It is an honor to work for you and the residents of our district and I take great pride in representing you in Harrisburg. I am aware of the challenges that face our state and I am dedicated to facing those challenges so that together, we can make our communities the best that they can be. As a way for you to keep up with the work that is happening on your behalf, check the stories listed below, and as always, feel free to contact me for more information about any state-related matter.
Board backs effort to stop teacher strikes
From The Bucks County Courier Times
One board member said he voted against the resolution because he didn't want to "alienate" the district's teachers union.
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Rendell seeks to broaden sales tax
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- Gov. Ed Rendell is a man who likes challenges, and he took on some big ones Tuesday when he proposed a fiscal 2010-11 budget that increases state spending by more than $1 billion in a time of recession and proposes eliminating 74 "non-essential" sales-tax exemptions.
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Charges against Perzel put Metcalfe in spotlight
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- In the latest fallout from a government corruption scandal, House committee assignments are being shuffled after a state lawmaker arrested last week was stripped of his post as ranking Republican on the Urban Affairs Committee.
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State representative proposes ban on teachers strikes
From The Valley News Dispatch
State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe yesterday proposed an amendment to the state constitution that would prohibit public school teachers from going on strike.
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Voters give Metcalfe the right to fire away
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Crazy or cagey? Perhaps Daryl Metcalfe is a bit of both.
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Metcalfe stands alone against domestic violence resolution
From The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
HARRISBURG — The House on Wednesday approved a resolution recognizing October as "Domestic Violence Awareness" month, a measure that Rep. Daryl Metcalfe of Cranberry blocked two weeks ago, claiming it was part of a homosexual agenda because it included men among rape victims.
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House OKs bill for municipal pensions
From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
HARRISBURG -- The state House voted yesterday to approve legislation creating new procedures to aid underfunded municipal pensions across Pennsylvania but that gives the city of Pittsburgh a two-year window to improve the level of funding in its ailing pension plan.
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