What is being done to combat Lyme disease in state parks & forests in light of the administration’s cut in funding? That and efforts to reduce acid mine drainage were among my questions for the #PASenate #PAbudget hearing with @DCNRnews. [Read More]
During a second round of questioning at the #PASenate #PABudget hearing on the @PADeptofED, I made a pitch for the Education Improvement Tax Credit Program, and noted that it does not take money away from schools. [Read More]
As chair of the Senate Education Committee, I asked @PADeptofEd Secretary Pedro Rivera how the governor could justify cutting funding for school safety grants from $60 million to $15 million during #PASenate #PABudget hearings. [Read More]
I questioned what the @PAHealthDept is doing to regulate the delivery devices used for vaping during today’s #PASenate #PABudget hearing. I also asked for an update in the backlog in rape testing kits. [Read More]
At the #PASenate #PAbudget hearing with @PennDOTnews, I discussed enforcement of municipal maintenance agreements, my effort to relieve local counties of emissions testing & the need for western PA passenger rail service. [Read More]
During the #PASenate #PABudget hearing with @PAAuditorGen, I asked about pharmacy benefit managers and transparency in the pharmaceutical industry. [Read More]
During a #PASenate #PABudget hearing with @StateSystem, I asked Chancellor Daniel Greenstein about projected downturns in enrollment and the impact on instructor complement. I also asked about downturns in community college transfers. [Read More]
At the #PASenate #PAbudget hearing with @CorrectionsPA, I asked Secretary John Wetzel about staff exposure to mailed substances, recidivism rates for community corrections centers, & the work of Quehanna Boot Camp. [Read More]
At today’s #PASenate #PABudget hearing with @PADMVA, I raised concerns about minor national guard members who have mental health issues and whether that information can be shared with friends and family to help them receive care. [Read More]
During the #PASenate #PABudget hearing with @PADrugAlcohol, I asked whether funding could be provided to address the Hepatitis C epidemic in Johnstown and the proposed “Recovery to Work” program. [Read More]
