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Tartaglione Resolution Marks International Day of People with Disabilities
HARRISBURG, Nov. 18, 2013 – The state Senate today unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione marking Dec. 3 as “International Day of Persons with Disabilities.” Started in 1982 by the United Nations, the day is recognized around the...
Tartaglione Reacts to Audit of Department of Public Welfare
The following statement was offered today by Senator Christine M. Tartaglione in support of Auditor General DePasquale’s recent audit that discovered mismanagement of a Department of Public Welfare contract for home care workers: Auditor General Eugene DePasquale...
Tartaglione Resolution Marks Brachial Plexus Injury Awareness Week
HARRISBURG, Oct. 21, 2013 – The state Senate has unanimously passed a resolution marking “Brachial Plexus Injury Awareness Week in Pennsylvania,” state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione announced today. “With greater knowledge and awareness of this type of injury, I hope...
Tartaglione Announces New Minimum Wage Bills
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 17, 2013 -- At a news conference in Philadelphia’s City Hall today, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione announced new legislation aimed at restoring the buying power of Pennsylvania’s minimum wage. Tartaglione, the Democratic chair of the Labor and...
COMUNICADO DE PRENSA: La senadora estatal Christine Tartaglione presentará un proyecto de ley para aumentar el salario mínimo en Pensilvania de 7,25 a 9 dólares.
WHO: State Senator Christine Tartaglione, Democratic Chair of Senate Labor and Industry Committee State Senator Vincent Hughes, Democratic Chair of Senate Appropriations Committee Elizabeth McLroy, Secretary-Treasurer of Philadelphia AFL-CIO Mark Price, Labor...
Tartaglione Joins Working Families in Labor Day Celebration
HARRISBURG, Sept. 3, 2013 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione joined thousands of local workers and their families yesterday in a rain-drenched parade held to celebrate Labor Day and to show solid support for working families. Rather than detract from the...
Tartaglione Statement on School Funding
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 18, 2013 – The following statement was offered today by Senator Christine M. Tartaglione, Democratic Chair of the Senate Labor and Industry Committee, in support of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for...
Tartaglione organiza el primer picnic en el parque Wissinoming
PHILADELPHIA, Agosto 21, 2013 – Hundreds of residents from the neighborhood surrounding Wissinoming Park turned out yesterday for a community picnic organized by state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione. The event was the first in the Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood...
Thousands Attend Tartaglione Community Festival
HARRISBURG, Agosto 9, 2013 – Thousands of constituents from the neighborhoods surrounding Norris Square Park attended state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione’s annual community festival yesterday. By coordinating numerous sponsors and community partners, Tartaglione was...
Tartaglione Urges Corbett to Quickly Sign Fiscal Code
HARRISBURG, Julio 16, 2013 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today urged Gov. Tom Corbett to quickly sign the state Fiscal Code passed by the House yesterday, more than two weeks after the budget deadline. In a letter sent today, Tartaglione told Corbett...
Tartaglione Rejects Republican Budget Plan
HARRISBURG, Junio 30, 2013 -- State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today voted against a Republican-backed budget plan that continues more than two years of economic backsliding and education failure. “Pennsylvania has been sitting in the ditch watching the rest of the...
Latest Liquor Plan Fails to be ‘Everything to Everybody’
HARRISBURG, Junio 18, 2013 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today released the following statement regarding Sen. McIlhinney’s liquor proposal: “I am grateful to Sen. McIlhinney for taking the time and making the effort to listen to a broad range of opinions on...
Tartaglione Supports Better Budget Alternative
HARRISBURG, Junio 3, 2013 -- State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today joined her Democratic colleagues in support of a budget alternative that improves funding for schools, social services and job creation while holding the line on broad-based taxes. “Governor...
Tartaglione on Corbett Interview: ‘Damn Lies and Statistics’
HARRISBURG, Abril 30, 2013 — Gov. Corbett’s contention that drug use is responsible for Pennsylvania’s high unemployment rate is disturbing, but not the most troubling part of his interview on PAMatters.com, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said today. “The...
En el Día del Impuesto, Tartaglione lamenta la política de Corbett
HARRISBURG, Abril 15, 2013 – With the deadline for filing tax returns looming, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione decried the Corbett administration’s strategy of relief for large corporations along with increased scrutiny for individuals. “When the administration...
Tartaglione: PA Leaders Head South…Along with PA Economy
HARRISBURG – Abril 12, 2013 -- Bad news continues to pile up for Pennsylvania workers, while the state’s economic leaders look to South America for answers, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said today. Figures released by the U.S. Department of Labor this week show...
Las oportunidades perdidas provocan un aumento del desempleo
Harrisburg, Marzo 19, 2013 -- Employment numbers released by Pennsylvania labor officials this week show the state continuing to move in the wrong direction while falling far behind surrounding states in job creation, two leading state senators said today. “The...
Declaración de Tartaglione sobre la decisión de la Lotería
HARRISBURG, Febrero 14, 2013 — State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today released the following statement regarding Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s decision to reject the lottery contract with Camelot Global Services: “The Attorney General used her authority to...
Tartaglione Statement on Budget Proposal
HARRISBURG, Febrero 5, 2013 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today released the following statement regarding Gov. Corbett’s proposed budget: “In two years, Pennsylvania has fallen from the top ten into the bottom third in job creation. If this budget were...
Tartaglione Statement on Liquor Privatization
HARRISBURG, Enero 30, 2013 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today released the following statement regarding Gov. Corbett’s plans for Pennsylvania liquor stores: “It’s obvious that there is little support in the General Assembly for the governor’s strange...