Category: State House News
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Pa. Lawmakers Tackle Property Tax Reform — Again
Allentown Morning Call Rep. Madeleine Dean isn’t looking for much — just a solution to a policy question that’s stubbornly resisted being solved for a generation. That would be property […]
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PA Politician Fighting For Cleaner Medical Equipment
WETM Mandatory requirements that would make medical equipment cleaner and safer for patients could be on the way for northern tier hospitals. Monday, Pennsylvania Rep. Matt Baker was in Harrisburgfor a […]
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Toohil Seeks ‘More Boots On The Ground’ To Combat Crime In Hazleton
Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice Two murders a month apart and a bank robbery last week in Hazleton led state Rep. Tarah Toohil to seek help from the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office. […]
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Toomey: Bill Helps Veterans Find Jobs
Hazleton Standard Speaker U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey said Thursday he is proposing an online search tool to help combat high unemployment rates among recent veterans. Speaking outside the Luzerne County […]
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Pa. Lawmakers Working On School Property Tax Reform
Pottsville Mercury Over the past few months, there have been several news stories and letters to the editor regarding the issue of school property taxes. Along with this, I continue […]
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Elect Vulakovich
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The stain that Jane Orie left on Pennsylvania’s 40th Senatorial District is deep and smelly. And it will take a person with impeccable public credentials and personal integrity […]
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Senate Republicans Pushing Legislation To Combat Gangs
Scranton Times Tribune A Senate Republican leader and two colleagues unveiled anti-gang legislation Monday, building momentum for a public safety issue raised by legislators from Northeast Pennsylvania. Majority Leader Dominic […]
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State Reps Kampf, Hackett Host Hearing On Job Creation And Investment In Bio-tech
Main Line Media News If you need a couple of million dollars to start up a bio-tech firm that may find the next breakthrough in Alzheimer’s treatment, where do you […]
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State Rep. Kampf “The Budget Is Fiscally Responsible,”
Alan Thomas Main Line Media Warren Kampf looks relaxed sitting down to talk in his Paoli office. It’s Tuesday, and, with the state budget passed and signed by Gov. Tom […]