Roxborough community rallies against proposed school cuts
Matthew Grady | NewsWorks
Standing before hundreds of parents and students gathered in the Roxborough High School auditorium, Timothy Boyle, a math teacher at AMY Northwest, asked the audience about the basic tasks of school personnel.
“Who is going to meet with students to review their high school options for next year?” he asked. Continue Reading →
Hughes pushing for Pa. Medicaid expansion with state Senate maneuver
By Mary Wilson | Newsworks.org
May 16, 2013 – State Senate Democrats are trying to compel Pennsylvania to participate in a Medicaid expansion by using what’s called a discharge resolution. Senate staffers are at a loss to remember the last time this kind of maneuver was successful — it’s still easy enough for the majority party to avoid taking a vote on the measure in question. Continue Reading →
Sen. Hughes Wants a Vote on Medicaid—and the Public is With Him’
By Randy Lobasso | Philadelphia Weekly
May 15, 2013 - Since Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett openly rejected adding 500,000 Pennsylvanians without health insurance to the state’s Medicaid rolls during his 2013 budget address, state Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia) has made reversing that decision a front-and-center issue. And yesterday, he issued what’s called a discharge petition to get his bill regarding the health law to a vote. Continue Reading →
Dems try to advance Medicaid expansion, study finds uncompensated care
tops $1 billion
By Amy Worden | PhillyInquirer.com
May 15, 2013 – Democratic lawmakers are ratcheting up the pressure on the Corbett administration and Republican leadership in the General Assembly to move forward with the expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
Sen. Vincent Hughes (D., Phila.) announced he has filed discharge resolution – a rarely-used parliamentary tactic – to force a vote on his bill to accept federal funds to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
Democrats pushing Gov. Corbett on Medicaid expansion
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG, May 15, 2013 – Democratic leaders in the General Assembly say Gov. Tom Corbett has delayed long enough on a decision about expanding Medicaid in Pennsylvania. And if the governor won’t make a decision, they are ready to force his hand. Continue Reading →
Senate Democrats seek to force Medicaid expansion vote
HARRISBURG, May 15, 2013 – Democratic leaders in the General Assembly say Gov. Tom Corbett has delayed long enough on a decision about expanding Medicaid in Pennsylvania. And if the governor won’t make a decision, they are ready to force his hand. Continue Reading →
Democrats try to force Pa. Medicaid expansion vote
By Marc Levy | Associated Press
May 14, 2013 - HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania are trying to force the Republican-controlled Senate to vote on legislation to compel Gov. Tom Corbett to expand Medicaid eligibility under the 2010 federal health care law.
A discharge petition was filed Tuesday in the Senate by Democrat Vincent Hughes of Philadelphia. Continue Reading →
Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane Implements Gun Safety Reform: Closes Gun Loophole with Florida
PHILADELPHIA AND HARRISBURG, PA, February 8. 2013 - Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today closed the “Florida Gun Loophole” that previously gave Pennsylvanians – who were not also Florida residents and who were either denied, found ineligible or had gun permits revoked – the ability to obtain a Concealed Carry Permit from the state of Florida. Kane’s action closes the Commonwealth’s 12-year-old “Florida Gun Loophole” by requiring Concealed Carry Permit holders to be a resident of Florida [see addendum for new agreement]. Continue Reading →
Senate committee passes Pennsylvania voter ID bill to floor
By Charles Thompson | The Patriot-News March 12, 2012 – The Pennsylvania state Senate Appropriations Committee voted 15-11 last week to send a bill requiring voters to produce a photo identification card at their polling place to the full Senate. The bill, House Bill 934, is expected to receive final consideration there on Wednesday. Continue Reading →
Lowe’s Presents $15K to Blankenburg E.S.
The Philly Tribune – January 2012 Written by Trenae V. McDuffie As part of its Holiday Caravan Charity Campaign, Lowe’s Home Improvement Company presented Rudolph Blankenburg Elementary School with a $15,000 gift card. Store Manager Joe Crescenzo, from Lowe’s Store 2378 located on 1500 North 50th St. in Philadelphia, presented the gift to the school. Continue Reading →
Annual Conference Gives Free Financial Advice
The Philly Tribune – November 17, 2011 Written by Bobbi Booker Residents of the Delware Valley are seeking ways to maintain, manage and maximize their financial well-being during tough economic times. State Senator Vincent Hughes, D-Phila./Montgomery, has teamed up with a host of local experts to provide a wide array of resources to assist participants in every area of their personal finances and family affairs for this weekend’s annual “Show Me All the Money – Personal Finance Conference.” Continue Reading →
PA Senate panel approves gas drilling bill
The Associated Press – November 15, 2011 By PETER JACKSON A broad-ranging bill to regulate natural gas drilling in the state and impose a fee on drillers won a key state Senate committee’s support Monday but not the bipartisan backing the high-ranking Republican sponsor had hoped for. Only one Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee crossed party lines to join Republicans in endorsing the proposal from Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, of Jefferson. The full Senate is expected to debate the bill as early as Tuesday. Continue Reading →
Students, leaders panel talk investment successes
By adelrossi on November 10, 2011 The Snapper: Millersville University
