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Latest News Here you will find Latest News en Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST HouseRep RSS v1.0 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification <![CDATA[Knowles Blasts Rendell’s Spending Priorities]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:29:00 EST <![CDATA[PA and NJ Legislators Call on DRPA (Port Authority) to Postpone Proposed Toll Hike]]> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:51:00 EST <![CDATA[Representative Adolph Introduces Legislation Supporting Municipal Police Training]]> Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:59:00 EST <![CDATA[Marshall Releases Statement on Port of Pittsburgh’s Grant Funding to Update Tug Engines]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:27:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Introduces Legislation to Establish and Advertise National Human Trafficking Resource Hotline in PA]]> Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:32:00 EST <![CDATA[PA and NJ Legislators Call on Governors to Reform DRPA]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:19:00 EST <![CDATA[Bipartisan Team of Lawmakers Unveil Public Integrity Commission Proposal]]> Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:37:00 EST <![CDATA[Miller Named “Legislator of the Year” by State Conservation Group]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:07:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Calls for Action on Proof of Citizenship for Public Benefits Act]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:52:00 EST <![CDATA[Saylor Joins Call for Audit of State Tax Equalization Board]]> Wed, 21 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Employee Job Cuts Unwarranted, Says Marsico]]> Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:24:00 EST <![CDATA[Rendell-Obama Healthcare Plan Implements Backdoor Funding of Abortion Through “High-Risk” Pooling]]> Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:04:00 EST <![CDATA[Quinn Legislation Addresses Problems with Disabled Veterans Real Estate Tax Exemption Program]]> Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:28:00 EST <![CDATA[New Law to Aid Trail Projects in Montco, Harper Says]]> Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Asks Attorney General to Examine Work Permits Issued for Children in ‘Kate Plus 8’ Production]]> Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:55:00 EST <![CDATA[Krieger Says Changes to Public Pension Systems Need to Start With Legislators' Own Pensions]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt-Backed Bill to Aid Veterans, Families is Headed to Governor]]> Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Attempts to Revoke Funding for Philadelphia Family Court Project Until Independent Investigation Occurs]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:22:00 EST <![CDATA[New State Department to Focus on Better Coordination of Drug, Alcohol Treatment Services, DiGirolamo Says]]> Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:22:00 EST <![CDATA[House Democrats Defeat Schroder’s Effort to Eliminate WAMs from PA Budget]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 21:20:00 EST <![CDATA[Vereb Blasts Governor’s Use of State Funds for Forthcoming Specter Library ]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:30:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear Comments on State Budget, Inclusion of Government Efficiency Ideas]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Bill to Help Veterans, Families Heads to Governor]]> Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Phillips Says Governor Signs Bill Honoring Local Soldier]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:35:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Offers Thoughts on 2010-11 State Budget]]> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:26:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Votes ‘No’ on Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:57:00 EST <![CDATA[Major Says Budget Contains No New Taxes and Curtails Spending in Original Proposal]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:32:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget Built on False Promises and Bad Economics]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:10:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget Fails to Meet the Proper Priorities, Says Hennessey]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:02:00 EST <![CDATA[Hahn Rejects 2010-11 State Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:49:00 EST <![CDATA[Keller Says State Budget is Unsustainable]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:28:00 EST <![CDATA[Harhart Votes ‘No’ on Budget That Spends Money it Does Not Have]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:07:00 EST <![CDATA[Rapp Votes ‘No’ on Fiscally Irresponsible State Spending Plan]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:19:00 EST <![CDATA[House Approves Killion Bill Targeting Violence and Crime at Private Residential Rehabilitative Institutions]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:01:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget Bill Sets Pennsylvania Up for Failure, Toepel Says]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:27:00 EST <![CDATA[Sonney Issues Opinion on State Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 20:09:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Says Compromise Brought About No-Tax-Increase Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 08:37:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Encourages Movement on Teen Safety Bill]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[PA House GOP Leader Statement on Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:17:00 EST <![CDATA[Chairman Adolph Remarks on the General Assembly’s Approval of the 2010-11 State Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:15:00 EST <![CDATA[Delozier Votes ‘No’ on 2010-11 State Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Votes Against ‘Worst Budget in PA History’]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Issues Statement on Budget ‘No’ Vote]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:07:00 EST <![CDATA[Ellis Votes ‘No’ on State Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:04:00 EST <![CDATA[State Budget: A ‘House of Cards,’ Gingrich Says]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:02:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Votes ‘NO’ on Unbalanced State Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:59:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed Pleased Budget Completed; Disappointed with Some Details]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:57:00 EST <![CDATA[Causer Votes ‘No’ on State Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:54:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Votes No on State Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:41:00 EST <![CDATA[York County House Republicans Question Consequences of Budget Bill Passage]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:38:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Disappointed State Spending Wasn’t Brought Under Better Control]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:34:00 EST <![CDATA[Rock Votes ‘No’ on State Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:25:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Expresses Concern for Pennsylvania’s Financial Health with Passage of State Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:24:00 EST <![CDATA[Cox Votes Against Bloated State Budget]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:22:00 EST <![CDATA[Knowles Statement on House Budget Vote]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:19:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget Bill Inadequately Prioritizes Tax Dollars, Vereb Says]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 01:17:00 EST <![CDATA[Farry Supports Property Tax Exemption for Disabled Veterans]]> Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:04:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild’s High-Tech Coordination Bill OK’d by House Committee]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:51:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Warns of Future Budget Crisis Resulting from Current Budget Agreement]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Concerned with Long-Term Impact of PA Budget]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Says Increased Spending When Facing $1.2 Billion Deficit Results in ‘No’ Vote on State Budget]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quigley Questions Unsustainable Spending in Budget]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Concerned with Final Budget, Votes ‘No’ on Spending Plan]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Land Bank Legislation Passes in House]]> Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Valley Lawmakers Honored by Marine Corps League]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:52:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Bill Will Avoid Government Shutdown During Impasse]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:43:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm’s Bill Would Revamp State’s Megan’s Law Website]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:54:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Legislation to Establish Agricultural Biosecurity Areas Passes House]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove’s Sexting Legislation Passes House Today]]> Tue, 29 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Keller Says Castle Doctrine Protects Second Amendment Rights]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Issues Statement on How Welfare Reform Could Save Pennsylvania Millions ]]> Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Keller Withholds Support on Measure to Alter Special Education Funding Formula]]> Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:14:00 EST <![CDATA[Lack of Detail Leads to Grell’s ‘No’ Vote on Special Education Funding Legislation]]> Thu, 24 Jun 2010 22:39:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Legislation to Protect Veterans Approved by House Committee]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:39:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Anti-Blight Legislation Moving in House]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:18:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae to Introduce Measure Banning ‘Secret Amendments’ in House Committees]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 21:02:00 EST <![CDATA[State House Posthumously Honors Life, Contributions of Former VFW State Commander George Mullen]]> Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:14:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Bill to Honor Mercer County Veterans with Highway Designation]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 22:47:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear Energized that Tax Amnesty Program Brings in $261 Million]]> Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:18:00 EST <![CDATA[Keller Joins Colleagues in Stand Against Illegal Use of Public Benefits]]> Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:18:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback to Introduce Legislation to Protect Public Drinking Water from Natural Gas Drilling]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:27:00 EST <![CDATA[Ross’ Electronic Recycling Bill Passes in the State House]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:42:00 EST <![CDATA[Boyd Appointed to Committee to Implement Federal Health Care Plan in Pennsylvania]]> Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:12:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild, Marsico Pleased with Civil Service Appointment]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:16:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Supports Reforms to State’s Two Public Pension Systems]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:54:00 EST <![CDATA[Bipartisan Legislation a Win-Win for Agriculture and Chesapeake Bay, Stern Says]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 19:52:00 EST <![CDATA[Benninghoff Votes to Protect Taxpayers by Reforming State Pension Plans]]> Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:54:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer Votes Against Costly Public Pension Bill]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:32:00 EST <![CDATA[Pension Reform Bill Heads to the Senate, Says Grell]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:08:00 EST <![CDATA[Rendell Signs Gingrich Bill to Enhance Patient Safety in Operating Room]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:41:00 EST <![CDATA[House Aging Committee Holds Hearing on Watson’s Adult Day Services Consumer Bill]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:35:00 EST <![CDATA[Toepel Receives Committee Assignments]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:43:00 EST <![CDATA[New Jersey Outshines Pennsylvania in Government Transparency]]> Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hahn Announces Committee Assignments]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:22:00 EST <![CDATA[Denlinger Opposes Rendell Effort to Increase Taxes]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 22:17:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans’ Service Dog Protection Bill Passes State House]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:36:00 EST <![CDATA[Perry Legislation Focuses on Reform of Unemployment Compensation System in Pennsylvania]]> Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:36:00 EST <![CDATA[Stern Alarmed by Agricultural Research and Extension Job Cuts]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:40:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana Legislation Would Increase Fines for Littering]]> Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Payne Takes Action to Remove Legislation From the House State Government Committee]]> Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:10:00 EST <![CDATA[Hahn Sworn in as State Representative]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 23:22:00 EST <![CDATA[Toepel Sworn into Office Representing the 147th Legislative District]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:40:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Calls on the Help of Pennsylvanians to Stop Tax Dollars from Paying for the Benefits of Illegal Immigrants]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 21:16:00 EST <![CDATA[Quinn Legislation Recognizes Mission of Twilight Wish Foundation]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 18:31:00 EST <![CDATA[Sale of Governor’s Residence Would Save PA Taxpayers Millions]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe-Shepherded E-Verify Job Protection Bills Push Pennsylvania One Small Step Closer To Arizona-Modeled Immigration Reform]]> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 04:20:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes Legislation Allowing Counties to Eliminate the Office of Jury Commissioner]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 23:04:00 EST <![CDATA[Reese: Taxpayer Protest Sends Strong Message to State Government]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:47:00 EST <![CDATA[Pyle’s Resolution Recognizes August 2010 as Kidney Cancer Awareness Month]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:15:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Recognizes Fallen Soldier on House Floor]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 20:42:00 EST <![CDATA[Major Co-Chairs Public Hearing on Marcellus Shale Pipeline Issues]]> Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:12:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Participates in Marcellus Pipeline Hearing]]> Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:31:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Backs Bill to Reform Pennsylvania’s Child Labor Laws]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer Weighs in on Governor’s Growing Budget Deficit]]> Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:55:00 EST <![CDATA[Reese, Krieger Host House Republican Policy Committee Hearing Focused on Welfare Fraud in Pennsylvania]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:34:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Offers Bill to Update Pennsylvania’s Child Labor Laws]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:01:00 EST <![CDATA[Castle Doctrine Advances in State House, Says Pyle]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pennsylvania Taxpayers Should Not Pay for Benefits to Illegal Immigrants, Says Marsico]]> Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Pays Tribute to Veterans, D-Day with House Resolutions]]> Tue, 01 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Consumer Protection Measure for Residents of Manufactured Housing Communities Earns Unanimous House Support]]> Thu, 27 May 2010 16:46:00 EST <![CDATA[Picking Winners and Losers Is Wrong Way to Improve Pennsylvania’s Economic Climate]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 23:46:00 EST <![CDATA[Spot Assessment Reforms Pass House]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 22:45:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove Lauds Passage of Problem-Solving Courts]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 21:59:00 EST <![CDATA[Creighton Champions Cocalico High School Students’ Efforts to Raise Awareness of Teen Suicide and Depression]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 21:33:00 EST <![CDATA[Krieger Warns Pennsylvania Is Choking On Debt]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 21:11:00 EST <![CDATA[O’Neill and Petri Request Senate Committee to Hold Public Hearing to Examine Bowman’s Hill Land Transfer]]> Wed, 26 May 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[More Borrowing and More Spending is Wrong Approach]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 23:31:00 EST <![CDATA[Perry’s Castle Doctrine Legislation Approved by House Judiciary Committee]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 23:01:00 EST <![CDATA[Consumer Protections for Manufactured Housing Community Residents Moving Forward, Harper Says]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 20:55:00 EST <![CDATA[House Commerce Committee Examines Cutler’s Weatherization Assistance Reform Legislation]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Krieger Votes to Move Castle Doctrine One Step Closer to PA Law]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rock Supported Castle Doctrine Legislation Advances for Full House Consideration]]> Tue, 25 May 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Honors the Life of a True American Patriot]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 