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Guest
Columnist Archives:
Sen. Michael A. O'Pake
(D-Berks) - Senate Democratic Whip
Expansion
of Job Creation Tax Credit Makes Good Common
Sense
Greg Vitali (D-Delaware
County)
Energy
Independence Strategy: The Price of Delay
Representative Mike Turzai
(R-Allegheny County)
Termination
Of Opportunity Grant Program Would Better Utilize
Funds
Representative Kathy
Manderino [D-Montgomery County)
Bill
Will Improve Availability Of Obstetrical & Neonatal Care
Services
Congressman John E. Peterson
(R-Pa)
Repeal
Act 44, Again
Representative Brad Roae
(R-Crawford)
Roae:
Use Legislative Excess to Fund Hazardous Site Cleanups
Representative Chris King
(D-Bucks)
Open
Records Are An Open Door For An Educated
Citizenry
Senator Jake Corman
(R-Centre)
Improving
Pennsylvania's Highways And Bridges Through Public-Private
Partnerships
State Rep. Daryl D. Metcalfe
(R-Butler)
We
The People: Will Government Ever Listen?
State Rep. David Levdansky
(D-Allegheny/Washington)
'Combined
Reporting' Would Make PA. Business Taxes Fair
Deputy Speaker of the Pa.
House of Representatives Josh Shapiro
Helping
Pennsylvania Attract And Keep Doctors
Senator Jake Corman
Legislation
Would Promote Bioscience Industry; Creating New Jobs,
Opportunities For Pennsylvania
House Majority Floor Leader
Bill DeWeese
Congress
Told to 'Stop the Towers'
Republican Sen.Mike
Folmer
Taxpayer
Protection Act Attracts Bipartisan Support
Senator Gerald J.
LaValle
Insurance
Reforms Needed to Protect Families
Senate Majority Leader
Dominic Pileggi
Embracing
Diversity by Finding Common Ground
Sen. LeAnna M. Washington --
(D-Philadelphia, Montgomery)
Homelessness
is an Imminent Reality for Many Low-Income
Seniors
Sen. Wayne D. Fontana --
(D-Brookline)
Toughen
Penalties Against Child Abusers
Sen. Michael L. Waugh --
(R-York)
Healthy
Farms and Healthy Schools Initiative to Improve Diet of
Students
State Rep. Jennifer L. Mann
-- (D-Lehigh)
Sex
Crimes Against Children Should Be Part of Legislative
Discussions
Rep. Rob Kauffman --
(R-Cumberland, Franklin)
Hearing
on Impact Fees for Growing Counties Provides
Insight
Congressman John P. Murtha
-- (D-Pa.12th)
Strengthen
By Re-Deployment
Sen. Rick Santorum --
Republican Conference Chairman
Commitment
to Science, Though Invaluable, Cannot Be Free of
Ethics
Senator Vince Fumo --
(D-Philadelphia)
$5
Million Philadelphia Gun Task Force Created
Rep. Bob Allen --
(R-Schuylkill, Berks)
Workers'
Compensation Reform Bill Advances
Rep. Robert W. Godshall --
(R-Montgomery)
Starting
School After Labor Day Makes Sense
Governor Edward G.
Rendell
Budget
Surplus Plan to Cut Taxes, Protect Pennsylvanians, and Help
Citizens Deal With Rising Fuel Costs
Rep. Robert Belfanti Jr. --
(D-Columbia, Montour, Northumberland)
Hiring
Illegal Workers Forbidden for Projects Funded by State
Money
State Senator Mary Jo White
-- (R-Venango)
DEP
Must Stop The Misrepresentation
Rep. David Levdansky --
(D-Allegheny/Washington)
Tax
Cuts Offer Affordable Way to Promote Job
Growth
Rep. John J. Taylor --
(R-Philadelphia)
PA
Health Care Accessibility and Insurance Responsibility
(PHAIR) Act Introduced
Rep. Dan Frankel --
(D-Allegheny)
House
Only Scratched Surface on Constitutional
Amendment
Rep. Mario Civera --
(R-Delaware)
Reducing
the Cost of Home Heating Fuels and Gasoline
Rep. Rosita C. Youngblood --
(D-Phila.)
