Category: State House News
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Legislators: Transportation Is Top Issue
Pottsville Republican Herald All four members of Schuylkill County’s state legislative delegation agreed Friday, that refurbishing Pennsylvania’s roads and bridges must become as high a priority in Harrisburg as it […]
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House Panel OKs Punishing Illegal Immigrant Hires
Marc Scolforo Associated Press Pennsylvanians who knowingly hire illegal immigrants would lose their professional licenses under a bill that passed out of a state House committee on a party-line vote […]
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House Panel OKs Restrictions To Prevailing Wage Law
Tom Barnes Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Republican legislators scored a significant victory today in an attack on one of their most-criticized targets, the state’s 50-year-old “prevailing wage” law. The 1961 statute requires […]
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Senate Finance Committee Hearing Examines Pension Issues, Possible Solutions
CBS 21 The Senate Finance Committee took a closer look at the financial challenges of state and municipal pension systems and gathered suggestions for possible solutions during a public hearing […]
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Pa. Passes Tougher Rules On New Teen Drivers
Amy Worden Philadelphia Inquirer When it comes to carloads of passengers and unbuckled seat belts, Pennsylvania is finally enacting laws that most states already have for new teenage drivers. Those […]
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The Coming State Legislature Session Must Preserve Job Growth
State Rep. Warren Kampf From jobs to shale to liquor sales, State Rep. Warren Kampf offers his take on Autumn in Harrisburg. When session came to recess in July, we […]
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Baker’s Bill Would Preserve Sportsmens’ Right To Hunt And Fish
Sharon Corderman Wellsboro Gazette With Pennsylvania’s big game hunting seasons coming up through the next couple months a piece of legislation on the House of Representative’s calendar when they return […]
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State Senators Tout Bills In Response To Lee Flooding
Rick Dandes The Daily Item Five state senators — including John Gordner, R-27, Berwick — said this afternoon that they will be introducing a comprehensive, legislative package aimed at bringing […]
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Return To Full Docket
Newsworks The Pennsylvania Senate will reconvene Monday after its summer recess with a full plate of issues to address. In outlining his legislative to-do list, Gov. Tom Corbett has said […]