23:20:00 EST <![CDATA[Bill to Designate Part of Route 11 for Fallen Army Ranger Brett Swank Endorsed by PA House]]> Mon, 24 May 2010 21:48:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Receives Infrastructure Award from TechQuest Pennsylvania at Annual Summit]]> Fri, 21 May 2010 22:41:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor wants to Ban Charter Schools from Doubling as Nightclubs]]> Mon, 17 May 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Warns that Reduction of Slot Machines Could Hurt Property Tax Reduction]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 22:30:00 EST <![CDATA[Bill Designating Bridge For Fallen Soldier Becomes Law]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 19:25:00 EST <![CDATA[State Treasurer Has Right to Serve on Gaming Control Board]]> Thu, 13 May 2010 05:32:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Honors Military Men and Women through Armed Forces Week]]> Wed, 12 May 2010 21:59:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Co-Sponsors Bill to Establish Human Trafficking Hotline]]> Tue, 11 May 2010 16:47:00 EST <![CDATA[Major Stands with House GOP for Unveiling of Cost-Saving Proposals for Pennsylvania]]> Mon, 10 May 2010 19:03:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Receives Legislator of the Year Honor from Ambulance Association of Pennsylvania]]> Thu, 06 May 2010 17:13:00 EST <![CDATA[More Taxes Not Necessary; House GOP Proposes Specific Cost-Saving Opportunities for PA]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 20:29:00 EST <![CDATA[Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush Discusses Education Improvement Tactics with Pennsylvania General Assembly, Says Major]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 20:26:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove Introduces Legislation to Protect Property Owners from Looming Pension Plateau]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 20:22:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler to Discuss ALS Tonight on PCN]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 20:17:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Supports Legislation to Put Hold on Forest Land Leasing for Natural Gas Drilling]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 20:16:00 EST <![CDATA[Hennessey Resolution Designates May as Older Pennsylvanians Month]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 20:14:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Supports Adoption of Farm-Friendly Amendment]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 20:10:00 EST <![CDATA[House Committee Approves Benninghoff Bill Strengthening Penalties Against Sexually Violent Murderers]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 20:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae says PA can Fund Transportation Without New Taxes]]> Wed, 05 May 2010 18:12:00 EST <![CDATA[House Approves Small Games of Chance Legislation, Says Delozier]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 23:03:00 EST <![CDATA[Small Games of Chance Law to be Updated, Saylor Says]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 23:01:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor Calls for Increasing Taxes Instead of Responsible Spending...Again ]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 23:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman and Rock Support House Bill 169 Expanding Opportunities for Charitable and Civic Organizations to Raise Funds]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 22:57:00 EST <![CDATA[House Votes on Two Bills That Could Affect Community Organization Fundraising, Marshall Says]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 22:56:00 EST <![CDATA[Everett Votes for Marcellus Shale Measure Delaying Further State Land Leasing]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 22:55:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Reacts to Governor’s Speech Opening Special Session on Transportation]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 22:53:00 EST <![CDATA[House OKs Updates for Small Games of Chance Law, Evans Says]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 22:45:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger, House Approve Legislation Expanding Small Games of Chance]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 22:44:00 EST <![CDATA[Legislation to Help Community Organizations Clears House, Says Helm]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 22:41:00 EST <![CDATA[Changes to Small Games of Chance Law Passes House, Says Pyle]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 22:35:00 EST <![CDATA[Phillips, Fairchild Honor EMS Providers with House Resolution]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 20:31:00 EST <![CDATA[Spot Assessment Reforms Advance to Full House]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes Tallman Legislation Honoring Fallen Police Officer]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 02:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler ALS Awareness Month Resolution Passes House Unanimously]]> Tue, 04 May 2010 00:01:00 EST <![CDATA[Stern Honors Fallen Police Officers at Annual FOP Memorial Service]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 22:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Introduces Legislation to Address Concerns with Marcellus Shale Drilling]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 21:10:00 EST <![CDATA[State Champion Wrestlers Honored by PA House]]> Mon, 03 May 2010 21:08:00 EST <![CDATA[Consumer Protection Measure for Manufactured Housing Community Residents Earns Committee Approval]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:24:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Commends Petition to Revoke Foxwoods Gaming License]]> Fri, 30 Apr 2010 04:32:00 EST <![CDATA[PA Gaming Control Board Does Right With Foxwoods]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:25:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Wants Farm Vehicle Licensing Issue Clarified in State Law]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:53:00 EST <![CDATA[House Unanimously Passes Gabler Veterans Legislation]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:59:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Honored by Emergency Physicians]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:22:00 EST <![CDATA[Pennsylvania’s Tax Amnesty Program Opens]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:19:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe Celebrates Multiple Defeats of PA’s Gun-Grabbing Governor During Biggest-Ever Annual Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:56:00 EST <![CDATA[Northwestern PA Republicans Push for Critical Second Amendment Protections During High-Profile Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:51:00 EST <![CDATA[New Resource Guide Available for Autism Community]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:46:00 EST <![CDATA[Rock Stands With Franklin County Gun Owners During Largest-Ever Annual Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 17:14:00 EST <![CDATA[Reese Participates in Annual Second Amendment Rally]]> Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[‘Loyalty Day’ Designated May 1, Marsico Says]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:46:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes Ellis’ Changes to Whistleblower Law]]> Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:37:00 EST <![CDATA[Perry Backs Legislation for Privatization of Wine and Spirits]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 21:05:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Responds to Court Decision on MCare Fund]]> Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Sponsors Animal Abuse Awareness Resolution]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:26:00 EST <![CDATA[Turzai Introduces Legislation to Privatize Sale of Wine and Spirits]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:07:00 EST <![CDATA[Legislation Would Privatize Sales of Wine and Spirits ]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harhart’s Firearms Notification Legislation Following Involuntary Mental Health Commitment Passes House Committee]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:57:00 EST <![CDATA[PA a Leader Among States with Online Budget Transparency, Harper Says]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:30:00 EST <![CDATA[Tallman Bill to Increase Penalties for Vehicular Homicide of First Responder OK’d by House Committee]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:29:00 EST <![CDATA[Major Supports Legislation to Study Pay Equity in Pennsylvania]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:38:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove DUI Stacking Proposal Reported from House Transportation Committee]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Rallies to Raise Awareness of Brain Injuries]]> Wed, 21 Apr 2010 05:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Movement Urged on Watson’s Pay Equity Study]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2010 23:09:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Measure to Sell Meadville Armory One Step Away from Becoming Law]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2010 22:18:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Legislation Would Add Teeth to Lobbyist Disclosure Law]]> Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:23:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Policy Committee to Hold Hearings on Transportation Infrastructure Proposals]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:54:00 EST <![CDATA[Citizens March in Support of Constitutional Right to Opt Out of Federal Health Care Mandates]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:46:00 EST <![CDATA[Petri Bill Would Establish Office of Children’s Ombudsman]]> Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:34:00 EST <![CDATA[State Violated Law in Raiding of MCare Account, Schroder Says]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:44:00 EST <![CDATA[Decision to Raid MCare Fund Spells Big Trouble for Taxpayers, Petri Says]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:40:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Not Surprised by Court Decision Adding $800 Million to State Deficit]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:35:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Issues Statement on Court Decision to Transfer Back Funds Raided by Rendell for Community Hospitals, Doctors]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:18:00 EST <![CDATA[Rapp Welcomes 56th Stryker Brigade to New, State-of-the-Art Readiness Center]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:14:00 EST <![CDATA[Decision to Return MCare Funds Reverses Great Injustice ]]> Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Smith Warns State Budget Funding Cliff Just Got Larger]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:09:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor’s Budget Games Brought to Light in Court Decision, Vereb Says]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:05:00 EST <![CDATA[Motorsports Day to be Held at the Capitol on June 15, Says Payne and Haluska]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Delozier Highlighted Cost-Cutting Measures with Senate Commission]]> Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:24:00 EST <![CDATA[Rep. Milne, Policy Committee Hear Testimony on School Pension Issue]]> Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:09:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Legislation Further Encourages Public Participation in Budget Process]]> Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:35:00 EST <![CDATA[Everett Applauds I-80 Toll Rejection, Supports Call for Special Legislative Session]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 19:50:00 EST <![CDATA[House GOP Committee Examines Public-Private Partnerships at Grove City Hearing, Stevenson Says]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:54:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Unveils Bold, New Legislative Plan to Meet Pennsylvania’s Transportation Infrastructure Needs ]]> Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Knowles Praises Decision to Reject I-80 Tolling]]> Wed, 07 Apr 2010 22:11:00 EST <![CDATA[We Must Take the High Road in Funding Transportation ]]> Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Plan To Toll I-80 Rejected; Another Pothole Needs Filled]]> Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Says Death Knell for I-80 Tolling Means PA Must Move Forward Now with Alternatives to Fund Transportation]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:19:00 EST <![CDATA[Phillips, Fairchild Applaud Decision to Keep I-80 Toll-Free]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:18:00 EST <![CDATA[Hutchinson Applauds Federal Decision to Keep I-80 Toll-Free]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:14:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Elated with Decision to Keep I-80 Toll-Free, Thanks Residents and Businesses for Their Efforts]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Oberlander Commends FHWA for Rejecting I-80 Tolling and Choosing The Rule of Law Over Big Government Peer Pressure]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Commends Federal Decision to Deny I-80 Tolling]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Scavello Issues Statement Supporting Rejection of I-80 Tolling by Federal Highway Administration]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:12:00 EST <![CDATA[Millard Calls Federal Decision to Deny I-80 Tolling the ‘Right Move’]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:11:00 EST <![CDATA[Gabler Praises Federal Ruling against Imposing Tolls on I-80]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:09:00 EST <![CDATA[Causer Says Rejection of I-80 Tolling Application Was Right Decision]]> Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed to Host Meeting About Water Issues and Marcellus Shale Drilling]]> Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:26:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Votes to Protect Seniors’ Rent Rebates]]> Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Votes in Favor of Five-Year Moratorium on Leasing State Forest Lands for Natural Gas Drilling]]> Mon, 29 Mar 2010 22:44:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell Says Small Games of Chance Bill Important to Local Groups]]> Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:28:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Calls for Study on Impact of Electric Choice for Consumers]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:35:00 EST <![CDATA[Pyle Says Local Groups Rely on Small Games of Chance for Funding]]> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:55:00 EST <![CDATA[Growing Greener II Report Supports Need for Continued Environmental Protection Funding, Harper Says]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:11:00 EST <![CDATA[Attorney General Defends Pennsylvanians Rights in Filing Suit Against Federal Health Care Legislation, says Hennessey]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:41:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Opposes Sales Tax Expansion in Governor’s Budget Proposal]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:27:00 EST <![CDATA[Rapp Votes Against Deficit-Increasing Budget Bill, Pledges to Go 74-0 Against Rendell Sales Tax Increases]]> Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:55:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Support Responsible Budgeting]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:17:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes $29 Billion Rendell Budget Proposal; Chairman Adolph Opposes Plan Citing Unaffordable Spending]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:16:00 EST <![CDATA[GOP Calls for a Budget that Plans for the Future]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:16:00 EST <![CDATA[Passing of Unsustainable Budget Disappointing ]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:15:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Comments on House Passage of a Budget Bill]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:14:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Cites High Spending, Lack of Revenue as Reason for No Vote on Budget]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Quigley Says House Bill 2279 is a Budget Built on a House of Cards]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget Not Balanced, Says Marsico]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Comments on Uncertainty of Funding in Budget]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:12:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Supports Taxpayers, Fiscally Responsible Budget with No Vote]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:12:00 EST <![CDATA[Causer Opposes Budget That Spends More Than Taxpayers Can Afford]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:12:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt’s Food Allergy Legislation Passes House]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:11:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove DUI Court Legislation on Way to Becoming Law]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:11:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Says ‘No’ on Selling Out State Forests to Balance State Budget]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:11:00 EST <![CDATA[Rock Votes Against Governor’s Eighth Consecutive, Fiscally Irresponsible and Unsustainable State Budget]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:05:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer Opposes Fiscally Irresponsible Budget Approved by House]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:04:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Pleased to See Budget Process Moving Forward]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:03:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Concerned about Stimulus Money in State Budget]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:02:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Says PA Budget Needs to Prepare for Long Term]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:02:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Votes Against Budget Bill Approved by House]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Perry Supports Attorney General Corbett’s Plan to File Suit against Federal Health Care Legislation]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:23:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Supports Designation of Vietnam Veteran’s Day]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:37:00 EST <![CDATA[Denlinger Criticizes Health Care Measure Passed by U.S. House]]> Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:05:00 