Domestic
Violence Victims Need Support at State Level
Sen. Gerald J. LaValle --
(D-Beaver, Lawrence)
A
Call for State Board and Commission Reforms
Senate Majority Leader David
J. Brightbill -- (R-Lebanon)
Bipartisan
Property Tax Reform Plan Will Provide Additional Relief for
Seniors
Rep. Mike P. McGeehan --
(D-Phila.)
I.D.
Theft Protection Bill Advances
Sen. Robert C. Wonderling --
(R-District 24)
Why
I Serve
Rep. Todd Eachus --
(D-Luzerne)
Legislation
Passes to Crack Down on Underage-Drinking
Rep. Julie Harhart --
(R-Lehigh, Northampton)
Families
of Active Service Members in Need of Assistance Can Now
Receive Help with Necessary Expenses
Rep. Babette Josephs --
(D-Philadelphia)
Pennsylvania
Losing Out to Other States for Federal Embryonic Stem Cell
Research Funding
Rep. Douglas Reichley --
(R-Berks County/Lehigh County)
Strengthening
the State's Ability to Prosecute Environmental
Crimes
Beverly A. Cigler, Ph.D.
Who's
on First? The Paradox of Emergency Management
Rep. Mark Mustio -- (R-Moon
Township)
Reforms
Needed to Offset County Reassessment Taxes
Sen. Jay Costa, Jr. --
(D-Allegheny)
Critical
Need for More Home Heating Aid
Sen. Dominic F. Pileggi --
(R-Delaware)
Tax
Reform Plan to Help Ease Skyrocketing Property Taxes
Unveiled
Senate Minority Leader,
Robert J. Mellow
How
to Help Hurricane Katrina Victims
Rep. George Kenney, Jr. --
House Health & Human Services Chairman
Organ
Donation Saves Lives
Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr.
(D-DE)
When
Chemicals Attack
Rep. John M. Perzel, Speaker
of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Practical
Insights for Improving the Economy
Rep. James E. Casorio Jr. --
(D-Westmoreland)
Double
The Maximum Property Tax / Rent Rebate
Dr. G. Terry Madonna &
Michael L. Young PhD
The
Budget Paradox
Senate Majority Whip Jeff
Piccola -- (R-District 15)
Supreme
Court's Eminent Domain Case Calls for Legislative
Action
State Rep. Jennifer L. Mann
-- (D-Lehigh)
It's
Time To 'Hang Up' On The State Cell Phone Tax
Sen. Vincent J. Hughes --
(D-District 7)
Plan
Outlined to Ease Medicaid Cuts
Sen. Stewart J. Greenleaf --
(R-District 12)
Aid
Seniors with Remaining Act 72 Revenues
Rep. Dave Reed --
(R-Indiana)
Corporate
Net Income Tax Legislation Passes House
Senator Jim Ferlo --
(D-District 38)
Action
Needed to End Abusive Lending Practices
Senate Majority Whip Jeff
Piccola -- (R-District 15)
Significant
Legislation Addressing the Closure of State Mental Hospital
Passes the Senate
Governor Edward G.
Rendell
Department
of Defense Called on to Treat Commonwealth Fairly in
Military Base Closings
Senator Jane Clare Orie --
(R-Allegheny)
Pennsylvania's
Challenge to Eliminate Cervical Cancer
Rep. Camille George --
(D-Clearfield)
Three-Year
Freeze On Landfill / Incinerator Permits Needed
Now
Sen. Roger A. Madigan --
(R-Bradford)
Governor's
Transit Bailout Holds Highway Funds Hostage
Rep. Jess M. Stairs --
(R-Fayette & Westmoreland)
Board
Would Strengthen Community Colleges
Rep. Michael R. Veon --
(D-Democratic Whip)
Pennsylvanians
Overwhelmingly Support a Fairer Minimum Wage
Rep. Mario M. Scavello --
(R-Monroe County)
Repeal
the $52 Emergency and Municipal Services Tax
Rep. Kate Harper --
(R-Montgomery County)
Growing
Greener for a Generation
Rep. Greg S. Vitali --
(D-Delaware)
House
Rules Reforms Desperately Needed
Lt. Governor Catherine Baker
Knoll
Renew
Your Commitment to Service
Sen. Shirley M. Kitchen --
(D-Philadelphia)
Drug
Offender Treatment Legislation Offers Tools to Become
"Clean"
DEP Secretary Kathleen A.
