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Senator Mike Brubaker (R-Lancaster) speaks during a
bipartisan prostate cancer awareness event at the State Capitol.
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9/28/11 -
Senate Education Committee Chairman Jeff Piccola (R-Dauphin) joins Secretary of
Education Ron Tomalis and legislators to rally for education reform legislation. |
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9/27/11 - Senate Transportation Committee Chairman John Rafferty
(R-Montgomery) speaks at a news conference on expanding the use of ignition
interlock devices to fight drunk driving. |

9/26/11 - Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati
(R-Jefferson) discusses the Senate fall legislative agenda at the
Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon. |

9/21/11 - Senator Jeff Piccola (R-Dauphin),
chairman of the Senate Education Committee, hears testimony on
legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi
(R-Delaware) that would reform Pennsylvania's Library Code. |
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9/20/11 - The Senate Community, Economic and
Recreational Development Committee, chaired by Sen. Jane Earll
(R-Erie), held a public hearing on the economic impact of the
Pennsylvania gaming industry and the Pennsylvania Statewide Gaming
Market Assessment Report.
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9/20/11 - Senator Mike Brubaker
(R-Lancaster), chair of the Senate Hunger Caucus, kicks off a
Legislative Food Drive sponsored by the Hunger Caucus and the PA
Association of Regional Food Banks. |

9/19/11 - Senator John Gordner (R-27) joins senators from
Northeastern PA at a Harrisburg news conference to introduce a
comprehensive, bipartisan legislative package aimed at bringing
relief to communities affected by the recent floods. |
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Senator Don White (R-Indiana) discusses local emergency medical services with B.
J. Pino, executive director of Citizens' Ambulance Company of Indiana.
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9/7/11 - Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Jake Corman (R-34)
talks with representatives of the Pennsylvania State University during a public
hearing in State College on higher education issues. |

8/25/11 - The Senate Education Committee Chairman Jeffrey Piccola chairs
a a public hearing on Senate Bill 904, legislation calling for major
reforms to Pennsylvania's charter school law. |
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8/24/11 - State Senator Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming)
today officially designated the Market Street Bridge connecting
South Williamsport to Williamsport and carrying U.S. Route 15 over
the Susquehanna River in Loyalsock Township, as the "Carl E. Stotz
Memorial Little League Bridge." |

Senator Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) talks with constituents at
his annual Community Fun Night in Horsham Township. |

8/17/11 - Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware)
participates in a meeting of the Legislative Reapportionment Commission to
address administrative functions.
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8/11/11 - Senator Mike Waugh (R-York) speaks
with an apprentice at Kinsley Education Center in York during a tour
with state Labor and Industry officials to learn more about the
center's apprentice training program. |

8/10/11 - Senate Law and Justice Committee Chairman John
Pippy (R-Allegheny) hears testimony during a public hearing on the
direct shipment of wine in Pennsylvania.
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8/9/11 - Senator John Gordner (R-27) chairs a joint hearing of the Senate
and House Labor and Industry Committees to discuss further reforms to the
state's unemployment compensation system.
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8/2/11 - Legislation designating the Church
Street Bridge, located on SR 0006 and SR 191 in Honesdale, Wayne
County, as the Brigadier General Richard J. Tallman Memorial Bridge
was signed into law by Governor Tom Corbett this week. The bill was
sponsored by Senator Lisa Baker (R-20), seated at left. |

