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Senate Labor and Industry Committee Examines Unemployment Compensation Changes
Erie, Aug. 4, 2015 – Today, the Senate Labor and Industry Committee held a public hearing to examine recent changes to unemployment compensation eligibility and potential negative impacts to seasonal workers. The meeting was convened at the request of Sen. Sean Wiley...
Sen. Tartaglione Remembers Sen. Len Bodack
PHILADELPHIA, Julio 9, 2015 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today issued the following statement as she remembered the life and work of former state Sen. Len Bodack, who died today at the age of 82: “We represented people from opposite ends of Pennsylvania but we...
Sen. Tartaglione Votes ‘No’ on Republican Do-Nothing Budget
HARRISBURG, Junio 30, 2015 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today voted against the Republican state budget proposal for 2015-2016, saying it falls far short of the needed investments in education, workers and taxpayers. “Many people believed we were heading in a...
Sen. Tartaglione Senate floor remarks on HB 466
Tartaglione Resolutions Designate Septiembre as ‘Spinal Cord Awareness Month,’ Sept. 10 as ‘World Suicide Prevention Day’
HARRISBURG, Junio 24, 2015 – In her ongoing work to include Pennsylvanians with disabilities in daily life, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today won Senate passage of resolutions that will designate Septiembre as “National Spinal Cord Awareness Month” and Sept. 10...
Tartaglione Endorses New Proposal That Would Drop Wage, Sales, Use, Cigarette, Property Taxes for Philadelphians
HARRISBURG, Junio 24, 2015 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione added her strong and enthusiastic support today to a new proposal that would eliminate school property taxes for millions of homeowners throughout Pennsylvania and significantly reduce many taxes...
Tartaglione Applauds Gov.’s Decision on Background Check Fee Waivers
HARRISBURG, Junio 10, 2015 – Gov. Tom Wolf’s announcement today that he is waiving fees for child abuse clearances and criminal background checks for volunteers working with children is receiving state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione’s approval. The Wolf administration...
On 5th Apprenticeship Awareness Day, Tartaglione Says New Laborers Key to Better PA
HARRISBURG, Junio 9, 2015 – Before a sea of colored t-shirts donned by union apprentices, state Sen. Christine Tartaglione once again celebrated the 5th Annual Apprenticeship Awareness Day today in the Capitol Rotunda. Known throughout Pennsylvania as a leading...
Senator Tartaglione Remarks at the Apprentice Day Rally
Sen. Tartaglione Senate Floor Remarks on Minimum Wage
Tartaglione Joins Foundation’s Push for More State $$ to Help People with Disabilities
HARRISBURG, Junio 2, 2015 – The statewide foundation that helps Pennsylvanians with disabilities improve the quality of their lives with assistive technologies won the promise of Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today to work for a greater state investment in the...
Pension Proposal Politically Motivated, Unconstitutional, Tartaglione Says
HARRISBURG, Mayo 13, 2015 – With billions of retirement and tax dollars at stake, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today blasted the new Senate Republican proposal for pension reform saying the unconstitutional bill has not been properly vetted by the public. “We...
Senator Tartaglione Voices her Support to Increasing the Minimum Wage
Minimum Wage Supporters Step Up at Important Legislative Hearing, Tartaglione Says
HARRISBURG, Mayo 5, 2015 – With mounting public pressure and a governor who has called for Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to be increased to $10.10 an hour, a committee co-chaired by Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione listened today as workers, employers and opponents...
Sen. Tartaglione, Minimum Wage Earners to Hold Media Availability Martes
HARRISBURG, Mayo 4, 2015 – Following a morning-long Senate committee hearing on her bill to increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione, working men and women, and other supporters of a higher base wage will hold a...
Tartaglione califica de "indignantes" las conclusiones del fiscal general sobre las horas extraordinarias del personal sanitario
HARRISBURG, Abril 23, 2015 – As one of the leading lawmakers who worked to address the issue of mandatory overtime for healthcare professionals, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said the revelation that the 2009 law has not been followed is bad news for patients...
New Study Proves $ 10.10 Minimum Wage Would Be ‘Rising Tide,’ Tartaglione Says
HARRISBURG, Abril 22, 2015 – Because “a rising tide lifts all boats,” state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said today a new study shows that if Pennsylvania finally approves a minimum wage of $ 10.10 an hour, residents in each of the state’s 67 counties will benefit....
Sens. Tartaglione, Teplitz Make Abril ‘Sexual Assault Awareness Month’
HARRISBURG, Abril 13, 2015 – Thanks to the legislative efforts of Sens. Christine M. Tartaglione and Rob Teplitz, Abril in Pennsylvania is now “Sexual Assault Awareness Month.” Abril became “Sexual Assault Awareness Month” when the senators successfully introduced a...
Tartaglione Named to PA Council on the Arts
HARRISBURG, Marzo 13, 2015 – The organization charged with promoting and supporting the arts and cultures throughout Pennsylvania has picked up the fervent abilities of state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione. Tartaglione, who has been a member of the Legislative Arts and...
Tartaglione Urges Persian Gulf Vets to Apply for One-Time Bonus
PHILADELPHIA, Marzo 11, 2015 – Pennsylvania veterans who fought in the Persian Gulf Theater in the early 1990s could receive up to $525 a month for their service if they apply now for a special, one-time bonus, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said today. The...