McGinty
Funding
Shortfall Threatens Cleanup of Contaminated, Hazardous
Sites
Rep. Don Walko --
(D-Allegheny County)
Legislative
Initiatives to Rein in the Cost of Prescription
Drugs
Rep. Patricia H. Vance --
(R-Cumberland County)
Legislation
To Help Fight Rising Prescription Drug Costs Passes
House
Sen. Robert C. Wonderling --
(R-District 24)
Higher
Cell Phone Tax Opposed
Sen. Richard A. Kasunic --
(D-District 32)
Blue
Cross Largesse Targeted for Uninsured
Sen. Allen G. Kukovich --
(D-District 39)
Energy
Strategy Necessary to Reduce Dependence on Foreign
Oil
Sen. Noah Wenger --
(R-District 36)
Legislation
Needed to Address Local Land Use Preemption in Recently
Enacted Gambling Law
Rep. Jim Wansacz --
(D-114)
Stop
State-Sponsored Outsourcing
Rep. John R. Evans --
(R-Crawford, Erie)
Fighting
The War On Methamphetamines With Statewide
Legislation
Rep. Katie True --
(R-Lancaster County)
Confidentiality
to Protect Victims of Domestic Violence
Addressed
Timothy Solobay --
(D-Washington County)
Federal
Government Cutting Essential Funding for Nutrition
Education
Dennis Wolff -- PA Secretary
of Agriculture
Governor's
Proposal Critical for Preserving PA's
Farmland
Sen. Constance H. Williams
-- (D-17th)
Consumers
Urged to "Think Green"
Rep. Mary Ann R. Dailey --
(R-Montgomery)
Independent
Study Deems Plan for Pennsylvania's Future Financial
Sound
Rep. Michael R. Veon --
(D-Beaver)
Measure
Aims to Help Telephone Customers
Sen. Jane Clare Orie --
(R-Allegheny/Butler)
The
True Medical Malpractice Reform Movement
Rep. John A. Maher -
(R-Allegheny, Washington)
Lobbying
Disclosure Legislation Progresses
House Minority Leader Bill
DeWeese - (D)
Manufacturing
Study Highlights Need for State Commitment
Rep. Teresa Forcier -
(R-Crawford)
Motorcycle
Safety Awareness Legislation to be Rolled Out
Rep. Daylin Leach -
(D-Montgomery)
State
Could Save Millions of Dollars in Vehicle
Costs
Rep. Matthew E. Baker -
(R-Tioga, Bradford)
Protecting
The Right to Hunt and Fish
Sen. Robert M. Tomlinson -
(R - 6th)
Legislation
will Improve Screening of Foster Parents
House Majority Leader Samuel
H. Smith
House
Launches Study of Tax Reform Plan
Sen. Jim Ferlo --
(D-38th)
A
New Plan For The City of Pittsburgh's Budget
Crisis
Rep. Peter J. Daley, II --
(D-49th)
Public
Safety Would Increase With Full-Time
Prosecutors
Sen. Jack Wagner --
(D-Allegheny)
President's
Decision on Steel Tariffs is Outrageous
Rep. Daryl Metcalfe --
(R-Butler)
A
Call for Serious Property Tax Reform Effort
Congressman Robert Brady --
(D-Phila)
Brady
Brings Military Shipping to Philadelphia Port
Rep. Frank LaGrotta --
(D-Lawrence, Beaver, Butler)
A
Real Plan for a Better Pennsylvania
Sen. John C. Rafferty, Jr.