EST <![CDATA[House Approves Reed Bill Supporting Lifelong Learning for Older Pennsylvanians]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:51:00 EST <![CDATA[Lawmakers and Community Organizations Call for a Vote on Small Games of Chance Legislation]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:56:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Votes ‘NO’ on Increasing Pennsylvania’s Debt]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Lawmakers Push for Action on Health Care Freedom Bills]]> Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove Releases Statement on ‘Sexting’ Court Decision]]> Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:24:00 EST <![CDATA[Benninghoff Election Transparency Bill Approved by House]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:31:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Legislation to Increase Penalties for Lobbyists Who Fail to Register Moves Forward]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:38:00 EST <![CDATA[State Agency Says Regulation of Wood Boilers Should Be Legislative Decision]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:36:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Supports Designation of April as ‘Autism Awareness Month’ in Pennsylvania]]> Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:44:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Supports Bill to Protect Minors in Pennsylvania]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:56:00 EST <![CDATA[O’Neill Legislation Setting Business Education Standards Unanimously Passes House]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:29:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove Sexting Bill Approved by House Judiciary Committee]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:06:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Applauds House Passage of Meth Disposal Bill]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:51:00 EST <![CDATA[O’Brien Resolution Declares April as “Autism Awareness Month” in Pennsylvania]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:45:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor Signs Fairchild Bill to Honor Snyder County Soldier]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:36:00 EST <![CDATA[State House Honors Cameron County’s 150th Anniversary]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:24:00 EST <![CDATA[Disposal of Meth Waste to Become a Crime, Pickett Says]]> Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:02:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Land Bank Plans Endorsed by National Housing Authority]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:29:00 EST <![CDATA[House Adopts Fairchild’s Measure to Raise Awareness of Weather Emergencies]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:27:00 EST <![CDATA[Barrar Urges House to Approve Statewide Housing Trust Fund]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper: Stop Unlimited Gas Drilling in State Forests]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Seeks to Bring Greater Awareness to Brain Injuries]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:10:00 EST <![CDATA[Committee Approves Benninghoff Election Transparency Bill]]> Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:19:00 EST <![CDATA[With Obama’s Visit to PA, House GOP Continues to Offer Better Solutions for Containing Rising Health Care Costs]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:33:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove, District Attorneys Call for Passage of ‘Sexting’ Legislation]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:05:00 EST <![CDATA[Vereb Appointed to Chair Subcommittee on Courts]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:34:00 EST <![CDATA[Gingrich Supports Teen Sexting Bill]]> Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:30:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Reintroduces Bill to Allow Low-Cost Drug Programs at Pennsylvania Pharmacies]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:13:00 EST <![CDATA[Capital Budget Funds Released for Shikellamy State Park, Phillips Says]]> Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Crossing Guards Endorse Taylor Push for Harsher Penalties for Assault ]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Legislation Would Provide Property Tax Relief for Disabled Veterans]]> Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:56:00 EST <![CDATA[Perry Named to House Republican Government Reform Task Force]]> Fri, 26 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Baker Joins State Legislators From Across the Country Asking President Obama to Consider State Lawmaker Input in National Health Care Debate]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:43:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Pushes Property Tax Relief for Disabled Veterans]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:31:00 EST <![CDATA[O’Neill Legislation Would Aid Business and Technology Education]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Moul Defends Funding for Tourette Syndrome]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:23:00 EST <![CDATA[Those Who File False Police Reports Should Pay, Petri Says]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:05:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Testifies Before House Appropriations Committee]]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell Provides Briefing on PSERS Funding Shortfall]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Causer Bill Names Area Bridges, Roadway in Honor of Dedicated Veterans]]> Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:54:00 EST <![CDATA[Major Says Tax Increases, Increased Spending Tarnish Rendell’s Final Budget]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:29:00 EST <![CDATA[Beyer Appointed to House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committees]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Urges Caution Following Budget Address]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:30:00 EST <![CDATA[Ellis Says Governor’s Budget Hinges on Federal Assistance]]> Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor’s Budget Invokes Scavello Sales Tax Plan, but Without Benefit for Property Tax Payers]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Cite Concerns About Proposed Rendell Spending Increases and New Taxes]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Representative Adolph Responds to Rendell Budget Proposal; Cites Concerns Over Spending Increases and New Taxes]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:31:00 EST <![CDATA[York County House Republicans React to Governor’s Budget Address]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:54:00 EST <![CDATA[Pyle Cautiously Examining Governor's Budget Proposal for 2010-11]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:49:00 EST <![CDATA[Barrar Calls for Budget that Reflects Reality of Pennsylvania Taxpayers]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Pleased Budget Proposal Will Avoid Personal Income Tax Increase]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget Proposal Pours Salt in Wounds of Pennsylvanians ]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Sees Budget Proposal as More of the Same]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Denlinger Statement on Rendell Budget Address]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Dismayed with Tax Increases Proposed by Governor]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gingrich Reacts to Rendell Budget Proposal]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor’s Budget Depends on Stimulus Funding, Says Delozier]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell Appointed to House Appropriations Committee]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Issues Statement on Governor’s Budget Address]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Offers Statement on Governor’s 2010-11 Budget Address]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Knowles Statement on Rendell Budget Address]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Krieger Warns 2010-11 State Budget Must End Out-of-Control State Spending]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe Sets 2010 State Capitol Taxpayer Day of Reckoning for Tuesday, June 8]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Millard Urges Controlled Spending as Top Budget Priority]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Perry Says Budget Plan from Governor “Unrealistic”]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quigley Applauds Call for Timely Budget, Questions Decision to Increase Spending]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rendell Budget Increases Taxes and Relies on Uncertain Revenue, Says Marsico]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Issues Statement on 2010-11 State Budget Proposal]]> Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild, House Committee Hear from Iraqi Government Leaders]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pyle Issues Statement on Passing of Congressman Murtha]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Bill Would Protect Health Care Choices of Pennsylvanians]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer Report Proposes Taxpayer Protections in State Budget]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Demands Investigation of License Plate Abuse by Scofflaws]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks’ Resolution Requests Federal Official to Reject Pennsylvania as 9-11 Trial Site]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Chides PPL for Pursuing Stadium Naming Deal]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fleck Bill Designating Local Bridge as Queen Aliquippa Signed Into Law]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Vereb and Ferman Support Department of Corrections’ Changes to DNA Policy]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Control of Natural Gas Extraction Belongs in Pennsylvania]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Questions Adjutant General on State Veterans’ Home Inspection Reports]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Grateful for High-Speed Rail Funding, More Needs to be Done]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Barrar Resolution Calls for Impeachment Investigation of Philadelphia Judge]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Blood Drive at Capitol Benefits Central PA Blood Bank]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Scavello Sends U.S. Inspector General Letter on I-80]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Smith Says Comprehensive Approach Needed to Address Distracted Driving]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Bill Helps Families Recover from Mental Anguish]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer Endorses Measures to Prevent Federal Health Care Takeover]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:43:00 EST <![CDATA[Gingrich Supports Health Care Choice]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Lauds Effort to Block Federal Health Care Takeover in PA]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Supporters Rally for Health Care Choice Legislation]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Vereb Applauds the Gaming Control Board’s Extension Denial to Foxwoods Casino]]> Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Barrar Advocates for Nurse Anesthetists]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Advances Highway Safety Bill to Senate, Evans Says]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Krieger’s Lost Boys of Sudan, Anti-Slavery Resolution Finds Unanimous Support in State House]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Supports Ban on Hand-Held Phones while Driving]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Urges Passage of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists Bill]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[PA House Republicans Fill Leadership Team, Choose New Appropriations Chairman]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Approves Bill to Ban Texting While Driving]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Representative Adolph Elected as House Republican Appropriations Chairman]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Scavello Supports Ban on Texting, Cell Phone Use While Driving]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Votes to Curtail Distracted Driving]]> Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Authors Legislation to Establish the Pennsylvania Military Childcare Assistance Program]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tallman Legislation Honors Fallen Police Officer]]> Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Beyer Bill Allows for Sale of Six Packs by Distributors]]> Wed, 20 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Creighton Says Expansion of Gambling in Pennsylvania a Bad Idea]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Co-Sponsors Resolution Declaring Catholic Schools Week in January]]> Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Initiative Reaps Real Revenues for State Coffers]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Sonney Introduces Wood-Fired Burner Legislation]]> Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dairy Experts Outline Milk Price Problem for Hutchinson and Policy Committee]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gabig Bill Would Exempt Grand Jury Members from Further Jury Duty]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Miller Appointed Chairman of House Game and Fisheries Committee]]> Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metzgar, Policy Committee Hear Testimony on Milk Pricing Crisis in Pennsylvania]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Petri Bill Would Extend Military Burial Details to Washington Crossing National Cemetery]]> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hess Appointed to House Rules Committee]]> Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell Says Supreme Court Decision Reinforces Need for Budgetary Reform]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell Votes Against Expanding Gaming Bill]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harhart Says Table Games Revenue Should Have Been Used to Further Property Tax Relief]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Says Table Games Bill Flawed, Votes “No”]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Approves Boback Measure Urging Congress to Protect the Health of Millions of Women]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Major Opposed Table Games Legislation]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Vereb and Ferman Question Department of Corrections’ DNA Policy]]> Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Barrar Rejects Gaming Expansion That Fails to Address Pennsylvania’s Property Tax Crisis]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Supports Property Taxpayers with ‘No’ Vote on Table Games]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Says Table Games Revenue Should Support Property Tax Relief]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Says Gaming Expansion Bad Public Policy for Pennsylvania]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Condemns Pennsylvania’s Addiction to ‘Easy Money’ from Gambling]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Cites Jobs, Votes in Favor of Table Games]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Everett Slams Passage of Gambling Expansion Legislation]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gaming Expansion Comes Up Short on Reform, Process Lacked Public Input, House Republican Leader Says]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Approves Gambling Expansion in Pennsylvania]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Property Tax Relief Should Have Been Goal of Table Games Bill, Pickett Says]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quigley Votes Against Pet Projects Included in Table Games Bill]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Opposes Gambling Expansion in Pennsylvania]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer: House Approval of Table Games Bill Amounts to Doubling Down on Bad Bet]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[School Property Tax Relief Ignored in Expanded Gaming Legislation, Says Delozier]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stern Says Gambling Not a Responsible Fix for Budget Woes]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stronger Enforcement Needed During Gambling Expansion, Says Reichley]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Says Gaming Expansion Bill Deals Pennsylvania a ‘Bad Hand’]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Table Games is Bad Risk for Pennsylvania, Stevenson Says]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tables Games Won’t Bring Property Tax Relief, Says Vereb]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[York County House Republicans Oppose Table Games Legislation]]> Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Casts Lone ‘No’ Vote in Conference Committee]]> Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove Introduces Legislation to Address Risqué Teen Texting]]> Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor Signs Reed Welfare Reform Proposal Into Law]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear Partners with PUC, Consumer Advocate on Consumer Bill of Rights]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bill to Address Welfare Fraud Heads to Governor with Delozier Amendment Included]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Committee Approves Gillespie Bill Mandating Payment of Court Costs By Defendants in Criminal Cases]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder: Tactics of Governor and House Majority Leader Disgraceful]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Smith Supports Bill to Abolish PA Turnpike Commission]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hess Votes Against Expanded Gaming Bill]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Committee Unanimously Passes Beyer Caller Identification Spoofing Legislation]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rep. Adolph Introduces Legislation to Help Ponzi Scheme Victims Recoup Taxes Paid on Misrepresented Income]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[District Welcomes Home Rep. Miccarelli]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gabler, State Lawmakers Plan Trip to Nation’s Capital to Oppose Tolls on I-80]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell’s Proposal Would Open Debate on Funding of PSERS]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Scavello, I-80 Delegation Headed to Washington D.C. Thursday to Lobby Congress to Oppose Tolls on Interstate]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Lawmakers