improve the economic and environmental health of Pennsylvania and bringing to fruition more than a year of aggressive efforts to address some of the state’s most pressing environmental problems. Learn more
Property Tax Reformation/Gaming
In 2006, Governor Edward G. Rendell signed legislation that delivered the largest property tax cut in Pennsylvania history — $1 billion annually to Pennsylvania homeowners. Learn more
Medical Malpractice
Evidence shows that Pennsylvania has been successful in implementing reforms that are controlling medical malpractice costs and making malpractice insurance more available and affordable for health care providers. Learn more
PACE/PACENET Expansion
Governor Edward G. Rendell has delivered on his promise to make sure older Pennsylvanians have access to life-sustaining prescription medications. Learn more
Taxpayer Savings
Governor Edward G. Rendell’s strategic sourcing program makes the state live by the rules that families and businesses have lived by for years: buy only what you need, and do everything possible to save money on those purchases. Learn more
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