September 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Side’s Riverfront Park (bottom of 18th Street at the river) was the eighth annual FontanaFest. I began this event shortly after my election as a way to celebrate our rivers and riverfront parks and to highlight all the things that children and families ca...

As I often note, the residents of District 1 are our strongest assets.   It is with heartfelt sadness that I acknowledge the recent passing of two of our finest -- Donald Aubrecht, retired assistant chief of police who resided in Brighton Heights and Troy Hill native Pinky McGlothin. Chief Aubrecht ...

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As I write this, the budget process is underway and the 2012-13 state budget is beginning to take shape.   I have stood with my colleagues in the Senate Democratic Caucus and demanded restoration of funding in many of the state’s essential programs that saw drastic cuts in last year’s budget. We hav...

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE House Bill 934 (HB 934) , the Voter ID bill, passed the General Assembly and was signed into law by Governor Corbett on March 20 th . As a result, this November every voter will be required to show a valid form of identification in order to vote. If you...

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