Plan Trip to Nation’s Capital to Oppose Tolls on I-80]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Lawmakers Plan Trip to Nation’s Capital to Oppose Tolls on I-80]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Says Table Games Measure Bad News for PA]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[FAIR Report Confirms National Security Begins at Home Package Could Save PA Taxpayers More Than $728 Million Annually]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Funding Released for State-Related Universities, Watson Says]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Approves Gambling Expansion in Pennsylvania]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Opposes Table Games Bill]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Knowles Opposes Bill to Legalize Table Games]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Krieger Says State Government Should Cure Binge Over-Spending Rather Than Expand Gambling]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Passage of Table Games Counter to Reform Efforts, Cutler Says]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Disappointed in Content of Table Games Legislation]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quigley Votes No on Gambling Expansion]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Says Rules Changes Could Prevent Future ‘Bonusgate’]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Votes ‘No’ on Flawed Table Games Bill]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Vereb Votes No on Gaming Expansion]]> Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Policy Committee Examines Use of Public-Private Partnerships in State Contracting]]> Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reese Angered by Lack of Action on Remainder of Budget]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Asks Democrat Leaders to Adjust Priorities, Vote on Funding for Universities Immediately]]> Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Lambasts House Democrats for Withholding Funding for State-Related Universities]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Adjourns Leaving Important College Funding Unresolved]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Adjourns, Leaving College Funding Issue Unresolved, Gingrich Says]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Democrats Ignore College Students, Says Ellis]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Democrats Stall Funding for Pennsylvania Colleges, Says Farry]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Policy Committee Holds Hearing to Learn More about Discriminatory Construction Contracting Practices]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Supports Efforts to Fund State-Related Universities]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Attempt to Advance Funding for State-Related Universities Thwarted by House Democrat Leader]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[York County House Republicans Slam Democrat Leaders on Lack of Support for Colleges]]> Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans' Proposal to Further Protect Service Dogs Passes House Committee]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Proposes Consumer Advocate for Health Insurance]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Oberlander Backs Legislation to Abolish PA Turnpike Commission]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rapp, Causer Argue Against Proposed Wood-Fired Boiler Restrictions]]> Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Fights for Women's Health]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Eliminating the PA Turnpike Commission Will Weed Out Government Corruption, Vereb Says]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gabler Joins Call to Abolish Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes Transparency and Accountability Database Bill]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hutchinson Champions Legislation to Dismantle Turnpike Commission]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Announces Support for Legislation to Protect Women’s Health]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder to General Assembly: Read The Bill!]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Adds Support to Effort to Eliminate PA Turnpike Commission]]> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Bill Names Section of Route 35 in Honor of Snyder County Soldier]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell to Introduce Legislation to Reform State Budget Process]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Legislation to Strengthen Valuable Law Enforcement Tool Passes State House]]> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gillespie Applauds Harley-Davidson Decision to Remain in York County]]> Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Legislation Would Save Pennsylvania Taxpayers Millions]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Says Public Hearing Needed Concerning Role of Pennsylvania Casino Association]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ross Named Republican Chairman of the House Urban Affairs Committee]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[ Gillespie Bill Mandates Payment of Court Costs by Defendants in Criminal Cases]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear Child Predator Legislation Passes the Pennsylvania House of Representatives]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell Says Legislation to Abolish Jury Commissioners Advances from House Committee]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana Applauds House Moving Accountability Database to Threshold of Final Passage in House]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Scavello Supports Bill Designating Portion of Route 611 as Joshua D. Miller Memorial Highway]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Supports Legislation to Ban Teacher Strikes in Pennsylvania]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Says Consultant's Credibility Raises Red Flag About I-80 Tolling Application]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hutchinson, Policy Committee Hear Concerns about Turnpike Commission's Application to Toll I-80]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Says Independent Voice Says I-80 is a 'Poor Choice' for Tolling]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Baker Appointed to Health Care Cost Containment Council Act Review Committee]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Bill Bans SEPTA Strikes]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes Gingrich Bill to Cut Mistakes in Operating Rooms]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe and Rock Cement STRIKE-FREE Education Pact Between Students, Parents, Taxpayers and Teachers with Introduction of Constitutional Ban]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rapp Resolution Designates November as Retinoblastoma Awareness Month]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Republican Policy Committee to Examine the Valuation of Interstate 80 in the Turnpike Commission's Toll Application ]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Statement by House Republican Leader Sam Smith]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger's Jury Commissioner Legislation Approved by House Local Government Committee]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Leader Statement on Grand Jury Presentment]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman, Rock Support PA Open Workforce Initiative]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ban on 'Texting' While Driving Passes House Transportation Committee with Geist's Support]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana Supports Online Accountability Database]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Don't Approve I-80 Tolling Application, House Republican Leader Smith Says To US Transportation Department]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Passes Swanger Bill to Strengthen Military Security]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Lawmakers, Right to Work Advocates, Teachers and Other Impacted Employees Rally for PA Open Workforce Initiative]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Supports Legislation to Keep Pennsylvania Roads Safe]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Resolution Proclaims Nov. 8-14 PTSD Awareness Week in Pennsylvania]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Hails Passage of Distracted Driving Bill]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed Helps to Unveil Welfare Reform Bill]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rep. Adolph Introduces Legislation to Improve Commonwealth's Unemployment Compensation Law]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Government Committee Advances Redistricting Reform Bill Co-Sponsored by Benninghoff]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Turzai Introduces Legislation to Reform DPW's Special Allowance Program]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Co-Sponsors Texting While Driving Ban]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Honors Medal of Honor Recipient at State Capitol Ceremony]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Oberlander Hosts State Capitol Hero's Welcome for Clarion County Medal of Honor Recipient McGinnis]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Co-Chairs Policy Hearing Examining Water Quality Issues Related to Marcellus Shale Formation]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Voices Concern at Termination of Governor's Veterans Outreach Program]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tallman Rips Rendell for SEPTA Support]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Lends Support to Driving While Texting Ban]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Supports Bill to Provide Turnpike Reimbursements for National Guard Members]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer Introduces Emergency Mandate Suspension Act]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove Legislation Would Cut Cost of Unemployment Fraud]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Petri Wants Action to Ensure Children Receive Textbooks in Future]]> Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Beyer to Introduce Caller Identification Spoofing Legislation]]> Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Agriculture Committee Learns about Cutler's Property Tax Legislation]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Legislation Would Provide Ballot Information Electronically for Voters]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Auditor General's Call for Reform of State Contracting Process Re-Emphasizes Need to End Pay-to-Play in Pennsylvania]]> Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cox Legislation Would Bar Ties Between Investors, Contributors and Candidates for State Treasury Head]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Legislation Will Allow the State to Assume Ownership of Base at Willow Grove]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Budget Spends Too Much and Increases Taxes; Hess Rejects Measure]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell Says State Budget Fails to Secure the Commonwealth's Financial Stability]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Votes No on Budget, Cites Long-Term Impact on Health Care]]> Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Baker Votes Against State Budget That Over Spends, Over Taxes and Drains State Reserves]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Opposes New Taxes, Looks Toward Helping Change Budget Process]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget Agreement Based on Broken Foundation, Schroder Says]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget Impasse Over, Causer Says]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Votes NO to Budget Balanced on the Backs of Doctors]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Advocates Cuts to Unnecessary Programs Before Tapping Rainy Day Fund]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Delozier Votes Against Unsustainable State Budget]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Denlinger Statement on House Budget Vote]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Eliminate Legal Costs for Neighborhood Groups Who Win Zoning Cases]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ellis Says State Budget Jeopardizes Pennsylvania's Fiscal Health]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans' No Vote Protect Taxpayers, Businesses]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gabler Questions Consequences of Budget Bill Passage]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harhart Opposes State Budget that Drains Reserves and Increases Spending]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Reports Significant Progress as Budget Impasse Reaches 100th Day]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Rejects State Budget That Spends and Taxes Too Much]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hess Lauds IRRC for Approving Home Care Regulations]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Higher Taxes and Increased Spending in State Budget Force Armstrong County Lawmakers to Reject Plan]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman, Rock Vote NO on Tax and Spend Budget Plan]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Knowles Statement on House Budget Vote]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marshall Happy Stalemate is Ending, Disappointed in Final Product]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Votes No on State Budget]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[New State Budget is Leaner, Limits Taxes, Says Godshall]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Petri Says State Budget Gives Up Reserves, Leaves State Vulnerable]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Cites Long-Term Negative Impact on State as Reason for 'No' Vote]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quigley Rejects Fiscal Recklessness of Budget Deal]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rapp Refuses to Cave In On Protecting PA Taxpayers]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed Offers Statement on Passage of State Budget]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reese says Budget Fails to Plan for Future]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Questions Constitutionality of Raiding MCARE Fund]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Smith Says State Budget Not in Line with Economic Times]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Concerned with Spending in New State Budget]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Pleased with End of Budget Stalemate, Concerned for Financial Future of Pennsylvania]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor to Education Secretary: Order Books for Non-Public Schools]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[York County House Republicans Express Concern for Pennsylvania's Financial Health with Passage of State Budget]]> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Krieger Votes Against 2009-10 State Government Takeover of Taxpayer Income]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe Stands Up for Pennsylvania Taxpayers]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Oberlander Says Tax and Spend Budget Wrong Answer at Worst Time for PA Taxpayers]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Opposes New Taxes and Spending Plan]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Barrar Amendment to Defund ACORN Passes House]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Benninghoff Introduces Bill to Prevent Future State Budget Standoffs]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley, Beyer Alarmed by Possible Closure of Allentown State Hospital in Budget]]> Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Supports Bill to End Health Insurance Discrimination]]> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Democrats Kill Miller's Attempt to Provide Property Tax Relief, Support for Senior Citizens]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Amendment Will Restrict Appointments of Legislators to Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Amends Table Games Legislation to Include Funding for East Hanover Township, Public Safety in Dauphin County]]> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Measure Would Give People a Voice on Future Gambling Expansions]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Scavello Opposes Passage of Tax Measures Before Budget Bill]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Smith Opposes Tax Increases]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Vereb Proposal to Reform Pennsylvania's Gaming Industry Passes House]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Welfare Reform a Slow Process, Progress Being Made, Gingrich Says]]> Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Bill Helps Veterans Obtain Benefits]]> Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell Joins House GOP in Opposing Tax Hike Legislation]]> Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tax 'Reform' Legislation Will Cost Pennsylvanians $1 Billion, Cox Says]]> Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Barrar Fights Attempt to Raise Taxes]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana Opposes Democrats' 'Flavor of the Day' Tax Bill]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Calls Advancement of Table Games Bill 'Old-Time Politics']]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Votes 'No' on Billion Dollar Tax Increase]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Issues Statement on His Vote Against Tax Increase Bill]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Issues Statement on His Vote Against Tax Increase Bill]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Delozier Says Measure Passed in House Would Raise Taxes by $1 Billion]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Denlinger Opposes Taxes Increases to Pay For State Spending]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Votes Against $1 Billion Tax Bill]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Farry Opposes Bill to Increase Taxes on Pennsylvania Families and Businesses]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Votes Against Tax Increase Legislation]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hess Votes Against Legislation to Increase Taxes by $1 Billion]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hess Votes Against Legislation to Increase Taxes by $1 Billion]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House OKs Rep. Adolph's Proposal to Uphold Integrity of Valley Forge Military College Appointment Process]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Knowles Opposes $1 Billion Tax Increase Bill]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metzgar