Category: State House News
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Analysis: The Push Toward Privatizing
John Micek Allentown Morning Call When officials in Connecticut needed to renovate 23 highway service plazas, they entered into a 35-year agreement with a private company that will invest $178 million […]
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Pennsylvania House Panel Advances Plan To Require ID To Vote
Harrisburg Patriot-News The House State Government Committee approved a measure today that would require voters to show a photo ID at the polls before being allowed to vote. The bill, […]
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Toohil Says Corbett Budget Starts Pennsylvania In A New Direction
Rep. Tarah Toohil today issued the following statement regarding Gov. Tom Corbett’s proposed budget: “The budget shortfall and eight years of excessive spending are catching up with state government. Governor Corbett laid out a budget that recognizes that fact and begins to require Pennsylvania government to live within its means just like so many of…
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Rapp Casts Votes To Repeal Job-Extinguishing Home Sprinkler Mandate And Expand Right To Use Lethal Force In Self Defense
State Representative Kathy Rapp (R-Warren/Forest/McKean) voted in favor of two individual pieces of legislation this week to expand both economic and personal liberty. On Monday, Rapp voted in favor of […]
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Stevenson Joins Effort To Reduce Youth Sports Injuries
Joined by former professional football players and an official from the National Football League (NFL), Rep. Dick Stevenson (R-Mercer/Butler) enlisted his support this week to legislation to protect young athletes. […]
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Alloway Re-Introduces Legislation To Expand Self-Defense Law
HARRISBURG — Senator Richard Alloway II (R-33) re-introduced legislation today that would expand the Castle Doctrine in Pennsylvania to protect gun owners who act in self-defense. Alloway’s bill (SB273) would […]
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Senate Majority Policy Committee Examines Local Impacts Of Marcellus Shale Drilling
HARRISBURG — The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted Erickson (R-26), held a public hearing Wednesday exploring the local impacts of Marcellus Shale drilling. The committee discussed issues […]
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Browne, Briggs Introduce Proposed Safety In Youth Sports Act
HARRISBURG — State Sen. Pat Browne and State Rep. Tim Briggs today held a joint media event with the National Football League at the Capitol to announce the introduction of […]
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A Raft Of Challenges For New Pennsylvania House Leader
Philadelphia Inquirer His name is not yet etched into the mahogany panels of the door of the state House leader’s office. But Rep. Mike Turzai, 51, a former Allegheny County […]