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PennLive.com
April 19, 2018
What Goes On. The Senate Democratic Policy Committee takes its show on the road for an 11 a.m. public hearing in Dunmore, Pa., on workforce development issues. WolfWatch. Gov. Tom Wolf heads to Pittsburgh for a pair of events today At 12:45 p.m., he'll be at the Hyundai Club House at Heinz Field toÃâà...
Politic365
April 13, 2018
As part of a diverse career in politics and media, she has served as a congressional staffer for the U.S. Senate Democratic Policy Committee, Communications Director for U.S. Rep. Andre Carson (D-IN) and Director of Communications for Justin Fairfax for Lt. Governor of Virginia. From 2014 to 2017, Ms.
witf.org
April 8, 2018
(Harrisburg) -- A bill introduced in the state House would increase the penalties for dog fighting in Pennsylvania. The bill was discussed at a recent hearing of the House Democratic Policy Committee. State Representative Dom Costa who sponsored the measure, says it gives law enforcement agencies theÃâà...
Fabius Maximus website (blog)
April 6, 2018
by Herman Daly and James Socas, presented to a Senate Democratic Policy Committee Hearing, 5 March 2004. Daly is a Professor at U Maryland, was a Senior Economist at the World Bank. Summary: “Many academic economists argue that off-shoring is simply the next chapter in 'free trade' theory – aÃâà...
New Pittsburgh Courier
April 5, 2018
Jake Wheatley, D- Hill District, hosted other members of the House Democratic Policy Committee in a March 29 wide-ranging discussion with three representatives from local entities on nurturing homegrown businesses and talent, attracting new businesses, and retain them. The meeting was held at 2000Ãâà...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
April 4, 2018
Pashinski, D-Wilkes-Barre, hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee hearing to discuss affordable care for Pennsylvanians. The hearing — part of House Democrats' Plan4PA — was held at the Sheehy-Farmer Campus Center at King's College. Pashinski requested the meeting to gain insight fromÃâà...
Uniontown Herald Standard
March 29, 2018
Cheers to the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee for taking the initiative and hosting a roundtable at Brownsville Area Elementary School to discuss better ways to protect our local schools. Led by state Rep. Pam Snyder, D-Jefferson, the discussion focused on what state policymakers canÃâà...
PennLive.com
March 22, 2018
The House Democratic Policy Committee legs it to Erie for a 9 a.m. policy roundtable on community healthcare issues. You'll find them at the UMPC offices on 100 State Street in the City by the Lake. What Goes On (Nakedly Political Edition). If you happen to find yourself in Philly tonight, you could alwaysÃâà...
GoErie.com
March 21, 2018
The public roundtable discussion will be held at 9 a.m. at the UPMC Health Plan community room, first floor, at 100 State St. State Rep. Flo Fabrizio, of Erie, D-2nd Dist., on Thursday will host a House Democratic policy committee roundtable discussion on efforts to improve community health. The publicÃâà...
OnlinePokerReport.com
March 15, 2018
David Satz, the Senior Vice President of Government Relations at Caesars, told the Pennsylvania Democratic Policy Committee that 91% of their online players are new customers that were not in their total rewards program prior to the launch of iGaming. This sentiment was echoed on the record by otherÃâà...
Civilized
March 12, 2018
During her time in the Senate, Stabenow has served as Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee (2011-2015), and she became Chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee in 2017. When it comes to her stance on cannabis legalization, Senator Stabenow has offered neither strong support norÃâà...
York Dispatch
March 8, 2018
York County school administrators testified on fair education funding before the State House Democratic Policy Committee on Wednesday, March 7. ... Two York County school district administrators told members of the House Democratic Policy Committee that while state education funding is headed in theÃâà...
Mondoweiss
February 7, 2018
WASHINGTON - JUNE 26: Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, testifies during a hearing of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee on pre-war intelligence relating to the 2003 invasion of Iraq on Capitol Hill June 26, 2006 in Washington, DC. The committee heardÃâà...
Daily Local News
February 7, 2018
Last week, Comitta was joined at the West Goshen Township Building by the House Democratic Policy Committee and its Chairman Mike Sturla, D-96, ... “I am thrilled that the House Democratic Policy Committee came to West Chester to discuss my legislation that might positively impact families across theÃâà...
The Philadelphia Tribune
February 2, 2018
Chris Rabb (D-200) recently hosted his first House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on bold budget innovations for the betterment of all Pennsylvanians. Rabb expressed his concern about state finances. “We're looking for innovative budget proposals that can help us improve economic securityÃâà...
The Philadelphia Tribune
February 2, 2018
Jared Solomon (D-202) hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee round table on Thursday to discuss landlord-tenant issues, according to a press release. Solomon was joined by policy experts and state legislators, including Policy Committee Chairman Mike Sturla (D-96), to learn how absenteeÃâà...
Politic365
January 31, 2018
In a surprise to no one, a new immigration proposal by the Trump Administration would end diversity visas. Since so much of Trump's policy attention on immigration has been focused on blocking people of color from entering the United States from Mexico, Haiti and Africa, and forcing Dreamers to returnÃâà...
Sunbury Daily Item
January 30, 2018
... politics from the mapping process. However, we can learn from what other states have done and what our courts are saying in their opinions. Enough is enough, let's reform the process now. State Sen. Lisa Boscola, a Democrat from Northampton/Lehigh is the Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chair.
New Pittsburgh Courier
January 25, 2018
Whenever the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee holds a public hearing on “Quality Education,” it's safe to assume that the need for more money will be brought up by the school administrators, board members and education advocates who testify. And while that was true of the hearing theÃâà...
The Times
January 17, 2018
... employment in places like Shell Chemicals' $6 billion ethane cracker plant. Members of the House Democratic Policy Committee presented a roundtable discussion at the Community College of Beaver County and invited four local workforce-development professionals to testify about their experiences.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
December 11, 2017
At a hearing Friday of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee at Duquesne University, Tina Flowers, an attorney from Hampton whose son, Spenser, died from an opioid overdose on Jan. 1, called the measure “one very important tool for families to help their loved ones. Perhaps if he had been mandatedÃâà...
CNBC
September 12, 2017
Getting rid of the tax is a "key plank of the Republican tax plan [that] will only benefit the wealthiest Americans while leaving middle class families out to dry," the Senate Democratic Policy Committee said in a statement. Republicans plan to use a process known as reconciliation to pass tax reform, whichÃâà...
AOL
December 31, 1999
WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 3: (AFP OUT) United States Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) listens as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee at the Newseum February 3, 2010 in Washington, D.C. Obama spoke on a range of topics including theÃâà...