Rejects $1 Billion Tax Increase]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metzgar Rejects $1 Billion Tax Increase]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Millard Votes Against Tax-Increase Budget Plan]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Oberlander Casts Two Votes Against Economy-Killing Tax Increases and Gaming Expansion ]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Party-Line Vote Advances Major Gambling Expansion Bill in House]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Phillips, Fairchild Denounce Tax Increases for PA Budget Deal]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Expresses Disappointment in State House Action to Raise Taxes]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pyle Rejects Measure that Would Extract $1 Billion in Taxes from Pennsylvanians]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quigley Opposes Higher Taxes for Pennsylvania]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Opposes Tax Increases Supported by Democrats, Governor]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Measure Would Require ACORN to File Appropriate Campaign Reports]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Says Tax Increase Bill Violates Constitution]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Votes Against Higher Taxes, Decries Return of 'Roman Polanski' Film Tax Credit]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Secret Budget Agreement Repeats Mistakes, Prolongs Pain, Says Schroder]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Votes Reinforce Anti-Gaming, Anti-Tax Increase Stance]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tax Increases of $1 Billion Approved in State House, Says Ellis]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Turzai Votes Against Democratic Plan to Raise Taxes by a Billion Dollars]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Votes 'No' on $1 Billion Tax Increase Bill]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[York County House Republicans Oppose Job-Crushing Tax Increase]]> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[PA House Health Care Task Force Pitches Proposals to President Obama]]> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear, Saylor Call for End of Discriminatory Contracting Practices, Union Political Paybacks]]> Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Outraged Over Potential Cuts in Educational Opportunities for Pennsylvania Children, Issues Statement ]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gabler Maintains 'No Taxes, No Tolls' Stance]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hess Co-Sponsors Resolution Ordering Rendell Administration to Halt Development of Keystone Exams]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer Warns: Taxpayer Dollars May be Used to 'Buy' Legislative Votes for Tax-Increase Budget]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Turzai Says Rendell's Proposed Budget Agreement Will Drive Doctors Out of Pennsylvania]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell Calls on House Speaker to Reform Budget Process]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Raises Concerns about Marcellus Shale Leases in Budget Proposal]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Knowles Calls for Investigation of ACORN, Backs Ban on State Funding for Political Groups]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed Questions Natural Gas Drilling Plan in State Budget Agreement]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Baker's Identity Theft Legislation Signed into Law]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Critical of Budget Deal Between Governor and Legislative Caucuses]]> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear's Tax Amnesty Proposal Passes House]]> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Barrar Renews Calls for ACORN Investigation, Proposes Ban on State Funding for Political Groups]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer, Youngblood Call for Action on Resolution to Halt Proposed Graduation Exams]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Says Recent Decision by Retirement Board Reinforces Need for Tougher Forfeiture Law]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Krieger Supports Non-Stop Legislative Session Over Unacceptable, Tax-Increasing Budget Compromise]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Resolution to Bring Awareness to Lupus]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Constitutional Change Necessary to Pass a Timely Budget, Says Marsico]]> Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe Says "Budget Compromise" Puts Pennsylvania Taxpayers Last ]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Moul Says Committee Will Move Budget Process Forward]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Perzel Supports Increased Benefits for Families Of Slain Police Officers]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Petri Issues Statement on Stalled State Budget]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Proposed Budget Deal Would Cripple 100,000 Businesses Across the State, Lead to Further Job Loss, Says Christiana]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Calls Budget Deal Outrageous, Reckless and Irresponsible]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer Blasts Budget Agreement Containing Tax Increases]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer: Governor's Tax Increase Proposals Based on False Logic]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Stands in Support of Legislation to Empower Rank-and-File Members in State Budget Negotiations]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tallman Disappointed with Budget Proposal]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Bill Would Give Cancer Patients Greater Access to Treatment]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Benninghoff Co-Sponsors Resolution Calling for Innovative Technique to Move State Budget Process Forward]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bipartisan Group of Legislators Announces Measure to Stop Rendell Administration from Further Movement on Graduation Tests]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Calls for Budget Action]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Supports Rarely Used Maneuver to End Budget Impasse]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Proposes Committee of the Whole to Break Budget Impasse]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hutchinson Co-Sponsors Resolution Calling for New Process to End State Budget Stalemate]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Joins House Colleagues in Calling for Committee of the Whole to Tackle State Budget]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Knowles Backs Measure to Keep House in Session until Budget is Passed ]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Supports Establishing a Committee of the Whole to Break Budget Impasse, Issues Statement]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Peifer Supports New Approach to End Budget Stalemate]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Endorses Inventive Proposal to Break Budget Impasse]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Adds Support to Bipartisan Attempt to Break Budget Impasse]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Unconventional Processes Necessary Since Budget Impasse is So Entrenched, Says Marshall]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Lehigh Valley Lawmakers Call for Fraud and Waste Cuts in Welfare Budget to Help Move Budget Impasse Forward]]> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Representative Democracy: One More Casualty of the Budget Impasse]]> Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove Legislation Would Establish DUI Court]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Everett Slams Governor for Taxpayer Comments]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gingrich Says Welfare Reform is Necessary to Protect Most Vulnerable]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metzgar Co-sponsors House Republican Compromise Budget Plan]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[sico: Bipartisan Budget Compromise Could End Stalemate]]> Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Lawmakers Question Rendell Administration Commitment to Eliminating Welfare Waste and Fraud]]> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[All Employees Need to be Protected Against Discrimination, Says Marsico]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Petri Bill to Expand Use of Emergency License Plates]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed: Governor's Move to Abandon Natural Gas Tax is Good News for PA Workers]]> Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quinn Diagnostic Testing Bill Passes Health and Human Services Committee]]> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bring House Back Into Session to Deal With Budget,GOP Leader Smith Says ]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Benninghoff, Hutchinson Urge Speaker to Reconvene House to Hammer Out State Budget]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer Opposes Governor's Sales Tax Expansion]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Democrat Sales Tax Expansion Plan Includes Sports and Theater Tickets, Movies, Computer Services, Dry Cleaning, Mass Transit ]]> Mon, 24 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Knowles Says Compromise Budget is Something Everyone Can Live With]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Resolution Honors POWs, MIAs]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Supports Senate Move to Restore Funding, End Crisis]]> Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Supports Compromise to End Budget Impasse]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Chester County Republican Delegation Urges Override of Veto to Fund Human Services]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Supports Fiscally Responsible Budget Compromise]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[PIT Increase is Dead; Democrats Switch To Legal Services Tax]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Turzai Calls for Tougher Oversight of DPW's Special Allowance Program, Fights for Reforms to Decrease Fraud]]> Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Delozier Supports Spending Plan to Bring an End to Budget Impasse]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Keller Supports Budget Proposal to Break Budget Impasse]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[New Compromise Budget Proposal Introduced in State House]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Applauds Update of State's EMS Law]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Demands State Keep Safe Schools Office Open]]> Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Speaks at Rally to Support Child Care Centers]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Frustration Escalates Over Lack of Budget Progress, Says Helm]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[York County Republican Delegation Members Issue Statement on Continuing State Budget Impasse]]> Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[More Seniors to Get Prescription Drug Coverage Under Grove Plan]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rep. Adolph Announces Legislative Action to Override Governor's Veto and Release Funding for Pennsylvania State Grant Program]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reese Slams Inaction and Subterfuge in Budget Process]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Says Commission Will Report on Juvenile Justice Breakdown]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Says Commission Will Report on Juvenile Justice Breakdown]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor Signs Legislation to Enable Investigation into Luzerne County Juvenile Justice System, Says Boback]]> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove Legislation Would Protect Pay of State Employees]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Legislators Fight for Property Tax Relief]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Saylor Calls for House Vote on Orie Graduation Exam Legislation]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder: Administration Muzzling Discussion of Pay to Play]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor leads fight to increase benefits for families of slain police officers]]> Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bridge Budget' Jeopardizes Funding for Critical State Programs ]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Civera Denounces House Democrats Move to Further Block the Budget Process]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Votes ‘NO' on School Code Bill that Lacked Public Vetting and Would Increase Taxes]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Pleased Budget Document Moves to Governor]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Everett Votes to Pay State Workers]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gingrich Votes for Stopgap Funding Plan to Pay State Workers]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Supports Stopgap Budget to Resume Salary Payments to State Employees]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Keller Votes to Pay State Employees]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Issues Statement on Passage of Preliminary Budget Bill]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed Supports House Approval of Stopgap Budget]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Issues Statement on Latest Budget Developments]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Workers Will Finally Get Paid, Announces Delozier]]> Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Democrats Vote to Prolong Budget Impasse]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Issues Statement on Continuing Budget Stalemate]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Responds to Renewed Efforts to Resubmit Application to Toll I-80]]> Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Says Commission Will Report on Juvenile Justice Breakdown]]> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Issues Statement on Governor's New Budget Timeline]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Penn State Study Examines Marcellus Shale Industry's Potential in Pennsylvania, Pickett Announces]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed on Governor's Move to Pay State Workers: Better Late than Never]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Delozier Issues Statement on Paying State Workers as Budget Deadlock Continues]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear Asks Revenue Secretary for Complete Information on Tax Delinquencies]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Benninghoff Bill Would Sunshine Closed-Door State Budget Meetings]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Democrat Tax Increase for Education?]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ellis Touts Penn State Study About Marcellus Shale Industry's Potential in Pennsylvania]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Orie and Saylor Announce Discharge Resolution for Keystone Exam Legislation]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer: Local Taxpayers Lose with Governor's Education Funding Proposal]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tallman Flunks Rendell Plan for Education]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Smith Says State Employees Who Work Should Be Paid]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Backs Plan to Fight Drug Abuse, Encourage Rehabilitation]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Says Measure Will Discourage Poaching]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Says Measure Will Discourage Poaching]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hutchinson Joins Alliance to Stop I-80 Tolling]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Says State House Takes Next Step in Annual Budget Process, Sends Bill to Conference Committee]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Moul Says State Employees Should Not Be Used As Pawns]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Phillips, Fairchild Join Alliance to Stop I-80 Tolling]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Wants ID Badges for all Home Health Care Workers]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Legislation Would Reduce Local Government Spending, Increase Public Accessibility of Legal Notices, Says Creighton]]> Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mid-State Lawmakers Call on House Democrat Appropriations Committee Chairman and the Governor to Pay State Employees]]> Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quinn Does Not Support Cuts in State Budget Bill]]> Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Says Conference Committee-Produced Budget Will Lead to Higher Spending]]> Tue, 21 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed Urges Governor to Pay State Workers]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[York County Lawmakers Alert Families and Students to Danger House Bill 1416 Poses to Higher Education]]> Mon, 20 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear's Tax Amnesty Proposal Now Widely Endorsed]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bloated and Non-Funded Democrat Budget Passes House]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Causer Issues Statement on Passage of Unbalanced, Irresponsible State Budget]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Says State Can't Afford Democrat Budget Plan]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Delozier Introduces Legislation to Save State Employees' Paychecks]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Democrat Budget No Friend to Middle-Class Families, Says Grove]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ellis Says House Democrats Set the Stage for a Major Tax Increase by Stripping Funding for Higher Education]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Godshall Sponsors Legislation to Combat Insurance Fraud]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Says House Democrats' Budget Out of Touch with Needs of Pennsylvania]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hess Says House Democrats' Budget is Irresponsible By Calling for Higher Taxes]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Democrats Budget Proposal is Bad News for Pennsylvania, Says Pyle]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marshall Votes ‘No' on Budget Plan That Voids All Higher Education Funding]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Votes No to Irresponsible Budget Bill]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Oberlander Stands Up for Clarion University, PA Employers and Employees by Saying No to Most