8/2/11 - Senator Smucker looks on as Gov. Tom Corbett signs
legislation designating a portion of State Route 462, from U.S.
Route 30 in West Manchester Township, York County, to State Route 24
in Springettsbury Township, York County, as the Korean War Veterans
Memorial Highway.
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8/2/11 - Senator Alloway joins Governor
Corbett for a ceremonial bill signing honoring Pennsylvania Game
Commission Wildlife Conservation Officer David L. Grove, who was
killed in the line of duty on November 11, 2010. |
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7/27/11 - Senator Jake Corman (R-Centre),
seated left, looks on as Governor Tom Corbett signs into law his
legislation to allow a parent to request a "Certificate of Birth
Resulting in Stillbirth" from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
The new law will provide parents with documentation when a child is
stillborn, which can help families through the grieving and healing
process.
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7/21/11 - The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted
Erickson (R-Delaware), held a public hearing on issues facing Pennsylvania’s
"inner ring" suburbs – older municipalities directly bordering cities.
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July 2011 - Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi
(R-Delaware) speaks to legal interns in the Governor's Office of
General Counsel regarding the operation of the General Assembly.
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Senator Mike Brubaker (R-Lancaster) joins the PA
Breast Cancer Coalition in announcing Take a Swing Against Breast
Cancer, Pennsylvania's only statewide Home Run Derby which
raises money to support and serve breast cancer survivors and their
families. |

Legislative Budget and Finance Committee
Chairman Sen. John Pippy (R-Allegheny) discusses a committee report on the
methods of collecting property taxes across Pennsylvania. The study was
authorized by resolution sponsored by Sen. Jane Earll (R-Erie).
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6/30/11 - Senator John Gordner (left,
R-Columbia) joins Governor Corbett and Rep. Mark Mustio (R-Allegheny) for a bill
signing ceremony to enact a major update to the state's workers' compensation
law.
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6/28/11 - Sen. Richard Alloway II (R-33) applauded Governor
Corbett today for signing legislation into law to expand the Castle
Doctrine in Pennsylvania.
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6/28/11 - Senate Appropriations Committee
Chairman Jake Corman (R-Centre), left, joined Gov. Tom Corbett and
fellow legislators for the signing into law of "Fair Share" lawsuit
reform legislation. |

6/23/11 - Senator Elder Vogel (R-Beaver)
looks on as Gov. Corbett enacts the senator's legislation banning
deadly synthetically produced drugs designed to mimic the effects of
other drugs.
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6/22/11 - During a public hearing at the State Capitol,
Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee Chairman Gene Yaw
(R-Lycoming) hears testimony on Senate Bill 920, which would require
carbon monoxide detectors in homes with fossil fuel heaters. |

Senator John Rafferty (R-Montgomery) chairs a meeting of the Senate
Transportation Committee.
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Senator Jane Orie (R-Allegheny) talks to two of her constituents during her
annual Kids Expo.
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Senator Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) speaks to reporters after the Senate
Environmental Resources and Energy Committee amended and approved his Marcellus
Shale impact fee legislation.

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6/15/11 - Senator Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon) hears testimony during a
meeting of the Senate Communications and Technology Committee.
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6/14/11 - The Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee,
chaired Sen. Mary Jo White (R-21), met to consider legislation imposing a
natural gas impact fee in Pennsylvania.
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6/9/11 - The Senate State Government
Committee, chaired by Senator Chuck McIlhinney (R-Bucks), left, held
a joint hearing with the House State Government Committee in
Cranberry Township, Butler County to discuss Congressional
Redistricting.
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6/8/11 - The Senate Education Committee, including Sen. Lloyd Smucker
(R-Lancaster), held a public hearing on efforts to implement a comprehensive
teacher evaluation system in Pennsylvania.
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6/7/11 - Senator John Eichelberger (R-Blair) discusses his proposed
legislation on the Third Class City code during a meeting of the Senate Local
Government Committee.
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Senator Bob Mensch (R-24) talks with representatives
from the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance (PITA)
after a recent meeting of the Economy, Business and Jobs Caucus. |

6/1/11 - Senator Jeff Piccola (R-Dauphin)
meets therapy dog Morgan and owner Kathy Bobak during a tour of the
Hershey Ronald McDonald House and Penn State Hershey Children’s
Hospital. |

