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Recent News
July
2, 2009 - Weekly Recap from Senator Orie.
July 2, 2009 - Letter from Senator Orie to state employees.
July 2, 2009 - Senator Orie continues to oppose any new taxes.
July 2, 2009 - Rendell keeps digging deeper hole for Pa. (The Mercury)
June 30, 2009 - Orie Urges Action on Senate-Passed
Budget
 
The Facts About Pennsylvania's State Budget
Fact vs. Fiction
Budget Deadline Chart
June 29, 2009 - Ten Pennsylvania banks offer loan assistance to state
workers
June 25, 2009 - Memo from Senators Pileggi and Piccola regarding Qualified
School Construction Bonds
June 25, 2009 - Senate Approves "Safe Schools" Legislation
June 23, 2009 - Senate Committee Advances Gaming Reform Bill
June 19, 2009 - Letter from Sec. Zahorchak to Senate and House Education
Committees indicating the Department is suspending any expenditure of funds
towards the GCAs/Keystone Exam contract until there is broader consensus on the
issue.
Senator Jane Orie talks with Marty Griffin of KDKA Radio
Budget Facts 2009 from the Commonwealth Foundation
June 16, 2009 - Orie Calls Governor's Plan to Hike Personal Income Tax
Fiscally Irresponsible
 
June 10, 2009 - Senate Approves Orie Bills to Halt Graduation
Tests; Provide Students with Severe Allergies Access to Medication
- SB736
- SB281
June 9, 2009 - Senator Jane Orie and Representative Matt Smith
Push Measures to Help Students with Medical Conditions
- News Conference
June 5, 2009 - Sen. Orie and Rep. Smith to Hold Press Conference on Allergy
Medication and Diabetes in Schools
June 3, 2009 - Orie Legislation on Problem Solving Courts
Unanimously Adopted by the Senate
June 2, 2009 - Senate Education Committee Moves Orie Measures
May 27, 2009 - Senate Bill 1 Would Bring Transparency to Budget Process
May 26, 2009 - Orie Says State Rebates Now Available to Install Solar
Energy Systems
May 22, 2009 - Budget Op-Ed Fiscal
Responsibility in Tough Times
May 21, 2009 - Senator Ories response to the 5/17/09 Pittsburgh Post
Gazette editorial (PDF)
May 18, 2009 - Senators Scarnati, Pileggi and Orie letter to Governor
Rendell regarding Graduation Competency Assessment (GCA)
May 14, 2009 - Orie, Rafferty Re-Introduce Bill to Require GPS
Monitoring of Sex Offenders
WTAE-TV report regarding out-of-state travel going on at SERS and PSERS
(WTAE-TV)
May 6, 2009 - Orie Says Senate-Passed Budget Reflects, Responds to
Tough Economic Times
May 5, 2009 - Orie Sponsors Bill to Reinstate Ban on Gaming
Contributions
Swine
Flu Information
Information
for contractors regarding the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act and
registration. Contractors who perform home improvements for which the total
cash value is $5,000 or more per year are required to register with the Office
of Attorney General by July 1, 2009.
April 22, 2009 - Senators Unveil Gaming Reform Package to Provide Stricter
Oversight, Greater Accountability
- News Conference - (running time 35 minutes)
April 20, 2009 - Media Advisory: Senators to Unveil Strict Gaming
Reform Package
April 20, 2009 - Senate News Brief
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