-- (R-44)
Strengthening
Enforcement of Tobacco Settlement Law
Senator Raphael J. Musto
--
Democratic Caucus Secretary
Still
A Great Need in Pennsylvania to Address the CSO
Problem
Sen. Jeffrey E. Piccola --
(R-15)
Pennsylvanians
Should Decide the Fate of Our Health Care
Crisis
Senator Robert J. Mellow
& Senator Vincent Fumo
On
Slots: Don't Gamble On This
Rep. Thomas P. Gannon --
Chairman, Professional Licensure Committee
Legislation
Will Help Small Businesses with Health Insurance
Coverage
Rep. Stephen H. Stetler
--
Chairman, Democratic Policy Committee
Legislative
Hypocrisy in the State Capitol
Sen. Robert J. Thompson --
(R-19)
Strong-arm
Budget Tactics Imperil Schools
Rep. Todd Eachus --
(D-Luzerne)
PACE
Expansion Should Not Be Put on Hold
Rep. Samuel E. Rohrer --
(R-Berks)
The
Right Choice for Pennsylvania's Future
Sen. Christine Tartaglione
-- (D-Philadelphia)
Dedicated
Funding for Mass Transit Must Be Improved
Sen. Jack Wagner --
(D-Allegheny)
Legislation
Will Support Investment in New Business
Rep. Ronald Marsico --
(R-Dauphin)
Rendell
Decision to Cut Security at Nuclear Power Plants Not a Good
One
Sen. Jane Clare Orie --
(R-Allegheny/Butler)
Reach
Out and Touch a Hero Program Helps Students Support Service
Members
House Minority Leader Bill
DeWeese -- (D)
House
Democrats Unveil Innovative Rx Plan
Sen. Allyson Y. Schwartz --
(D-4th District)
Consumers
Need a Friend When it Comes to Insurance
Sen. Stewart J. Greenleaf --
(R-12th District)
Proposed
Medical Malpractice Insurance Bills
Sen. Donald C. White --
(R-41st District)
Senate
Approves KOEZ Measure to Expand & Extend Business
Incentives
Sen. Arlen Specter
Real
Prospects for Ending Persecution and Slavery for Christians
in Sudan
Sen. Robert C. Jubelirer --
(R-30th District)
Jubelirer
Calls on All Branches of Government to Work Together to
Reinstate Lobby Reform Law
Rep. John M. Perzel --
(R-Philadelphia)
Medical
Malpractice Reform Goes to Governor Despite Blockading
Democrats
Sen. Lisa M. Boscola --
(D-18th District)
Property
Tax Reform
Congressman John Murtha --
(D-12th District)
Western
Pennsylvania is being recognized more and more for its
striking scenic beauty and its rich history
Sen. Jane M. Earll --
(R-49th District)
The
Lieutenant Governor: A Partner and Leader in
Governing
Speaker of the House Matthew
J. Ryan
Topic:
First Anniversary of September 11, 2001
Attacks
John Hanger --
PennFuture
Topic:
Corporate Scandals
Congressman George W. Gekas
-- (R-17th District)
Topic:
Bankruptcy Reform Another Step in Corporate
Accountability
Pennsylvania Candidates for
Governor
Topic:
Property Tax Reform
Congressman Don Sherwood --
(R-10th District)
Topic:
House Takes Action to Strengthen Economy
Mark B. Cohen --
(D-Philadelphia)
Topic:
Voter Photo Identification
Matthew J. Brouillette --
The Commonwealth Foundation
Can
Better Education Be Bought?
Sen. Richard A. Kasunic --
(D-32nd District)
GOP
Fails on Public Education
Robert J. Philbin -- (CEO of
Hershey Philbin Associates)
What
Can Business to Business P.R. Bring to a Political
Campaign?
Congressman Tim Holden --
(D-6th District)
Taking
On the Nursing Shortage
Congressman Curt Weldon --
(R-7th District)
Defending
the Homeland, Bolstering Defenses
Congressman James C.
Greenwood -- (R-8th District)
Guest
Editorial on the HEALTH Act
Rep. Michael R. Veon --
(D-Beaver)
Health
Care in Pennsylvania
Rep. Ellen M. Bard --
(R-Montgomery)
Pennsylvania
Must Lead Effort Toward an Energy-Independent
America
Rep. Richard Allen Geist --
(R-Blair)
Geist's
Bills Part of Anti-Terrorism Legislative Package Approved by
House
Sen. Allen G. Kukovich --
(D-Westmoreland)
Election
Reform
Rep. Arthur D. Hershey --
(R-Chester/Lancaster)
Statewide
Water Plan Needed Now
Rep. David G. Argall --
(R-Berks/Schuylkill)
A
Budget for Pennsylvania's Future
Sen. John N. Wozniak --
(D-Cambria/Westmoreland)
'Pension
Reform' - The Enron Scandal and How it Can Be Prevented in
PA
Rep. Greg Vitali --
(D-Delaware)
State
Must Take Lead Role on Global Warming
Rep. Kelly Lewis --
(R-Monroe)
Legislator
Proposes Elimination of School Property Taxes
Rep. Richard Allen Geist --
(R-Blair)
Geist
Introduces Bill That Cracks Down On Truck, Work Zone
Violations
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