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Senate Passes Tartaglione Hispanic Heritage Month Resolution
HARRISBURG, Sept. 25, 2012 – The state Senate has unanimously passed a resolution, sponsored by Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione, designating Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 “Hispanic Heritage Month” in Pennsylvania. The designation aligns the state with national Hispanic...
Tartaglione Senior Expo Draws Hundreds to Excel Academy
HARRISBURG, Sept. 21, 2012 – With confusion swirling about voting rights and the future of health care and hundreds of seniors turned out yesterday for Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione’s Senior Expo for answers to a wide variety of questions. “The political season has...
Tartaglione: Firing Fraud Investigators is No Way to Fight Fraud
HARRISBURG, Julio 27, 2012 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione has written a letter to Labor and Industry Secretary Julia Hearthway asking her to reverse and administration decision to furlough nearly 100 employees who process claims and investigate fraud. “Not...
Tartaglione: Settlement Helps More than 1,000 Philly Homebuyers
HARRISBURG, Julio 17, 2012 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today urged African-American homebuyers to contact the U.S. Department of Justice to see if they are qualified to receive part of a $125 million settlement with Wells Fargo. “It’s terrible to find out...
Tartaglione Trooper Fines-for-Training Heads to the Governor
HARRISBURG, Junio 30, 2012 – More than three years after her first bill was introduced, Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today praised House passage of a measure that will raise revenue for State Police training classes while creating a fairer fine-distribution system. ...
Senate Passes Bill to Provide Wheelchair-Accessible Taxis
HARRISBURG, Junio 30, 2012 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today praised passage of a bill that will put more wheelchair-accessible taxis on the streets of Philadelphia. House Bill 2390 expands the number of taxicab medallions issued by the Philadelphia Parking...
Tartaglione: Seniors, Students Pay the Price for Politics
HARRISBURG, Junio 29, 2012 – Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today released the following statement on the final 2012-13 budget: “I commend the thousands of Pennsylvanians who took the time to come to Harrisburg over the past five months for their persistence and...
Tartaglione Lauds Labor Union Apprentice Programs
HARRISBURG, Junio 12, 2012 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione praised the hundreds of union apprentices lining the Rotunda steps today and urged them to help convince lawmakers to rebuild the middle class.”Apprenticeships through organized labor not only prepare...
Tartaglione Trooper Fines-for-Training Bill Passes Senate
HARRISBURG, Junio 11, 2012 – After more than three years of effort, Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione’s bill to raise revenue for State Police training classes while creating a fairer fine-distribution system passed the Senate unanimously today. Senate Bill 237 is expected...
Tartaglione: Unemployment Bill ‘a Disservice to the Economy’
HARRISBURG, Junio 5, 2012 – While applauding the bipartisanship that marked negotiations, Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today voted against the final version of Pennsylvania’s unemployment compensation reform, calling it a “disservice” to the economy and working...
Tartaglione Trooper Training Bill Clears Senate Committee
HARRISBURG, Junio 4, 2012 – A bill that will raise revenue to fund State Police training classes while creating a fairer fine-distribution system cleared the Senate Appropriations committee today, according to state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione, the bill’s sponsor....
Tartaglione: Citizens Forcing Budget Shift
HARRISBURG, Mayo 9, 2012 – State Sen. Christine M . Tartaglione today praised the thousands of civic activists, educators and social service providers who traveled to Harrisburg over the past two months for helping Senate Democrats force changes in state budget...
Tartaglione Joins Colleagues in Call for New Budget Priorities
HARRISBURG, Abril 3, 2012 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione joined Senate Democratic colleagues at a Capitol news conference today calling on the Corbett administration to focus budget priorities on jobs and working families. “Last year’s budget and this year’s...
Advisory: Tartaglione to Participate in Assistive Technologies News Conference
HARRISBURG, Marzo 27, 2012 --State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione will join the Pennsylvania Assistive Technologies Foundation next week for a news conference to discuss the success of investments in Pennsylvanians with disabilities and the challenges they still face....
Op-ed: Corbetts Blindness a Disability He Can Overcome
The barricades and the extra police at the end of a Capitol hallway tell you everything you need to know about the administration of Gov. Tom Corbett. From Day One, the governor, who campaigned bravely about ordinary citizens reclaiming their government, has shown...
Tartaglione: Voter ID Part of a ‘Disturbing Trend’ for the Disabled
HARRISBURG, Marzo 7, 2012 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today said Senate approval of a bill requiring photo identification from voters, which comes one week after the Corbett administration barred disabled visitors from public areas of the Capitol, represents...
Tartaglione: Action on House Bill 934 ‘Appalling’
HARRISBURG, Marzo 5, 2011 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today released the following statement regarding Appropriations Committee action on House Bill 934: “Tonight’s action in the Appropriations Committee revealed a stark lack of consideration for the...
Tartaglione: Disabled Pennsylvanians Don’t Want to ‘Just Sit There’
“The blind and shortsighted slashing done by this budget creates many small cycles that, when completed, will create budget challenges for future administrations and future generations.
Tartaglione Questions Administration’s Tax Fairness
HARRISBURG, Feb. 21, 2011 – Sen. Christine Tartaglione today questioned Pennsylvania’s revenue secretary over why corporate tax loopholes aren’t drawing the same attention as consumers who make purchases on line.
Tartaglione Lauds Progress on Train to Work, Urges Oversight
HARRISBURG, Febrero 9, 2011 – Nearly a year after she introduced the idea in the Senate, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today praised the Corbett administration for embracing her job training plan, but cautioned state labor officials to include provisions from her bill that will prevent violations of federal labor law.