Senate Education Committee Chairman Jeffrey Piccola (R-Dauphin) speaks during a rally in support of cyber schools.
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5/25/11 - Senate Inter-Governmental Operations Committee Chairman Lloyd
Smucker (R-Lancaster) led a
public hearing on legislation sponsored by Sen. Stewart
Greenleaf (R-Montgomery), left, to consolidate legislative service
agencies.
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5/24/11 - Senator Jane Earll (R-Erie) chairs
a hearing of the Senate Committee on Community, Economic and
Recreational Development on the Partnerships for Regional Economic
Performance ("PREP") proposed by the Department of Community and
Economic Development. |

5/13/11 - Senator David Argall (R-29) talks to students during his
student government seminar at Lehigh Carbon Community College. |
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5/11/11 - The state Legislative Reapportionment Commission, including
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware), left, and Superior Court
Justice Stephen McEwen, commission chairman, met for an organizational meeting
to kick off the process of redrawing legislative districts.
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5/11/11 - Senator Pat Browne (R-Lehigh) discusses Senate Bill
920, his bill that would require homes with fossil fuel-burning
heaters or appliances, a fireplace, or an attached garage to be
equipped with a carbon monoxide alarm at the time of sale.
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5/10/11 - Sen. Pat Vance (R-Cumberland) presents a Senate resolution to
Pennsylvania State Nurses Association President Patrick Kenny
marking Nurses Week in Pennsylvania. |
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5/4/11 - Sen. Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) took part in a Capitol rally with
homecare and hospice professionals in support of her legislation, the
Pennsylvania Caregiver Support Act. |

5/3/11 - Senate Education Committee Chairman
Jeffrey Piccola (R-Dauphin) and members of the Senate Republican
Caucus took part in a rally marking the 10th anniversary of the
Earned Income Tax Credit, which provide scholarships to children to
attend the schools of their choice.
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5/3/11 - The Senate Environmental Resources
and Energy Committee approved eight bills and voted unanimously to
support the nomination of Richard Allan as Secretary of the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
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5/2/11 - Senator John Rafferty, left, takes
part in a memorial service for fallen law enforcement officers held
at the state Capitol.
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4/27/11 - Senator John Rafferty (R-Montgomery), Chair of the
Senate Transportation Committee, presides over a joint hearing on
the Statewide Radio System.
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4/26/11 - Senator Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming),
left, and Senator Dave Argall (R-Schuylkill) join state housing
officials to discuss passage of a new state law that makes it easier
for municipalities to fight blight and abandonment throughout
Pennsylvania. |
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4/13/11 - Senate Veterans Affairs and
Emergency Preparedness Chair Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne) questions Major
General Wesley E. Craig during his confirmation hearing for the
position of Adjutant General. |

4/12/11 - Senate Education Committee Chairman
Jeffrey Piccola (R-Dauphin) joined Sen. Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon),
Gov. Corbett, advocates and hundreds of school children on the
Capitol steps to rally for passage of School Choice legislation.
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4/11/11 - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman
Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) questions a testifier during a
public hearing on lawsuit reform legislation. |
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4/6/11 - Sen. Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) joined fellow
legislators and donor organizations in the Capitol's East Wing
Rotunda to rally in support of efforts to increase organ donation.
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4/6/11 - The Senate Communications and
Technology Committee, chaired by Sen. Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon), held
a public hearing on the impact of technology on research. |

