The committee received a briefing on the Pennsylvania Integrated Care Initiative from Secretary of Aging Michael Hall and Secretary of Public Welfare Estelle Richman. The plan is designed to allow persons aged 60 and older who are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan to have their Medicaid benefits provided through the same plan. The members also voted unanimously to report as committed HB 1482 with a recommendation it be re-referred to House Professional Licensure. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story.
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Posted by Jeff | Tags: Health Care Facilities Act, PA Integrated Care Initiative | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, Freemium Content, House Aging, Public/Informational Committee Hearing | Leave a comment | Share:
Jan Jarrett, President and C.E.O. of PennFuture, held a conference call this morning concerning a follow up report conducted by PennFuture that highlights the impact of industrial livestock on the Octoraro watershed and the Chesapeake Bay. Jarrett called for uniform enforcement of regulatory operations by regulatory agencies such as the Department of Environmental Protection. Jarrett was joined by Tonya Dierolf, PennFuture’s central Pennsylvania outreach coordinator, and Kimberly Snell-Zarcone, PennFuture’s attorney for agricultural issues, to discuss the report. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the complete story. Posted by intern | Tags: Bureau of Professional & Occupational Affairs, Chesapeake Bay, livestock, nuclear energy, pollution, watershed | Category: Face to Face, Press Conference | Comments are closed | Share:
The House Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal State Relations met to consider three resolutions. HR 406 was reported to the full committee with a negative recommendation; HR 420 was sent to the full committee as amended and HR 441 was unanimously sent to the full committee for consideration. Posted by Matt | Category: House Insurance, House Intergovernmental Affairs | Leave a comment | Share:
RENDELL: I WANT TO SIGN A BUDGET BY SUNDAY Following a meeting with legislative leaders yesterday, Governor Rendell reported there is agreement among the three caucuses involved in the latest deal to work towards having a budget signed by this Sunday. He said both chambers, currently due to return to session on Wednesday, will work daily until a finalized budget reaches his desk. Though he acknowledged the presence of some vocal opposition to elements of the 3-caucus agreement, the governor denied rumors that the deal is falling apart, and maintained that at this point it remains only a matter of counting heads on the necessary pieces of legislation. Check the PLS Capitol Toolbox to read the full story. SENATOR DOMINIC PILEGGI GIVES BUDGET UPDATE Senate Republican Floor Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware) updated reporters with the latest news on the budget agreement yesterday afternoon. He told the media that he was encouraged by a meeting held earlier with Governor Rendell and representatives of House and Senate Democrats and explained that the current plan was to work through the weekend to “resolve whatever remaining differences and open issues there are.†Senator Pileggi then answered questions about Continue reading Eye Opener – September 29, 2009 Posted by Matt | Category: Eye Opener | Comments are closed | Share:
Senate Republican Floor Leader Dominic Pileggi (R-Delaware) held a brief press conference this afternoon and updated reporters with the latest news on the budget agreement. Senator Pileggi told the media that he was encouraged by a meeting held earlier with Governor Rendell and representatives of House and Senate Democrats and explained that the current plan was to work through the weekend to “resolve whatever remaining differences and open issues there are.” Senator Pileggi then answered questions about the implementation of table games, taxes on small games of chance, and the lack of a tax on smokeless tobacco and cigars. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for more information. Posted by intern | Tags: Budget, Project Labor Agreements, resentencing guidelines, small games of chance, smokeless tobacco products, Sudan, table games | Category: Face to Face, Press Conference | Comments are closed | Share:
Following a meeting with legislative leaders at noon today, Governor Rendell reported there is agreement among the three caucuses involved in the latest deal to work towards having a budget signed by this Sunday. He said both chambers, currently due to return to session on Wednesday, will work daily until a finalized budget reaches his desk. Though he acknowledged the presence of some vocal opposition to elements of the 3-caucus agreement, the governor denied rumors that the deal is falling apart, and maintained that at this point it remains only a matter of counting heads on the necessary pieces of legislation. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by Mike | Tags: Budget | Category: Administration, Face to Face, Press Conference | Comments are closed | Share:
RANK AND FILE MEMBERS FRUSTRATED AT LACK OF BUDGET DETAILS According to an article in the Patriot News, Rank-and-file legislators are growing frustrated that they have little to nothing on paper outlining what the agreement contains, and some lawmakers don’t like the few details they have been told. Drew Crompton, a top aide to Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson County, acknowledged the deal is rickety but said he remains convinced all the pieces will come together and Pennsylvania soon will join the other 49 states that have had finalized budgets in place for weeks. Stephen Crawford, Rendell’s chief of staff, said it’s incumbent on the legislative leaders and the governor to sell this deal to rank-and-file members who have concerns. Click here to read the Patriot News article. GROWINGÂ OPPOSITIONÂ TO RAFFLE TAX PROPOSAL According to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Furor over a plan to tax the raffles, drawings, and other games of chance that help fund small-town Pennsylvania fire companies, VFW posts, and Legion halls has thrown the latest monkey wrench into the state’s fragile budget deal. The proposed tax would endanger funding for everything from scholarships and fire equipment to Continue reading Eye Opener – September 28, 2009 Posted by Matt | Category: Eye Opener | Comments are closed | Share:
REACH Foundation was joined by students from the Harrisburg area to rally for maintained, or ideally increased, funding for the Educational Improvement Tax Credit. Speakers highlighted the impact of EITC on low income and middle class students, stating these students would otherwise be “prisoners of their zip codes” without the EITC and called on the legislature to fund the program before funding the film tax credit. Look for the complete story in the Capitol Toolbox early this afternoon. Posted by Kim | Tags: Department of General Services, Department of Labor & Industry, education, EITC | Category: Face to Face, Press Conference | Comments are closed | Share:
This morning roughly 500 health care workers, patients and families marched from the Capitol to the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry to demand that “big insurance” stop denying health coverage to Pennsylvanians. Organized by SEIU, the march culminated at the PA Chamber with a formal demand that Chamber President Floyd Wagner agree to a series of requests, including a commitment to not deny coverage for pre-existing conditions and a suspension of using resources to oppose President Obama’s health reform proposals. Check out the release here Posted by Mike | Tags: Fumo, Harrisburg, insurance, manufacturing, PA Chamber, SEIU | Category: Face to Face, Press Conference | Comments are closed | Share:
Meeting off the floor this afternoon, Senate Approp amended and reported out SB 212, amending the Bingo law, and various education-related non-preferred bills. Check the Capitol Toolbox later for the full story. Posted by Mike | Tags: bingo, Department of General Services, education, non-preferreds | Category: Committee Voting Meeting, Senate Appropriations | Comments are closed | Share:
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