Frankenstorm Resources You Might Actually Need

October 28, 2012

Tweet So, despite the typical over-hyping of weather events by the media, this pending storm is apparently the real deal, and it will impact our area. Since I am House of Representatives rules prohibit mass emails 60 days before an election, I thought I would use this page for some real resources and then update [...]

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White: State’s hijacking of Marcellus Shale impact fees shameful and unlawful

October 15, 2012

Tweet FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE State Rep. Jesse White D-Allegheny/Beaver/Washington www.pahouse.com/White White: State’s hijacking of Marcellus Shale impact fees shameful and unlawful HARRISBURG, Oct. 15 – The state Public Utility Commission’s choice to suspend Marcellus Shale impact fee payments to townships challenging the state’s drilling law not only amounts to political extortion, but is more importantly [...]

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Profiles in Cowardice

October 10, 2012

Tweet One of the most common criticisms of the state Legislature is “they can’t get anything done” in Harrisburg. In many ways, those critics are more correct than they probably realize. If you want to reduce the biggest obstacle hurting Pennsylvania down to just one word, that word would be “process.” Sit back and pay [...]

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Act 13 Ruled Unconstitutional: What Happens Now?

August 1, 2012

Tweet Last week, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court declared portions of Act 13, the law passed earlier this year regarding natural gas drilling in the Marcellus and Utica Shale, to be unconstitutional. The specific parts struck down dealt with the preemption, or taking away, of the rights of municipalities to use zoning ordinances to ensure safety, [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: PA Commonwealth Court rules zoning provisions of Act 13 UNCONSTITUTIONAL

July 26, 2012

Tweet“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”   Those words ring very true today. In a 4-3 opinion, the PA Commonwealth Court sided with the people and local communities of Pennsylvania by striking down large portions of Act 13, a [...]

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Selective Drilling Ban Exposes Hypocrisy in PA Energy Policy

July 5, 2012

TweetIn the waning hours of the 2012 state budget process, a few paragraphs were slipped into SB 1263, also known as the state fiscal code. This language provided for a ban on natural gas drilling in the South Newark Basin, which includes portions of Bucks and Montgomery counties in southeastern Pennsylvania.On a day the state [...]

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White bill to create non-taxpayer fund for ethane-cracker development

June 20, 2012

TweetHere is the announcement from my official website relating to HB 2493: White bill to create non-taxpayer fund for ethane-cracker development Measure would let taxpayers off the hook for $1.6 billion Royal Dutch Shell tax credit HARRISBURG, June 20 – State Rep. Jesse White, D-Washington/Allegheny/Beaver, is introducing legislation to attract the global gas company Royal [...]

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White introduces bill to protect privacy of Facebook, Twitter users from employers

June 14, 2012

Tweet HARRISBURG, June 14 – State Rep. Jesse White is seeking to prohibit employers from requiring social media users to reveal user names and passwords as a condition of employment. White said he has introduced legislation (H.B. 2332) to ban the practice because it is an invasion of fundamental privacy rights. “The widespread use of [...]

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More Than One Thing Smells Funny About Cornerstone Care Closure

May 10, 2012

Tweet Cornerstone Care, a non-profit community health clinic providing a full-range of primary and preventative health, dental and mental care was forced to close their location in the Burgettstown area last week after a third incident requiring evacuation of the employees. The evacuations came after strong odors, described as similar to the smell of nail [...]

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Republican Officials, including 2010 Opponent Greg DeLuca, Endorse Write-In of Jesse White for Republican nomination for State Rep on Tuesday, April 24

April 22, 2012

TweetThis doesn’t happen very often, so I feel compelled to share it here. I have been endorsed by a group of Republican elected officials for the write-in for the Republican nomination for State Representative in Tuesday’s Primary Election. Chief among the endorsers is Greg DeLuca, a Republican Township Supervisor from Hanover Township, Beaver County, who [...]

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