4/5/11 - The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Sen. Jeffrey Piccola
(R-Dauphin), approved a package of bipartisan bills designed to relieve schools
of costly state mandates.
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Sen. Lloyd Smucker (R-Lancaster), right, hosted an Ag Expo at the Hoffman
Community Building in Quarryville. The event featured exhibitors and guest
speakers, including Senate Agricultural Committee Chairman Elder Vogel
(R-Beaver).
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3/31/11 - Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chairman Tommy Tomlinson
(R-Bucks) and Sen. Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne) take part in the committee’s final day
of public hearings on the proposed 2011-12 state budget. Click
here for summaries and video from the three weeks of hearings.
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3/30/11 - Sen. John Rafferty (R-Montgomery), Sen. Mary Jo White
(R-Venango) and the Senate Appropriations Committee continue holding
public hearings on Gov. Corbett's proposed 2011-12 state budget. The
hearings are scheduled to conclude Thursday. |
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3/29/11 - Sen. Pat Vance (R-Cumberland) and the Senate Appropriations
Committee continue holding public hearings on Gov. Corbett's
proposed 2011-12 state budget. The hearings are scheduled to
conclude Thursday.
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3/28/11 - During a Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing, Senate
Judiciary Committee Chairman Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery),
right, questioned Supreme Court members during a review of Judiciary
funding in the proposed 2011-12 state budget.
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3/28/11 - Senator Jake Corman (R-34) takes part in a Capitol news
conference to push for legislation he is supporting that would end frivolous
lawsuits that hamper the medical profession, business development and job
growth.
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3/24/11 - Sen. John Gordner (R-Columbia) and the Senate
Appropriations Committee continue public hearings on Gov. Corbett's proposed
2011-12 state budget. The hearings are scheduled to run through March 31.
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3/23/11 - Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware) and the
2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission took testimony from individuals
interested in serving as chair of the commission, which is responsible for
redrawing the boundaries of legislative districts to reflect population changes.
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3/23/11 - Sen. Mike Waugh (R-York) and members of the Senate
Appropriations Committee continue public hearings on Gov. Corbett's
proposed 2011-12 state budget. The hearings are scheduled to run
through March 31.
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3/22/11 -
Senate Education Committee Chairman Jeffrey Piccola (R-Dauphin) and members of
the Senate Republican Caucus unveiled a comprehensive legislative package to
relieve schools of costly state mandates.
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3/22/11 - The Senate Appropriations Committee, including Sen. Mary Jo
White (R-Venango), continue public hearings on the proposed 2011-12
state budget. The hearings are scheduled to run through March 31. |

3/21/11 - The Senate Appropriations Committee, including Sen. Mike
Brubaker (R-Lancaster), began a second week of public hearings on the proposed
2011-12 state budget. The hearings are scheduled to run through March 31. |
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3/17/11 - The Senate Appropriations Committee, including Sen. John
Rafferty (R-Montgomery), Sen. David Argall (R-Schuylkill) and Sen.
John Pippy (R-Allegheny), is holding three weeks of public hearings
on the proposed 2011-12 state budget.
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3/16/11 - Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Jake Corman (R-Centre)
kicks off Senate hearings on the 2011-12 state budget. |

3/15/11 - The Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee, chaired by
Sen. Lloyd Smucker (R-Lancaster), held a public hearing to discuss
ideas for streamlining state government operations.
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Sen. John Rafferty (R-Montgomery) discusses the
2011-12 state budget proposed by Gov. Corbett. The Senate
Appropriations Committee kicks off three weeks of public hearings on
the plan beginning Wednesday. |

3/8/11 - The Senate State Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Chuck
McIlhinney (R-Bucks), held a public hearing on two-year-old improvements to the
state Open Records Law, and ways the law can be further strengthened.
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3/9/11 - The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, chaired by Sen. Don
White (R-Indiana), recommended the confirmation of Michael Consedine
for Insurance Commissioner. |
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Senator Rich Alloway, Chairman of the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee, takes
part in a research trip on the bear population in Pennsylvania. |

3/8/11 - Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware) discusses
Gov. Corbett's proposed 2011-12 state budget, unveiled during an address to a
joint session of the Legislature.
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3/9/11 - Senator Pat Vance (R-Cumberland) introduces Acting
Transportation Secretary Barry Schoch to members of the Senate
Transportation Committee prior to his confirmation hearing. |
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3/8/11 - Senate President Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) discusses Gov.
Corbett's proposed 2011-12 state budget, unveiled during an address
to a joint session of the Legislature. |

