Category: State House News
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Gov. Corbett Signs Bill To Protect Student Athletes From Sudden Death
Bonnie Cook Philadelphia Inquirer Gov. Corbett signed into law this morning a bill designed to protect student athletes with undetected heart conditions from sudden death while playing sports. House Bill […]
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State House, Senate Leaders Move Toward Budget Agreement
Michael Macagnone Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Republican legislative leaders want to have a budget deal to take to the governor by next week, well in advance of the June 30 deadline. Senate […]
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Pennsylvania Pension Changes Proposed
Clara Ritger Pittsburgh Tribune-Review New state employees would get a retirement plan like a 401(k) instead of a guaranteed state pension under legislation Senate Republicans are crafting. Three members of […]
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How YOU Benefit If Lawmakers Act On Corrections
Katrina Currie Commonwealth Foundation Correcting the commonwealth’s criminal justice system is urgent. This is why Gov. Tom Corbett made it clear that he wants to see reform legislation on his desk […]
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State Rep. Stephen Bloom Speaks At Carlisle Memorial Day Event
Lauren McLane Carlisle Sentinel From current enlisted troops dressed in battle fatigues and marching with their weaponry to veterans of conflicts half a century ago marching in their dress uniforms, […]
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Corbett Wants Corrections Reforms Passed In June
Peter Jackson Associated Press Gov. Tom Corbett says he wants lawmakers to pass a plan to overhaul Pennsylvania’s corrections system before they break for the summer. Corbett made his comments […]
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Hines Ward Honored In Harrisburg
Laura Olson Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Commending him as someone who has used his celebrity status to do “great things,” state lawmakers and Gov. Tom Corbett lauded former Pittsburgh Steelers player Hines […]
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Legislative Republicans: No Lame-Duck Session In 2012
Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-25), Speaker of the House Sam Smith (R-66), Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-9) and House Majority Leader Mike Turzai (R-28) announced today that the Senate and […]
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Gov. Corbett Signs Law To Oppose Federal Real ID
WHTM Pennsylvania has become the 16th state to refuse compliance with the federal Real ID Act. Gov. Tom Corbett on Wednesday signed into law Senate Bill 354, a bill that […]