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August 2008 News Releases
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[8/26/2008]
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Piccola, Marsico Introduce Legislation Establishing Timeline for Future Budgets
HARRISBURG – Sen. Jeff Piccola (R-15) and Rep. Ron Marsico (R-105) have introduced proposals to establish a more definitive timeline for all future state budgets and are hopeful they will be fast-tracked through committee to give lawmakers the ability to enact this much-needed legislation during the fall session.
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[8/21/2008]
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Weekly Column: Paying Tribute to the Spirit of Hard Work & Enterprise that has Made this State, Country Strong
Labor Day – a time to honor our working people in America – is only a few days away. The holiday generally marks the end of the summer season and the start of a new school year. We fly flags, observe parades, listen to speeches reviewing workers’ contributions to our society, and picnic outdoors. But this holiday also represents so much more.
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[8/15/2008]
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Weekly Column: Protecting Communities from Dangerous Sex Offenders
Last week, convicted felon George Feigley of Harrisburg was released from the state prison in Somerset County after serving a 30-year sentence. He was convicted in 1975 for sexually molesting three girls from his church school. During his time in prison, he escaped twice. Although his plans following this release are still unknown, Feigley's possible return to our area has led me to take action.
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[8/8/2008]
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Weekly Column: Constitutional Convention is the Best Way to Bring About Changes in State Government
As reform legislation continues to languish in the General Assembly, it has become clear to me that convening a constitutional convention is our best and only hope to create a new system of governance in Pennsylvania. So many of our problems – for example, the pay raise vote, the recent Bonusgate allegations, and the gaming for property tax ‘relief’ debacle – are symptoms of a larger systemic problem that must be treated at the root if they are to be permanently fixed. That root is the state constitution.
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[8/6/2008]
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Quinnipiac Poll Shows Support for Special Session
HARRISBURG – State Senators Jeffrey E. Piccola (R-Dauphin, York), Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon) and John H. Eichelberger, Jr., (Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon and Mifflin) today announced that the results of a recently released Quinnipiac University poll clearly indicate that the citizens of Pennsylvania overwhelmingly support the convening of a special session of the General Assembly for the purpose of reforming the General Assembly and providing for the ethical conduct of state government.
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[8/6/2008]
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Legislators call for a citizens constitutional convention in PA
At the state Capitol today, Rep. Curt Schroder (R-Chester), joined by Reps. RoseMarie Swanger (R-Lebanon) and Scott Boyd (R-Lancaster), and state Sens. Jeffrey Piccola (R-Dauphin/York) and Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon/Berks), called for a constitutional convention to bring about needed changes in state government.
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[8/1/2008]
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Weekly Column: Loophole Needs Closed in Pennsylvania's Wiretap Law to Better Protect State's Citizens
It’s time Pennsylvania changes a state law that allowed lawyers to obtain the phone records of police and prosecutors without notifying them. The lawyers used a subpoena to obtain 18 months of cell phone records from Sprint Nextel, the cell phone provider. Specifically, the records include those of Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico and his First Assistant Fran Chardo, who oversaw the Grand Jury probe of allegations that Reverend Joseph Sica and Mount Airy Casino Resort owner Louis DeNaples lied about accusations with reputed mobsters, as well as the two state troopers who investigated organized crime for the Pennsylvania State Police.
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[8/1/2008]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: State Legislators to Call for Constitutional Convention
WHAT: Members of the state House and Senate will discuss legislation that deals with the formation of a constitutional convention. Legislators will discuss the need for a convention, the process by which one would be called and the proposed make-up of the convention. Bills to be referenced are House Bill 2723, Senate Bill 1236 and Senate Bill 1290.
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