3/7/11 - The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Sen. Jeffrey
Piccola (R-Dauphin), held a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Ronald
Tomalis for Pennsylvania Secretary of Education.
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Senator Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) takes part in the
American Red Cross Month rally held at the State Capitol. |
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3/2/11 - Allentown Police Chief Roger MacLean discusses the
importance of early childhood education at a March 2 press
conference in the State Capitol Rotunda hosted by Senator Pat
Browne, co-chairman of new Legislative Early Childhood Education
Caucus.
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3/2/11 - Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee
Chair Mary Jo White (R-Venango) questions Michael Krancer during his
confirmation hearing for Secretary of the Department of
Environmental Protection.
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3/1/11 - The Senate Education Committee,
chaired by Sen. Jeffrey Piccola (R-Dauphin), today approved school
choice legislation, the Opportunity Scholarships and Educational
Improvement Tax Credit Act. |
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3/1/11 - Senator Jane Earll (R-Erie) questions Acting
Secretary C. Alan Walker during a hearing on his nomination for
Secretary of the Department of Community, Economic & Recreational
Development.
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2/23/11 - Senator David Argall (R-29) holds a
news conference on efforts to educate the public and local elected
officials about the state's new anti-blight law. He is joined by
Elizabeth Hersh of the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania, Minersville
Borough Infrastructure Manager Joe Bass, Gary Bender of the
Schuylkill County Demolition Program and Jeff Feeser of Schuylkill
Community Action. |

Senator Mike Folmer (R-Lebanon) tours the Regal Cast and LTC
Machining facilities in Lebanon, which produce high quality castings
used mostly in the valve, turbine and pump industries. |
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2/16/11 - The Senate Education Committee, chaired by Sen. Jeffrey Piccola
(R-Dauphin), is holding a public hearing on Senate Bill 1, the proposed
Opportunity Scholarship and Educational Improvement Tax Credit Act.
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2/15/11 - The Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Sen. Stewart
Greenleaf (R-Montgomery), held a public hearing on how strategic investments in
evidence-based delinquency prevention and intervention initiatives can reduce
prison costs.
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2/14/11 - The Senate Law and Justice Committee, chaired by Sen. John
Pippy (R-37), held the first in a series of public hearings on privatizing
Pennsylvania liquor sales. |
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2/9/11 - Senator Pat Browne discusses the importance of early childhood
education during a press conference in the State Capitol.
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2/8/11 - Sens. Tommy Tomlinson (R-Bucks) and Pat Vance
(R-Cumberland) hear testimony during their joint hearing on the grand
jury investigation into the abortion clinic operated by Kermit B. Gosnell, MD. |

Senator Vogel talks about upcoming legislative
priorities with Governor Tom Corbett.
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2/7/11 - Senator Baker participates in the
American Heart Association's "Save a Heart" rally in the Capitol.
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1/26/11 - Senator Lisa Baker (R-20) questions a testifier at the Senate
Policy Committee's hearing on how Marcellus Shale is impacting local
communities.
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1/26/11 - Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati took part in a Senate
Majority Policy Committee hearing on the local impacts of Marcellus Shale
drilling. |
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1/26/11 - Senator Pat Browne discusses his proposed Safety in Youth
Sports Act (Senate Bill 200) at a press conference in the State
Capitol attended by former Philadelphia Eagles Harold Carmichael and
Mike Quick. |

1/25/11 - Senator Jeff Piccola (R-Dauphin)
joins several hundred students and parents from around the state at
a rally in the Capitol Rotunda to support school choice legislation. |

Majority Leadership for the 2011-2012 Session of the Pennsylvania Senate |
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1/18/11 - Lt. Governor Jim Cawley joins Judge
Mike Fisher, wife Suzanne and son Nicky, following
swearing-in ceremonies in the State Senate.
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Senator Kim Ward (R-39) joins constituents from her
district at the 95th State Farm Show in Harrisburg, where nearly
half a million show visitors will see the best of Pennsylvania’s top
industry – agriculture. |

1/4/11 - Senator Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) is sworn into office as
Senate President Pro Tempore by Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron
Castille. |