Expensive Budget in State History]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Party-line Vote Moves Rendell's Flawed Video Poker Bill to House]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed Opposes House Democrat Bill Eliminating Higher Education Funding]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Opposes Bloated State Budget]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Scavello Issues Statement on a Budget Without Funding for 29 Higher Education Institutions and 177,000 Students]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Spend-Happy House Democrats Send Irresponsible Message on Higher Education, Says Swanger ]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Expresses Concern for Higher Education in Voting Against Budget Bill]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Barrar Measure Would Assist Veterans Attending Pennsylvania Universities]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Releases Statement on House Bill 1416]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Disappointed with Advancement of Most Expensive Budget Proposal]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Causer Decries Democrats' Rejection of No-Tax Budget Plan]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Civera Calls Budget Vote a Missed Opportunity; Expresses Concern Over House Democrats' Spending Plan]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Fears for Future of Pennsylvania Taxpayers]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Says College Students, Families Should Not be Pawns in Senseless Budget Games]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove Releases Statement on Republican Budget Effort]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Issues Statement on Budget Vote]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Higher Taxes, Out-of-Control Spending and Late Budgets Will Be Administration's Legacy, Says Grove]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Appears Poised to Pass Budget Bill That Strips All Higher Education Funding, Boyd Says]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Democrats Take Another Step Toward Increasing Taxes, Says Harhart]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Budget Provides Significant Increases for 134th District School Districts]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Issues Statement on his Support of Failed No-Tax Amendment to PA Budget Bill]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Millard Disgusted that House Appears Poised to Pass Budget Bill That Strips All State Higher Education Funding]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Moul Says House Misses Opportunity to Pass Budget This Week, End Payless Pay Days]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rapp and White Team Up To Get Warren General Hospital Land Use Expansion Legislation Signed Into Law]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Republican Balanced Budget Proposal Defeated by House Democrats]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Measure Brings Meadville Armory Step Closer to Sale]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Supports Responsible Budget Alternative]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stern Expresses Disappointment at Negative Vote for Balanced Republican Budget Plan]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Responds to Democrat Budget Proposal Passed by PA House]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Causer Says GOP Education Funding Fair, Reasonable]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[College Students Held Hostage to Rendell Plan to Raise Taxes, Gingrich Says]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Releases Statement on Budget Movement]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Day Amendments Encourage Volunteer Firefighter Tax Credits]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fleck Calls House Democrat Budget Proposal ‘Unrealistic,' Says Higher Education Must Be Funded]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Faults House Democrats for Failing to Ensure State Employees are Paid on Time]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Democrats Unanimously Vote to Ensure State Employees Only Receive Partial Paychecks]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Leader Comments on Fumo Conviction]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Attempt to Prevent Payless Pay Days Shot Down]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Issues Statement on House Budget Movement]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Knowles Calls on Governor to End Scare Tactics on Education Funding]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Makes Last-Ditch Attempt to Pass Budget this Week]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Milne Voices Outrage at Political Stunt that Eliminates Higher Education Funding in the Budget]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tax Delinquencies Rise During Rendell Administration]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana Appalled Democrats Slight to Higher Education in Budget]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stern Pays Tribute to Fallen Soldier]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Phillips, Fairchild Respond to Scare Tactics for School Funding]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rapp Working To Ensure All PA Workers Receive Uninterrupted Paychecks With No Additional Tax Increases]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Objects to House Democrats Holding Students Hostage in Budget Stalemate]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana Favors Education Funding Increases Without Tax Increases]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Balanced Budget Plan Proposed with No Tax Increase, Says Rep. Adolph]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Balanced State Budget with No Tax Increase Within Our Reach, Says Clymer]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Urges Movement on Responsible Budget]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Pleased Personal Tax Income Increase Dealt Severe Setback]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Causer Says House GOP No-Tax Budget Plan Fair, Responsible and Affordable]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Backs Balanced House Republican Budget]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Endorses No-Tax-Increase State Budget Proposal]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Denlinger Announces Defeat of Higher Personal Income Tax Hike for Pennsylvanians]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ellis Lauds House Republican Budget Proposal]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fleck Applauds House Republican Budget Alternative, Criticizes House Democrats' Use of Budget Fear Tactics]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Says Republicans Offer Balanced Budget with No Tax Increases]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hess Says Republican Budget Proposal Is Good for Pennsylvania]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Declare Victory in Battle with Rendell over Proposed Tax Hike]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Introduce Budget Alternative with No New Tax Increases]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Unveil Balanced and Responsible No-Tax-Increase Budget]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Joins House Republicans in Unveiling Balanced and Fiscally Responsible No-Tax-Increase Budget]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Personal Income Tax Hike off the Table, Announced Delozier]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Proposal to Hike Personal Income Tax Axed, Barrar Says]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quigley Supports House Republican Budget]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quinn Calls on House Leaders to Move Budget]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Applauds Removal of Personal Income Tax from Budget Negotiations]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Republicans Unveil Fiscally Conservative, Balanced Budget Plan]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Republicans Unveil Fiscally Conservative, Balanced Budget Plan with No Tax Increase, Says Kauffman]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rock Ready to Complete Heavy Lifting On House Republican No-Tax Increase, Fiscally Responsible Budget Plan]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Saylor Responds to PSEA/Rendell Misinformation on House Republican Budget Proposal]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Saylor Responds to PSEA/Rendell Misinformation on House Republican Budget Proposal]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Sonney Helps to Unveil Tax-Free House Republican Budget Plan]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Budget Not Just About This Year]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Issues Statement on Scheduling, Solution to Budget Impasse]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Pleased Personal Income Tax Increase Called Off]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[With Rendell's Tax Hike Dead, Knowles Calls for House Vote on GOP Budget]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[York County House Republicans Issue Statement on Scheduling, Solution to Budget Impasse]]> Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear's Tax Amnesty Endorsed by Auditor General]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Democrat Tax Plan off the Table, Killion Says]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mensch Controlled Substance and Prescription Crime Legislation Approved by Judiciary Committee]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quigley Advocates Responsible Budget, No Tax Hike]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rendell Tax Plan Off the Table, Moul Says]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Issues Statement on State Budget Negotiations ]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Saylor Declares Rendell's Income Tax Hike Dead]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Introduces Legislation to Protect Communities Targeted by Natural Gas Pipelines]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Budget Process Gains Positive Momentum, Baker Says]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Issues Statement on Budget Impasse]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[York County House Republicans Declare Victory in Battle with Rendell over Proposed Tax Hike]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Frustrated, Reese Demands Action on State Budget]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Benninghoff Blasts House Inaction on Budget]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget Deadline Missed Again While Governor Pursues Tax Increase]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Everett Joins Fight to Stop Tax Increase for Pennsylvanians]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House OKs Harper's Call for Assessment of Growing Greener II Environmental Protection Initiative]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Lancaster House Delegation Stands Firm Against Higher Taxes]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Legislation to Protect Local Water Supply Advances]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Budget Must Hold the Line on Spending and Include No Tax Increase]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Issues Statement on Lack of Budget, Another Missed Deadline]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Announces House Passage of Commission to Investigate Luzerne County Juvenile Justice System]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget Deadline Missed Again While Governor Tries to Sell Tax Increase]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Frustrated on Lack of Progress on State Budget as Deadline Passes]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Amendment to Protect Veterans' Housing in Southeastern PA]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Farry Statement on Missed Budget Deadline]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Says Tax Hike Irresponsible]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pyle Says Raising Taxes Not an Option; Will Not Vote for Any Budget that Does So]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed: If Prison Guards Go Without Pay, So Should Inmates]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rep. Adolph Says Now is Not the Time to Undertake Massive Expansion of Government-Run Health Care Program]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rep. Adolph Says Now is Not the Time to Undertake Massive Expansion of Government-Run Health Care Program]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[York County Republican Delegation Issues Statement on Missed State Budget Deadline]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gabler Holds Firm on Anti-Tax Stance]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Approves Bill to Restructure Department of Aging, Redefine Role]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House GOP Task Force Points Out Serious Flaws of Health Care Legislation Passed Today]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Local Legislators Issues Challenge to Fight Breast Cancer]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Bill Assisting Retailers Becomes Law]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tallman Says ‘No' to Government-Run Health Care]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bill to Encourage ‘Recycling' of Historic Buildings Earns House Approval, Harper Says]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Alleged Welfare Fraud Drives Need for Reform, Gingrich Says]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bipartisan Group of Legislators Support Online Transparency Database]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Civera Introduces Discharge Resolutions on State Budget Bills]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell's Amendment Would Add Teeth to Luzerne County Juvenile Justice Investigation Commission Legislation]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Finance Committee Backgrounder: Governor's Budget would Drain State's ‘Checking Account']]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Rallies in Support of Pragmatic State Budget]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rapp's Warren General Hospital Land Use Expansion Amendment Passes State House Unanimously]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Republican Judiciary Chairman Marsico Issues Statement on Non-tax Paying Prisoners Getting Paid During a Budget Impasse]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Examination of Property Tax Reassessments Will Include Cutler's Clean and Green Study]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Says State's Gaming Law Needs Further Reform than Senate Proposal Offers]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor and House Democrats Push For Gaming Expansion. Schroder Disagrees, Says State Gaming Laws are Flawed, Must be Fixed]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor and House Democrats Push For Gaming Expansion. Schroder Disagrees, Says State Gaming Laws are Flawed, Must be Fixed]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Says Gaming Reform Bill Would End Practice of Former PGCB Members and Employees Gaining Employment with Casinos]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Supports Online Database of State Expenditures and Contracts]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed and Bipartisan Coalition of Lawmakers Push for Spending Transparency]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe, Lawmakers Initiate Pennsylvania State Capitol Taxpayers' Protest Post-it Campaign]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear's Tax Amnesty Proposal Gains Momentum]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana's Proposal to Create PennWATCH Discussed by House GOP Policy Committee]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hennessey Pushes to Prevent State Politicians from Tapping Lottery Fund]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Finance Chairman Charges Rendell Administration with Fiscal Irresponsibility]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Bill Creates Franklin Savings Certificates]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder: Put Blame for Budget Deficit Where it Belongs – Spending]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget Process Flawed, Harper Says]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Civera Speaks Out Against Governor's Proposed Income Tax Increase]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ellis' Bill Would Permit Voluntary Overpayment of Personal Income Tax]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor's Temporary Tax Hike Wrong for PA, Causer Says]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mensch: Policy Hearing on Unemployment Compensation Brings Comment on Vital Pennsylvania Issue]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Outlines ‘Pact with PA']]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Opposes Plan to Increase Personal Income Tax]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Everett Honors Montoursville High School Graduate Mike Mussina at State Capitol]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Leader Sam Smith opposes Governor's 16.28% PIT increase proposal]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mustio Resolution "Dials In" June as Pennsylvania Cell Phones for Soldiers Month]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Opposes Effort by Governor and His Cabinet to Build Support for $1.5 Billion Personal Income Tax Hike]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rep. Adolph Honors 2009 Radnor's Girls' Lacrosse Team On State House Floor as PIAA Champions]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Says Raising Taxes During a Recession Is Bad Policy]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Turzai Opposes Governor's PIT Increase Proposal, Says Rendell Needs a Reality Check]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana and Marshall Host Fact-Finding Hearing on Community Blight Solutions]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe Says State Capitol Taxpayers' Protest Is Only Beginning of Battle to End Harrisburg's Tax-Spend-and-Borrow-a-Thon]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Renews Push to Reduce Welfare Fraud]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Scavello's Prosthetics Licensure Bill Will Increase Quality of Care]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear Announces Housing and Economic Revitalization Bill]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Democrat Health Plan Forces