November 16th, 2010

Posted on Tue, Nov. 16, 2010

Pa. House passes bill to rescue state pension systems

By Angela Couloumbis and Dan Hardy

Inquirer Staff Writers

HARRISBURG - The state House of Representatives took a step Monday to defuse Pennsylvania's pension bomb.

Read more: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20101116_Pa__House_passes_bill_to_rescue_state_pension_systems.html#ixzz15Rjx32KW

PA House Roll Call Vote on HB2497

Here is a link to yesterday’s roll call vote for HB2497; while it may not be perfect it should be of considerable help in dealing with the pension spike. 

Please consider thanking your Reps who supported the bill:

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2009&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=2020

Posted on Tue, Nov. 16, 2010

Pa. House overrides Rendell veto of school-code bill

By Angela Couloumbis

Inquirer Harrisburg Bureau

HARRISBURG - In a surprise move late Monday, the state House of Representatives voted to override Gov. Rendell's veto of a school-code bill that he contended gave unfair tax breaks to certain charter-school landlords.

Read more: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_region/20101116_Pa__House_overrides_Rendell_veto_of_school-code_bill.html#ixzz15RkIrr5X

Press Release 11/15/10

Roebuck: Senate should join House in overriding veto of major education reforms

http://www.pahouse.com/PR/188111510.asp

Ongoing Background on Vouchers  - second in a series

Over the coming several weeks I will be providing background info on the proposed voucher bill, SB1405:

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2009&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1405

Doug Tuthill, President Step Up for Students, Florida was another of the out-of-state pro-voucher parties testifying at the October 13^th hearing of the Senate Ed Committee

Here is a link to that organization’s website:

http://www.stepupforstudents.org/