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Sen. Tartaglione Delivers Free School Supplies to Students, Constituents at Wissinoming Park; Gets Soaked in ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21, 2014 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione visited Wissinoming Park today to continue her picnic series with constituents, hand out free backpacks and school supplies to children, and experience the chilly pour of a bucket of ice to benefit the...
Kids, Communities Benefitting as Sen. Tartaglione’s Picnic Series Visits Burholme Park
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 12, 2014 – Hundreds of children are preparing to go back to school with the supplies they need, and communities in the 2nd Senatorial District are enjoying some summer fun with the latest picnic sponsored by state Sen. Christine Tartaglione. The...
Property Tax Relief? Sen. Tartaglione Says Homestead Tax Exemption an Available Option, but Deadline Approaching
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 12, 2014 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione today said time is running out for property owners to shave hundreds from their annual tax bills through Pennsylvania’s Homestead Exemption. The deadline to apply for the exemption is Sept. 13. “Applying...
Farcical 2014-’15 Corbett Budget Gets Sen. Tartaglione’s ‘No’ Vote
HARRISBURG, June 30, 2014 – Because of its failure to help school children in Philadelphia and throughout Pennsylvania, because it deprives veterans and 500,000 residents of much needed health care insurance, and because it requires hocus pocus to make the numbers...
Budget Comments on 2014-15 State Budget
Tartaglione Votes Yes on Medical Marijuana Bill
HARRISBURG, June 27, 2014 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione today voted in favor of a proposal to legalize the use of medical cannabis in Pennsylvania. The Senate Law and Justice Committee, of which Sen. Tartaglione is a member, approved an amended Senate Bill 1182...
‘Roberto Clemente Way’ Heading to Philly, Sen. Tartaglione Reports
‘Roberto Clemente Way’ Heading to Philly, Sen. Tartaglione Reports HARRISBURG, June 17, 2014 – A hero to millions of baseball fans and Latinos, state Sen. Christine Tartaglione said today she is pleased the Pennsylvania Senate has approved a bill to make a section of...
Tartaglione Lauds Construction Trades’ Apprentice Program, Urges Young Workers to Get Involved
HARRISBURG, June 10, 2014 – With hundreds of union workers filling the Capitol Rotunda today, state Sen. Christine Tartaglione applauded the apprentice program operated by the Pennsylvania State Building & Construction Trades Council and urged students and others...
Remarks from the PA Building Trades Council/Apprentice Awareness Day
Sen. Tartaglione, ‘Raise the Wage PA’ Rally Again to Urge Minimum Wage Increase
HARRISBURG, June 3, 2014 – State Sen. Christine Tartaglione rallied inside the Capitol today with Raise the Wage PA to again urge legislative action on proposals to increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage and deal with the paltry hourly rate established for workers who...
Sen. Tartaglione Welcomes Salvation Army; Urges Consideration of Bill to Classify Its Disaster Service Autos as Emergency Vehicles
HARRISBURG, May 6, 2014 – With dozens of uniform-clad Salvation Army workers visiting the state Capitol, Sen. Christine Tartaglione reminded lawmakers that her bill to include their disaster-response vehicles under Pennsylvania’s list of approved emergency vehicles is...
Senator Tartaglione Offers Support to the PA Assistive Technology Foundation
Tartaglione Says New Fast Food Executive Pay Study Another Reason Why PA Should Increase Minimum Wage
HARRISBURG, April 23, 2014 – A national public policy organization’s study of how the salaries of fast food industry executives continue to blow away the measly pay of their frontline workers has state Sen. Christine Tartaglione demanding once again that Pennsylvania...
Tartaglione Heralds Maryland’s Approval of Minimum Wage Hike; Congress’ Vote to Extend Jobless Benefits
HARRISBURG, April 8, 2014 – With another state voting overwhelmingly to increase its minimum wage, state Sen. Christine Tartaglione said today that Republicans and Gov. Tom Corbett are in danger of telling tens of thousands of hardworking Pennsylvanians they aren’t...
Momentum Building for Minimum Wage Increase to $ 10.10, Tartaglione Says
HARRISBURG, March 28, 2014 – With another Northeast state increasing its minimum wage and the largest labor union in the country taking action this week to support the effort, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said today that Pennsylvania lawmakers should not stand...
Sen. Tartaglione Says PA Minimum Wage Should be $ 10.10/Hour
HARRISBURG, March 18, 2014 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said today she will replace her proposal to increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $ 9 an hour with a new bill that would increase it to $10.10 by 2016. Minimum wage increases under Senate Bill 1300...
Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione Remarks on her Proposal to Increase PA’s Minimum Wage
Sen. Tartaglione to Announce Significant Change to Minimum Wage Bill
HARRISBURG, March 17, 2014 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said today she plans to unveil a new version of her proposal that would increase the minimum wage for Pennsylvania’s working poor. Tartaglione’s announcement will come at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, during...
Apply Now for Autism-Related Mini-Grants, Sen. Tartaglione Urges
HARRISBURG, March 13, 2014 – Pennsylvanians and families with relatives who have autism spectrum disorder should act now to apply for mini-grants of up to $500, state Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione said today. The deadline for applications is March 31. “These special...
Tartaglione, Senate Dems, Offer Solution to Protect Pension Systems, Save Taxpayers Billions
HARRISBURG, March 12, 2014 – State Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione today said she is supporting a proposal that would save Pennsylvania taxpayers billions of dollars and solve the state’s pension problems. The proposal, introduced by members of the Philadelphia...