People onto Welfare Rolls, Creates Health Care Tax and Increases Health Insurance Costs]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Agriculture Committee Approves Amendments to Clarify Clean and Green Law for Bluestone Mining Operations]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Urges Federal and State Authorities to Investigate Allegations of Tax Evasion and Other Criminal Activity Pertaining to Video Poker Distributors]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA["Tax You More Bus Tour" Comes to DuBois]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ellis Says Drilling in Marcellus Shale a Boon for Pennsylvania]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Godshall to Introduce Package of Bills to Curb Insurance Fraud]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Appropriations Committee Votes to Defeat Senate-Passed Budget Bill]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman and Rock Join Taxpayer Protest at State Capitol]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Knowles Sworn In During Capitol Ceremony]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rapp, Gabler, Oberlander Reiterate Pledge to Provide No Representation for Increased Taxation During State Capitol Protest]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson's Bill Seeks to Expand Health Care Services at Community Clinics]]> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear Announces Housing and Economic Revitalization Bill]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pickett Introduces Legislation to Protect Local Water Supply]]> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rendell Hits the Campaign Trail Again With the "Tax You More Bus Tour"]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Urges Investors to Be Cautious and Advocates New Safeguards]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Send Up Red Flags on House Bill 1 Voted out of Insurance Committee]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Adolph Conducts Public Hearing on Ways to Combat the Rising Number of Ponzi Scheme Victims in Pennsylvania]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Stands with Colleagues in Voting 'No' to Future Tax Increase]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Disappointed at Gaming Board's Decision to Temporarily Lift the DeNaples Slots Casino Suspension ]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Veterans Committee Passes Swanger Bill to Strengthen Police at Military Bases]]> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman's Legislation Urging Congress to Recognize Fallen Soldiers with New Honor and Remember Flag Passes State House]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Smith Calls Proposed State Park Closings by DCNR "Scare Tactic"]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Game Commission Officer Legislation Approved by House]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Committed to Funding Critical Government Services, Smith Tells State bankers]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Bill Helps Retailers Better Comply with New Cigarette Law]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Bill Helps Retailers Better Comply with New Cigarette Law]]> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Local Lawmakers Urge Opposition to Democrats' New Strategy to Toll I-80]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Smith, Gabler, Oberlander Denounce Latest House Democrat Efforts to Resurrect I-80 Tolling Scheme]]> Thu, 28 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Area Lawmakers Renew Call to Fight I-80 Tolls]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Godshall, Mensch Applaud PUC for Permitting Utility to Take Advantage of Favorable Market Conditions]]> Wed, 27 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gingrich Says 'Smart Pharmacy' Proposal May Hurt Consumers]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Leader Questions Credibility of So-Called Democrat Spending Advocates]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Taylor Supports 'Lacey's Law' to Protect Teen Drivers]]> Tue, 26 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gingrich Says New Budget Hearings Convey Realities of State's Fiscal Challenges]]> Fri, 22 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Leader Asks When House Democrat Funding Bill Will Be Introduced]]> Mon, 18 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Payne and Haluska Announce Motorcycle Day at the Capitol on June 16]]> Sat, 16 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Task Force Members Honored by PA Association of Community Health Centers]]> Fri, 15 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Oberlander Unveils Legislation to Expand State Drug Court System and Confront Northwestern PA's Growing Heroin Epidemic]]> Fri, 15 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[O'Neill Measure to Allow Direct Reimbursement for Volunteer Ambulance Services Receives Committee Endorsement]]> Thu, 14 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Paychecks to the Governor Should Cease During a Budget Impasse, says Marsico]]> Thu, 14 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Co-Sponsors Legislation to Require Drug Testing of Prospective School Employees]]> Thu, 14 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Committee Approves Two Reform Bills Supported by Benninghoff]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Urges Congress to Recognize Honor and Remember Flag as National Symbol of Service and Sacrifice of Our Fallen Soldiers]]> Wed, 13 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Chambersburg Soldier Posthumously Honored in State House]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grove to Introduce Property Tax Reduction Legislation]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Acknowledges U.S. Armed Forces through Special Resolution, Says Fairchild]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quigley to Host School Consolidation Hearing]]> Tue, 12 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Killion to Honor Famed Phillies Announcer Harry Kalas]]> Mon, 11 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Godshall, Mensch Urge PUC to Take Advantage of Low Electric Rates]]> Fri, 08 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Beyer Public Safety Legislation Passes House Unanimously]]> Thu, 07 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Introduces Legislation to Improve Patient Safety]]> Thu, 07 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear Recognizes National Nursing Home Week]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Creighton Joins Call for Enactment of Fiscally Responsible State Budget]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Farry Legislation Would Allow Counties to Eliminate the Office of Jury Commissioner]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Approves Dally's Open Space Initiative]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Approves Reed Welfare Reform Bill]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe Leads Fiscally Conservative Lawmakers in Calling for Pennsylvania State Capitol Taxpayers' Protest]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Supports Bill to Prevent Sexual Violence on College Campuses]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rising Costs and Rationed Health Care in Universal, Government-Run System Focus of House GOP Policy Committee Hearing]]> Wed, 06 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Miller Bike Bills Promote Cycling Safety]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Supports Bill to Prevent Sexual Violence on College Campuses]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rapp Amendment Shields PA Timber Products from Being Axed Under New Green Schools Building Standard]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Saylor Resolution Recognizes 'Stamp Out Hunger' Day In Pennsylvania]]> Tue, 05 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Works to Ensure PA Environment, Taxpayers Get ‘Bang for Their Buck' from Growing Greener II]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House OKs Evans' Measure Encouraging PA Colleges, Universities to Give American Sign Language Foreign Language Credit]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pay Down the Pension Spike with Stimulus Funds, Republicans Propose]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer Reintroduces School Property Tax Elimination Act]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stern Honors Eight Fallen Heroes During Annual Police Memorial Service in Harrisburg]]> Mon, 04 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[PA House Policy Committee Hears Perils of Universal, Government-Run Health Care Systems]]> Fri, 01 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Supreme Court Ruling Demonstrates Need for Action on Barrar Gaming Legislation]]> Fri, 01 May 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[PA House Republican Policy Committee Evaluates More Effective Use of Education Funding]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Quinn Fights for Pennsylvania Workers]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Upset by DHS Assessment, Rohrer Stands Up for All Pennsylvania Citizens, Veterans, and Second Amendment Defenders]]> Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Co-Sponsors Resolution of Program Designed to Integrate Veterans into Financial Services Field]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hennessey Resolution Makes May 'Older Pennsylvanians Month"]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Two Good Government Bills Sponsored by Dally Are Approved by Committee]]> Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gillespie Supports Effort to Put Property Tax Relief on November Ballot]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Education Task Force to Hold Hearing on Remediation of College Students]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Peifer Legislation Would Bar Pennsylvania from Enacting Unfunded Mandates on Local Governments and Schools]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Rallies Colleagues to Achieve Pay Equity in the Workplace]]> Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana, Smith Announce Proposal for Easier Online Access to Government Expenditures and Contract Information]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Folmer, Schroder Lead Rally in Support of Worker Freedom and Against ‘Employee Free Choice Act']]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harhart School Safety Legislation Reintroduced]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House OKs Geist Measure to Withhold State Funds from Municipalities that Enact Ordinances Contrary to Vehicle Code]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Joins the Fight Against Proposed Federal Law That Would Restrict Worker Freedoms]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Saylor Resolution Urges Teenagers to Celebrate Responsibly]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder, Folmer to Lead Capitol Rally in Opposition to Employee Free Choice Act]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder, Folmer to Lead Capitol Rally in Opposition to Employee Free Choice Act]]> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell's Measure Permits the Unemployed to Maintain Health Insurance]]> Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Argall, Scavello Call for Property Tax Referendum]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Says House Committee Hears ALS Testimony]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[End Pay-to-Play, Perception of Impropriety, Republicans Say]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gabler, Oberlander Continue Attack on Effort to Toll Interstate 80]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor and House Republicans Agree Reform is Needed in Pennsylvania's Gaming Industry, Says Marsico]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Calls for End of MH/MR Waiting List, Bill of Rights for People with Intellectual, Developmental Disabilities]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Calls for Real Reform at Gaming Control Board]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mustio Appointed to Select House Committee to Ensure All Employers Receive Fair Share of State Contracts and Stimulus Funding]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Says Now is No Time For Gaming Expansion in Pennsylvania]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Smith Supports Measure to Crack Down on Distracted Drivers]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Time to Award Contracts Legitimately, Says Marsico]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Joint Statement from Senator Orie and Rep. Saylor On Alternative Graduation Tests - aka Keystone Exams 2.0]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Resolution to Recognize Arbor Day Passes House]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer Appointed As House Finance Committee Chairman]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Legislation Confronts Flaw in Casino Licensing Process]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House to Vote on Legislation to Phase-In Electric Rate Hikes]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Joins Fourth Annual Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Krieger and Reese Introduce Stimulus Oversight Legislation]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe Introduces Legislation to Punish Gun Banning Municipalities During Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Northwestern PA Republicans Stand Up for Second Amendment Liberty at Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rock Backs Franklin County Gun Owners Over Governor's Demands for Additional Gun Control at Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally]]> Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Barrar Condemns Homeland Security Report]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Legislation to Safeguard the Elderly Gains House Approval]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Unanimously Approves Rohrer Measure Marking this Week as Pennsylvania Academic Competition Week]]> Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Continues to Press for End to Pay-to-Play Politics in Pennsylvania]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Believes Keystone Corridor is Well-Positioned for Federal High-Speed Rail Investment]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gillespie Bill to Toughen Penalty for Corruption of Minors Receives Committee Approval]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Perzel Calls Rendell's Property Tax Relief Inadequate]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear Bill Would Streamline Tax Return Process for Eligible Seniors and Working Families]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Benninghoff Hosts Legislative Briefing on Rural Health Care Issues]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Supports Vietnam Veteran Diploma Legislation]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Renews Push for Changes to Aid Families of Slain Law Enforcement Officers]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer says Governor's Property Tax ‘Relief' Announcement Misses Point]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Legislation Will Transfer Duties of the Bureau of Investigations and Enforcement to the Pennsylvania State Police]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Agriculture Chairman Rohrer Visits Penn Animal Diagnostic Lab Targeted by Rendell Budget Cuts]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper, Taylor Propose Consumer Protections for Mobile Home Owners]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Hear Congressional Review of Federal Stimulus Bill]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Phillips Issues Statement on Fish Passage Project]]> Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Leader Says PA Govt. Must Take Right PATH]]> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Leader Says Deferring Payments Saves Nothing]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Lawmakers Support Reforming State's Juvenile Court System]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Baker's Identity Theft Legislation Passes House]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Game Commission Officer Legislation Moves Forward]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Everett Joins House Colleagues in Calling for Legislative Action on State Budget]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Hear Testimony on Rendell's Keystone Exams Proposal]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Take Stand against Efforts to Restrict Recreational and Economic Access in Allegheny National Forest]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Joins in Call for an On-Time, Balanced Budget With No Tax Increases]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe Unites GOP Lawmakers in Calling for Unprecedented Legislative Action to Put Pennsylvania Taxpayers First]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Returns Fire, Blasts Protesters at Anti-Card Check Rally]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ellis Appointed to Governor's Stimulus Oversight Commission]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Long-Term Care Consumer Notification Act Passes House]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Seeks Greater Awareness of Sexual Assault]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Pyle Says House GOP Package Would Make Pennsylvania the National Leader in Natural Gas Production]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ultimately, the People Will Decide if Rendell's Stimulus Spending Was Right, Republican Leader Smith Says]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[DiGirolamo Bill Offers Protection for CERT Members]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt to Host Public Hearing on Food Allergy Management Guidelines]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Petri Legislation to Get Pennsylvania Economy Back on Track]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Lawmakers Say County Judge's Pension Application Indicates Need for Reform Legislation]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Legislative Measure Helps to Raise Awareness of Lyme Disease, Says Helm]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Says Cronyism and Pay-to-Play Politics Needs to End Now]]> Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Bill Gains Committee Approval]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Causer Applauds Alternative to Proposed Natural Gas Tax]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Everett Supports Alternative to Governor's Gas Severance Tax]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Task Force Responds to Lack of Movement