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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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Property Tax Reassessment Reform Task Force Reports Shine Light on a Battle Worth Winning

April 10, 2012

Tweet Last week, the State House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 2137, which imposes a statewide moratorium on all court-ordered property tax reassessments. If this sounds somewhat familiar to you, it’s because the House passed a nearly identical bill, House Bill 1696, last June. After inexplicably being amended in the State Senate, the bill [...]

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Being a Big Brother has a Big Impact

March 13, 2012

Tweet As an elected official, I am often asked to serve on various Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards for different non-profits. Usually the commitment involves attending meetings when possible, providing strategic direction and assisting in fundraising and promoting awareness. One organization caught my interest and drove me to invest much more, and the results [...]

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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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Jesse White Files Nominating Petitions to Seek 4th Term

February 14, 2012

Tweet FEBRUARY 14, 2012 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jesse White Files Nominating Petitions to Seek 4th Term   State Representative Jesse White (D-Cecil) filed nominating petitions in Harrisburg today and is formally announcing his intention to seek re-election in the 46th Legislative District, which he has represented since 2006. “I ran for office because I [...]

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This Is Not “The Right Way” on Marcellus Shale

November 26, 2011

Tweet  Last week, two bills advanced through their respective chambers in the Legislature. Don’t let anyone tell you these bills, Senate Bill 1100 and House Bill 1950, were “the best we could do” on the issue of Marcellus Shale. When you consider all the time spent on the studies, hearings and commissions—coupled with the immense [...]

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The 46th Curveball

November 2, 2011

Tweet Although the work of governing is rarely a game, the comparisons between politics and sports are difficult to avoid. Elections and the political process lend themselves well to sports metaphors—sometimes the comparisons are forced, but often they are spot-on accurate. Earlier this week, I was subjected to my first taste of the legislative redistricting process, [...]

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Marcellus Youth Jobs Forum a Success

October 25, 2011

TweetLast week, I joined with my colleague Rep. Brandon Neuman to host a Marcellus Shale Youth Jobs Forum at the Western Area Career and Technology Center in Chartiers Township. The purpose of the forum was to let local guidance counselors learn about skills and requirements kids coming out of high school may need to be [...]

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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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