Category: State House News
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Phila. Traffic Court Closer To Oblivion
Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia’s embattled Traffic Court is one vote and one key signature away from extinction. The state House on Wednesday, by a vote of 114-81, gave final approval to […]
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Senate’s Last Liquor Hearing A Spirited Affair
WITF Tempers flared at the third and final state Senate hearing focused on the governor’s liquor privatization proposal and related plans to change the way alcohol is bought and sold […]
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Washington Co. DA Investigating Jesse White
KDKA First he denied it, now he concedes it’s true. Anti-drilling state representative Jesse White admits he used fictitious names and identities — like Victoria Adams — to attack pro-gas […]
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Legislation Introduced To Legalize Payday-Like Loans In Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Patriot-News A move to legalize high-cost short-term loans in Pennsylvania is being resurrected in the Legislature. Unlike the legislation that stalled out in the Senate last year after passing the […]
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Liquor Privatization Issue Down To The Wire As Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley To Testify
Harrisburg Patriot-News It has been a very long last call in Pennsylvania. For more than two years, lawmakers have debated the pros and cons of scraping the state’s 80-year-old liquor […]
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White’s Online Antics Are No Laughing Matter
Beaver County Times As you might have heard, Friend of the Column/Washington County Democratic state Rep. Jesse White — who represents a sliver of Beaver County until 2015 — got […]
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Rep. Jesse White Apologizes For Making Online Anti-drilling Comments Under False Names
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette State Rep. Jesse White, the Cecil Democrat who has tangled with Marcellus Shale drillers, found himself in hot water again Thursday after a series of online posts. In […]
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Democratic State Rep. White Accused Of Attacking Shale Supporters Online
KDKA Janice Gibbs is a grandmother and was born and raised in Washington County. Although she has no drilling lease on her land, she believes that shale gas drilling is […]
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State Bill Adds Protection For Sex Assault Victims
Megan Rogers Pittsburgh Tribune-Review A bill nearing a final vote in the state Senate allows judges to grant protection from abuse orders to sexual assault victims in civil cases. Sexual […]