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Dec

01

2023

December 01, 2023

Remembering Pearl Harbor “A date which will live in infamy…”  President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Dec. 7 marks 82 years since the surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. After a decade of strained relations between the United States and Japan, that act drew the United States into World War II. While […]   [Read More]

Nov

22

2023

November 22, 2023

Nov

17

2023

November 17, 2023

Harrisburg Legislative Update This week, the Senate approved budget implementation language that will drive out critical funding to schools and present a more streamlined approach to school safety. House Bill 301 allocates funding for several critical priorities that were included in the 2023-24 state budget, including: $100 million for K-12 mental health programs. An additional […]   [Read More]

Nov

09

2023

November 09, 2023

I-80 Expansion Project Many of you have heard about the I-80 expansion project over the last few years, as the project moves forward, I believe a factual overview of the project is timely. In 1956, Interstate 80 was designated as one of the original routes of the Interstate Highway System. It is the second largest […]   [Read More]

Nov

09

2023

November 09, 2023

Sen. Rosemary Brown (R-40) will be introducing legislation to allow for annuitants of the Public School Employees’ Retirement System (PSERS) to return to part-time service without temporarily terminating their annuity benefits.   [Read More]

Nov

03

2023

November 03, 2023

PA Court Rules Against the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Order This week, the Commonwealth Court ruled against imposing the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax – ruling the Governor’s executive order unconstitutional. The court’s order says, “Stated simply, to pass constitutional muster, the Commonwealth’s participation in RGGI may only be achieved through legislation duly […]   [Read More]