Budget Hearing Q&A: Education (Part 2)
February 27, 2020
Improving literacy and providing earlier screening for dyslexia were two areas that I focused on during a #PASenate #PABudget hearing with the @PADeptofEd
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Education (Part 1)
February 27, 2020
I asked if the @PADepofEd is going to expand its pilot dyslexia program statewide and urged the department to fund more all-day technical schools in Pennsylvania at today’s #PASenate #PABudget hearing.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Department of Health
February 26, 2020
Given the dramatic increase in Lyme Disease in PA and the severity of the issue, I raised concerns about the reduction in funding for this line item during a #PASenate #PABudget hearing with the @PAHealthDept.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Human Services
February 26, 2020
At the #PASenate #PAbudget hearing with @PAHumanServices, I asked how the state will fund counties’ needs-based budget requests, reducing the waiting list for intellectuals with disabilities, and Community HealthChoices.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Treasury Department
February 25, 2020
At today’s #PASenate #PABudget hearing with the @PATreasury, I raised concerns about rising property taxes and the continued growth in state spending.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: PennDOT
February 25, 2020
At the #PASenate #PAbudget hearing with @PennDOTnews, I discussed regional rail needs, area road repairs and weather-related delays with the Route 611 project.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Aging
February 24, 2020
During a #PASenate #PABudget hearing with the Department of Aging, I questioned delays in funding for senior centers and discussed the importance of supporting Adult Protective Services and programs to help seniors age in place.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Labor & Industry
February 24, 2020
During a #PASenate #PABudget hearing with @PALaborIndustry, I discussed the importance of helping young people learn skilled trades and technical skills needed to compete for high-demand, family-sustaining jobs.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Attorney General
February 20, 2020
At the #PASenate #PAbudget hearing with @PAAttorneyGen Josh Shapiro, we discussed his participation in the drug take-back program at Pocono raceway and efforts to reduce overdose deaths.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: State System of Higher Education
February 20, 2020
At a #PASenate #PABudget hearing, I raised serious concerns about rapidly declining enrollments in many @StateSystem schools and how that will impact the sustainability of the entire state system.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Board of Pardons
February 19, 2020
During the #PASenate #PABudget hearing with the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, I questioned how we can reduce recidivism and help more pardoned individuals successfully reintegrate into society after incarceration.
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Budget Hearing Q&A: Corrections/Probation & Parole
February 19, 2020
At the #PASenate #PAbudget hearing with @CorrectionsPA Secretary John Wetzel, we discussed the timeline for release of inmate pardoned by the governor and the need for all inmates to find work after release.
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