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2008 Press Releases

Press Release Archive: 2004  |  2005  |  2006 | 2007 | 2008

June 18, 2008 - Senator Pippy/Senator Regola Bill Promotes Local Government Cooperation

June 17, 2008 - Urban Affairs & Housing Committee Hearing on SB 1291 - Blight in PA - Testimony Coming Soon
                       Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Hearing on SB 1291 Blight in Pennsylvania - June 17, 2008
                       PART 1 (1 Hour 7 Minutes)
                       Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Hearing on SB 1291 - Blight in Pennsylvania - June 17, 2008
                       PART 2 (29 Minutes)

June 10, 2008 - Click for PDF Summary of the new Pennsylvania Clean Indoor Air Act

May 9, 2008 - Senator Pippy and Senator Rhoades Unveil Foreclosure Relief and Affordable Housing Initiative (PDF)

May 6, 2008 - Bill Allowing Children of Military Personnel to Enroll in PA Cyber Schools Approved by Committee
                    - CLICK FOR AUDIO

April 21, 2008 - Persian Gulf War Veterans Bonus Program is now OPEN

April 18, 2008 - Senator Pippy Reminds Students that the Student Aid Application Deadline is Approaching

March 31, 2008 - Senator Pippy Joins Colleagues to Announce Package Strengthening PA Gaming Law
                         Video of Sen. Pippy Discussing the need to Strengthen the Pennsylvania Gaming Law
                         Audio Only

2008-09 State Budget HearingsAt the March 6 hearing, Senator Pippy suggested to Secretary of Public Welfare Estelle Richman that the administration’s proposed $120 million economic stimulus plan to provide checks to individuals who do not pay taxes would be better used to provide community health care providers a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA).
Senator Pippy Audio
  Senator Pippy Video

March 11, 2008 - Deadline Approaching for Local Fire and EMS Companies to Apply for Grants

March 7, 2208 - Meeting Minutes from the Feb. 21, 2008 Mayview Task Force Meeting

February 13, 2008 - Pippy Bill Creating Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement System Approved by Committee

February 13, 2008 - Urban Affairs Committee Page Update: *See Committee News: "Legislators Unveil Anti-Blight Legislation"

January 18, 2008 - The Pippy Report visits Plumbers Local #27 (click to watch video tour)

IN THE NEWS - Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Act 47 Hearing in Pittsburgh: (Links will open a new window)

Pittsburgh Unions Decry Oversight  
(Tribune Review)

Calls Mount for End of Fiscal Oversight (Post-Gazette)
State Senator Calls for End to One of City's State Overseers (Post-Gazette)

 


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