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  • PA LIHEAP Accepting Applications
    Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is accepting applications for cash and crisis grants through April 2, 2010, according to the PA Department of Public Welfare (DPW).   (01/29/10)

  • Time to Be Counted
    In a matter of weeks, households across the country will be receiving one of the most important requests to be received this decade – Be Counted as part of the 2010 Decennial Census. The U.S. Census Bureau will soon be mailing out the easiest and shortest Census questionnaires ever.   (01/29/10)

  • Award Winning PA Wineries Emerge
    The competition was tough but they took home the gold, silver, and bronze reflecting their hard work and commitment. From selecting the grapes through fermentation to bottling a finished wine then submitting the product for consideration during the 2010 PA Farm Show, 46 PA wineries put their reputations on the line entering a record number 328 wines for consideration.   (01/29/10)

  • Understanding Electric Choice
    As electric rate caps are lifted on January 1 in some areas of the Commonwealth, consumers are seeking a new understanding of how to control 2010 electric costs, according to the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA).   (01/04/10)

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    [01/07/10] Weekly Column: Empowerment Reform Necessary to Build Academic Benchmarks & Consequences for Those Failing to Improve

    For too long, a number of the Commonwealth’s school districts have been struggling – struggling to make academic improvements and improve test scores and struggling with truancy problems and violence. As a result, many Pennsylvania students are not receiving the quality education they need to succeed when they graduate from high school or go on to college.

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    [12/29/09] Piccola to Unveil Education Empowerment Proposal To Aid Struggling Schools in Pennsylvania, Including Harrisburg

    [12/29/09] SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS SENATORS' POSITION IN EMPLOYEE FURLOUGH CASE

    [12/22/09] Weekly Column: LIHEAP Available for Those in Need of Heating Assistance

    [12/07/09] Charter School Reform Package Introduced by Senate Education Committee Chairmen

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    02/22/10 - Sen. Jeff Piccola (R-15) joined the Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition in urging taxpayers to donate all or a portion of their tax refund to breast cancer and cervical cancer research. When you file your state tax return, citizens are encouraged to check off line 35 of the PA tax form 40 to donate. Allan Lipton, a researcher at the Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, was chosen as one of the recipients of a research grant made possible by the check-off program.


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