on Health Care Proposals]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Introduce Alternative to Governor's Severance Tax, Hutchinson Announces]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Resolution Declares March 25 ‘Kick Butts Day' in Pennsylvania]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Public Hearing to be Held on Petri's Rebuild PA Proposal]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed, Pickett and Energy Task Force Unveil ‘Energize PA' Initiative to Tap State Marcellus Shale Gas Deposits]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Smith Supports Marcellus Job Growth Plan]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Proposal to Promote Energy Conservation in New Homes Endorsed by House Committee]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana Calls for Stimulus Oversight Council]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Calls for Changes at Gaming Board]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republicans Advocate for Legislative Oversight of Federal Stimulus Funds]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rep. Adolph Introduces Safe Staff Nursing Legislation]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Joins Effort Advocating Legislative Oversight of Federal Stimulus Funds]]> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Applauds Achievements of Ben Franklin Technology Partners]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harhart Introduces Legislation to Benefit At-Risk Children]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Long-Term Care Consumer Notification Act Would Increase Transparency, Protect Consumers, Gingrich Says]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tour of Scotland School Demonstrates Quality Education, Caring Atmosphere, Says Kauffman]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Civera Calls for Review of Parole System During Judiciary Committee Hearing on Repeat Violent Offenders]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Grell Says Friends of Governor Continue to Benefit Despite Budget Crunch]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reichley Criticizes Rendell for ‘AIG-Style Use of Taxpayer Dollars' for New PR Contract]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Reintroduces Mandatory Ignition Interlocks for First-Time DUI Offenders]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Leader Says Increasing Spending and Creating New Programs This Year Is ‘Ludicrous']]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Keller Joins Colleagues in Sponsoring Legislation to Aid Local Governments]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Tells Budget Panel That Now is Not the Time for New Taxes]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Vereb and Orie Question Gaming Control Board's Travel Decisions While Requesting a 6 Percent Budget Increase]]> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Going Green for St. Patrick's Day: Harper's Green Building Bill Earns Committee Approval]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hutchinson Supports New Proposal to Cut Wasteful Spending ]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Continues Fight for Scotland School for Veterans' Children]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer and Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Unveil Personal Privacy Proposals]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Turzai, Quigley Introduce Cost-Saving Measure for 2009-2010 Budget]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Leaders Question Rendell's Authority to Move State Money Around, Request New Budget Proposal]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer, Folmer Unveil Measure to Defend State Sovereignty]]> Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Co-Sponsors Resolution Honoring Man Who Inspired Famed 'Band of Brothers']]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Turzai Legislation to Help Improve Economic Climate for Businesses]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Supports Measure to Prohibit Hand-Held Cell Phone Use by Drivers]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Says Saving Scotland School is About More Than Dollars and Cents]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rock, Metcalfe, Cutler and Public School Lockout Victims Fight On for Teacher Strike-Free Pennsylvania]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Supports Legislation to Reduce Inheritance Tax Rate]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tallman Raps Governor's School Consolidation Plan]]> Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Appropriations Vice Chairman Reichley Questions Governor's Departmental Budget Requests During Downturn]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA['Follow Your Own Advice,' Smith Tells Governor]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Oberlander Introduces Reform Measure to Ensure Compulsive Gambling Treatment Providers Are Dealt "Strong Hand" in Available Funding]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Saylor Bill Would Remove Pennsylvania School Boards Association Employees from Public School Employees' Retirement System]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Argall Property Tax Ballot Referendum Bill Introduced in House]]> Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Keller Backs Legislation to Provide Oversight of Federal Stimulus Funds]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe, Lawmakers and Government Watchdog Groups Unleash No Tax Increase Petition Drive]]> Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Introduces Bill to Strengthen Pension Forfeiture Law]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Legislation Would Protect Food Supply]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gaming Law Needs Fixed, Not Expanded, House Republican Leader Smith Says]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Moul Aims to Suspend Cost of Living Raises for Legislators, Judges and Executive Branch]]> Tue, 24 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stern Honored with Successful Agriculture and Rural Legislation Award]]> Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Clymer Legislation Questions DRPA Using Funds for Economic Development Projects]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Saylor Demands Zahorchak Halt Action on High School Graduation Exams]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tallman Introduces Legislation to Eliminate Inheritance Tax]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Area Lawmakers Announce DCNR Decision to Continue Feeding Bread to Carp at Linesville Spillway]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Establishes Timeline for Future Budgets and Prohibits Furloughing State Employees]]> Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Proposes Bills to Stimulate Legislative Savings]]> Fri, 13 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dally Presses for End to Pay-to-Play Politics in Pennsylvania]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Neighborhood Electric Vehicles Legislation Is a Gas and Environment Saver, Says Fleck]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Republicans Want to End the ‘Revolving Door of Gaming Lawyers]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana Calls for End to Pay-to-Play Politics]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[End to Pay-to-Play Politics in Pennsylvania, Republicans Say]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Murt Supports Bill to Strengthen Pennsylvania's Child Pornography Laws]]> Wed, 11 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Committee Moves Reed Welfare Reform Bill Forward]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Members ‘Spill Blood' in Competition to Save Lives]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mustio Introduces Legislation Requiring HIV Testing for Sex Offenders]]> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fairchild Applauds State Veterans Commission's Opposition of Closing Scotland School]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Continues 'Green' Commitment]]> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Democrats Vote to Weaken House Reforms, Says Denlinger]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reese says Increased Spending in Budget Proposal Is Wrong]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tallman Speaks Up for Reform on the House Floor]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Offers Legislation to Create Moratorium on Property Tax/Rent Rebate Eligibility]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hennessey Applauds Governor's Promise of Half-Million Dollars in State Financial Help for Coatesville]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mensch Statement: Budget Address Loaded with Unrealistic Expectations]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Says House Rule Changes a Setback for Openness]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Vereb Says New House Rules Are a Strike Against Reform]]> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Argall Opposes Governor's Call for Tax and Spending Increases]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear Says Governor's Budget Address Off Target, Again]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Benninghoff Responds to Governor's Budget Address by Calling for Fiscal Discipline ]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Releases Statement on Pennsylvania Budget Proposal]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Says Budget Proposal Does Not Include Belt-Tightening Necessary in Current Economic Climate]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Budget a Day Late and a Few Billion Short, Says Grove]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Christiana Questions Governor's Tax and Spend Budget ]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Creighton Worried by Additional Spending, Borrowing in 2009-10 Budget Proposal ]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cutler Appalled by Increased Spending Proposal]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Delozier Issues Statement on Proposed State Budget]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Denlinger Says Governor's Tax and Spend Budget Needs to be Stopped]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ellis Criticizes Governor's Spending Plan]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Calls Budget Proposal Too Fat for Pennsylvania's Wallet]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Everett Reacts to Proposed 2009-10 State Budget]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Gingrich Says $29 Billion Budget Contains Too Much Spending ]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor Proposing $705 Million in New State Spending While Trying to Close $2.3 Billion Deficit, Schroder Says ]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor's Budget Address Draws Criticism from Gabler]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Governor's Proposed Spending Hikes Irresponsible, Causer Says]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Issues Statement on Proposed 2009-2010 State Budget]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Helm Issues Statement on Governor's Budget Address]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Hutchinson Issues Statement on Governor's Proposal to Levy New Tax on Natural Gas Industry]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Ill-Conceived Budget Proposal Unveiled, Cox Says]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Increasing Spending and Expanding Legalized Gaming During a Budget Deficit is Unwise Course of Action]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Krieger Appalled by Increased Spending and Increased Taxes in Proposed State Budget]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metcalfe Opposes Governor's Plan to Tax PA Back to the Stone Age]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Metzgar Issues Statement Regarding Governor's Budget Address]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reed Responds to Governor's Budget Address]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rendell is a Compulsive Spender, says Marsico]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rendell Spends Too Much in Budget Proposal, Republicans Say]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Roae Says Rendell's Budget Includes Too Much Spending and Too Many Tax Increases]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rock Urges Governor To Reconsider Closing of Viable Scotland School For Veterans Children]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer: Governor's Call for New Spending a Sign of Disconnect with Working Pennsylvanians ]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Saylor Issues Statement on Governor's Budget Address]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stern Issues Statement on Rendell's Proposal to Increase Spending]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Concerned with Higher Spending Within State Budget Proposal]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Reacts to Rendell's Budget Address]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tallman Issues Statement on Rendell's Proposed Budget ]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Under Rendell Administration's Plan, Gambling Could Come to Every Neighborhood in the Commonwealth]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Beyer's Bills on Public Safety Head to House Floor]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kauffman Opposes Rendell Effort to Close Scotland School]]> Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Argall Legislation Would Give Voters a Stronger Voice in Ongoing Property Tax Debate]]> Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Supports Examination of Liquid Fuel Tax Alternatives]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harper Supports Update to Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Miccarelli Legislation Would Subsidize COBRA Payments for Unemployed Pennsylvanians ]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Putting Taxpayers First: Oberlander Cites I-80 Tolls and Surra PA Wilds Post as Prime Examples of Government Overspending Hurting Families]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Harhart Legislation Passes Unanimously]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Putting Taxpayers First: Rapp Calls for Immediate Abolishment of "Capital Punishments"]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Putting Taxpayers First: Rock Re-Introduces Constitutional Amendment to Cap State Government Spending]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stevenson Takes Seat on House Appropriations and Judiciary Committees]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Creighton Joins Lawmakers to Stand Against Wasteful Spending, Increased Borrowing and Higher Taxes]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evans Named to Powerful House Appropriations Committee]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Legislation to Amend the Wiretap Act Passes Through Committee]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Putting Taxpayers First: Metcalfe Calls for No Representation for Increased Taxation]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rohrer and Other Fiscal Conservatives Preempt Governor's Budget Address]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Questions Use of Federal Stimulus Money]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Urges Halt to Smoking Expansion in Casinos]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State House Republicans Comment on Proposed Federal Economic Stimulus Package]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Stern Sponsors Resolution Honoring School Directors]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Takes Steps to Improve Pennsylvania's Infrastructure]]> Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Beyer to Introduce Zero-Based Budgeting Legislation]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Sponsors Legislation to Expand Pennsylvania's Small Games of Chance Law]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Pens Bill to Ensure Consideration for More Legislation]]> Tue, 20 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Petri Proposes Plan: 'Rebuild Pennsylvania']]> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mid-State Lawmakers Question Rendell's Giving Job to Political Ally During State Hiring/Pay Freeze]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson Calls for Improvements to Teen Driving Law]]> Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Barrar to Introduce Legislation Aimed at Lowering Health Care Costs]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Geist Serving Second Term as Republican Chairman of House Committee on Committees]]> Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rep. Peter J. Daley and Rep. Dan Moul to present citation to Hanover Shoe Farms]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Saylor Backs Effort to Repeal Child Support Tax]]> Mon, 12 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Brooks Begins Sophomore Term in PA House]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House Republican Energy Task Force Co-Chairs Respond to Obama Speech]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Rep. Gary Day Sworn in to First Term Representing the 187th Legislative District]]> Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Cox Appointed to State Budget and Economic Task Force]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Schroder Appointed Republican Chairman of Gaming Oversight Committee]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Watson, Boyd to Lead Effort for Health Care Affordability, Accessibility as Part of Policy Committee Task Force]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Baker and Pickett Took the Oath of Office at Capitol Ceremony]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bear Sworn In for Second Term as State Representative for 97th District]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[House GOP Task Forces to Examine Initiatives to Halt State's Economic Collapse]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Marsico Sponsors Legislation to Study Compensation of State Officials]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rock Sworn In for Second Term as Franklin County's Voice for Reform]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Swanger Sworn in as State Representative]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tallman Sworn in as Representative from 193nd Legislative District]]> Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Argall Sworn Into Office as New Session Begins]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boback Takes Oath of Office]]> Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:00:00 EST