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		<title>State Senator Vincent Hughes and Haddington Multi Services for Older Adults Inc. Present Unleash the Power of Age!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 15:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Philadelphia, PA – On Friday, May 17, 2013 from 7:30 AM to 1 PM, State Senator Vincent Hughes and Haddington Multi Services for Older Adults Inc. will present the Unleash the Power of Age expo at the Salvation Army Kroc Center located at 4200 Wissahickon Ave. The event will include a day filled with activities and information geared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teplitz: Families Can Fish for Free this Memorial Day, Independence Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, May 17, 2013 – Families can “catch the fun of fishing” this summer with two upcoming free fishing days along Pennsylvania waterways, according to state Sen. Rob Teplitz. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has designated May 27 (Memorial Day) and July 4 (Independence Day) as free fishing days for families. On those days, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stack to Tackle Home Invasions During Friday Press Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, May 16, 2013 — State Sen. Mike Stack will join Rep. John Sabatina, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 17, for a press conference to push legislation that would make home invasion a new category of crime. If Sabatina’s House Bill 1296 is approved, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>State Senator Larry Farnese to Introduce Legislation to Protect Groups from Frivolous Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.pasenate.com/?p=14468</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILADELPHIA (May 16, 2013) – State Sen. Larry Farnese (D-Phila.) today announced that he is introducing legislation that will protect groups who are the subject of SLAPPs, or Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, or SLAPPs, are lawsuits filed against a person or group for positions they take in connection with a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Johnstown Company to Receive $500,000 Grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 16:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, May 16, 2013 – A Johnstown transportation company will receive a $500,000 state grant toward the conversion of its trucking fleet to natural gas fuel, state Sen. John N. Wozniak announced today. “The transportation fuel of the future is being produced right here in Pennsylvania and that production is helping local companies convert to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Honoring Life of Gov. Leader</title>
		<link>http://www.pasenate.com/?p=14451</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG – Today the Senate unanimously adopted a condolence resolution sponsored by Senator Mike Waugh (R-York) and Senator Rob Teplitz (D-Dauphin/York) to honor former State Senator and Governor George M. Leader who passed away on May 9, 2013, at the age of 95. Born and raised in York, PA, Leader grew up on his parents’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teplitz: Budget Funds to ALS Support Services in Jeopardy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG, May 14, 2013 — As Pennsylvania recognizes May 2013 as “Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Awareness Month” in Pennsylvania, state Sen. Rob Teplitz today pointed out that state budget funds that provide support to ALS patients are in jeopardy. The governor’s proposed 2013-14 state budget eliminates the $300,000 line item for ALS Support Services, which last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Post Session Report: May 14, 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.pasenate.com/?p=14638</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 20:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SB 5, PN 967 (Erickson) – This bill establishes the Community-Based Health Care (CHC) program in the Department of Health to provide grants to community-based health care clinics.  The Senate concurred in House amendments to the bill by a vote of 49-0. SB 526, PN 489 (Waugh) – Amends Title 3 (Agriculture) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dinniman Introduces Keystone Exam Moratorium Legislation</title>
		<link>http://www.pasenate.com/?p=14443</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 18:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harrisburg – May 14, 2013 –  State Sen. Andrew Dinniman today introduced legislation that will halt  implementation of the modified Keystone Exams until the state Department of Education answers critical questions about the local impact of the modifications. The Common Core standards are a state mandate that has been modified by the Corbett Administration to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brewster Joins Protest of $300 Million Education Common Core Mandate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brewster speaks about his legislation to revamp current system of student testing Harrisburg, May 14, 2013 – State Sen. James Brewster joined with his Senate Democratic colleagues at a news conference this week to decry a new unfunded education mandate that could saddle cash-strapped school districts with a $300 million expense and threaten graduation for [...]]]></description>
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