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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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Is it time to replace the PA Instant Check System for handgun purchases?

February 28, 2012

Tweet There has been recent speculation about Gov. Tom Corbett proposing cuts to the budget of the Pennsylvania State Police, which would be a blow to the communities relying on the state police for protection. If we are looking at ways to eliminate spending without losing services, perhaps it is time to seriously consider eliminating [...]

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Why I Voted NO on the Marcellus Shale Bill

February 17, 2012

TweetRecently, the state House and Senate passed House Bill 1950, the long-awaited law designed to deal with Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling in Pennsylvania. It has also been signed into law by Gov. Tom Corbett. I voted “no” on this legislation and strongly argued against its passage during floor debate in the House of Representatives. [...]

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Marcellus Shale Local Impact Fee discussion heats up

October 4, 2011

Tweet With the much-anticipated unveiling of Gov. Corbett’s Marcellus Shale Impact Fee proposal yesterday, I thought it would be a good time to revisit what local elected officials and statewide policy groups had to say on the subject. This video is an abbreviated recap from the August 24 Public Hearing of the Marcellus Municipal Co-op, [...]

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Political Battle Chess is a Bad Idea for Pennsylvania

September 21, 2011

Tweet With the 2012 election just over a year away, Pennsylvania is poised to step into the national spotlight as a key battleground state. Our twenty votes in the Electoral College, coupled with a wildly diverse combination of urban, rural and suburban voters, make Pennsylvania arguably one of the top five important states in electing [...]

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Big Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

August 31, 2011

Tweet Pennsylvania was not spared from the destruction of Hurricane Irene, with 11 counties encountering heavy flooding and severe damage to property costing untold millions of dollars. Five people tragically lost their lives in the storm. As people began digging out and assessing the damage, Gov. Tom Corbett joined governors from the affected states in [...]

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White's Marcellus Municipal Co-op to hold public hearing on local impact fees

July 27, 2011

Tweet Marcellus Shale Coalition, PSATS and Commonwealth Foundation among those to testify at August 24 hearing CECIL, July 27 – State Rep. Jesse White, D-Washington/Allegheny/Beaver, said the Marcellus Municipal Co-op is conducting a public hearing next month to solicit testimony on local impact fees. The hearing, which is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24 [...]

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White introduces local impact fee bill on natural gas extraction

July 18, 2011

TweetHB 1748 would maintain local control while providing funding for infrastructure, environmental and education concerns HARRISBURG, July 18 – State Rep. Jesse White, D-Washington/Allegheny/Beaver, has introduced HB 1748, legislation that would establish a local impact fee on natural gas extraction in Pennsylvania. Under White’s legislation, an annual base fee of $20,000 would be assessed and [...]

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How a Bill Didn't Become a Law

July 13, 2011

Tweet The June 30 state budget deadline is the onlypoint in the year where lots of bills move through the State Legislature in a short period of time. Many bills are budget-related, implementing programs created or altered by the annual spending plan. But every once in a while, an issue no one was paying much [...]

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Are We Being Taken for a Ride?

June 15, 2011

Tweet During last year’s campaign for governor, Tom Corbett made a commercial in which he boldly proclaimed to Pennsylvania voters, “We’re going to do something about the ridiculous number of state cars that you’re paying for. Today, that’s 17,000 cars. Not when I’m governor.” I watched the commercial again the other day, and I realize [...]

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