Stack Resolution Calling for a United Ireland Gets Senate Approval
HARRISBURG, March 18, 2013 — The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved a resolution today that urges the United States, Great Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland to support a united Ireland, according to state Sen. Mike Stack, who authored the resolution. “Ireland and its people comprise an ancient and distinct island nation, and the people of Ireland [...]
Stack Calls SRC’s Contract Proposal ‘Offensive’ to Hard-working Teachers
PHILADELPHIA, March 14, 2013 — State Sen. Mike Stack today criticized the School Reform Commission’s proposal for the new teacher’s contract as “offensive” to public school teachers. The SRC’s contract proposal for the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers includes significant pay cuts and a longer school day. In a letter sent today to SRC Chairman Pedro [...]
HARRISBURG, March 14, 2013 — The Pennsylvania Senate Rules Committee this week unanimously approved a resolution that urges the United States, Great Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland to support a united Ireland, according to state Sen. Mike Stack, who authored the resolution. “Pennsylvania has a large Irish American population whose ancestors helped form this commonwealth [...]
PHILADELPHIA, March 6, 2013 — Startled by a recent newspaper report that more than 1,700 Philadelphia tax delinquents are receiving local property tax breaks, state Sen. Mike Stack sent a letter today to Mayor Michael Nutter, urging him to better organize the tax collection process. “With each passing month, there are more and more examples [...]
Stack: Governor Should Accept Court Ruling and Reinstate AdultBasic
HARRISBURG, March 5, 2013 — State Sen. Mike Stack issued the following statement on today’s Commonwealth Court decision to strike down two state laws that diverted the state’s tobacco settlement funds from the now-defunct adultBasic health insurance plan: “This is a long overdue victory for the tens of thousands of individuals who relied on adultBasic [...]
Stack: Looming Sequester Will Hurt Pennsylvania Military
HARRISBURG, March 1, 2013 — State Sen. Mike Stack today issued the following statement on the impending automatic federal spending cuts, known as the “sequester”: “We should never have arrived at this day, but because Congressional Republicans decided to draw a line in the sand, millions of American will suffer. The impact won’t be felt [...]
Stack: Medicaid Expansion Rejection a Bad Prescription for PA
HARRISBURG, Feb. 28, 2013 — As more states opt into the Medicaid expansion plan under the federal Affordable Care Act, state Sen. Mike Stack today said the governor’s decision to reject the federal Medicaid expansion plan is a bad prescription for Pennsylvania. “We are the sixth largest state and we have the fourth largest population [...]
Stack Questions Commissioner on CHIP Enrollment Drop of 3,000 Children
HARRISBURG, Feb. 21, 2013 — State Sen. Mike Stack today questioned the Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s ability to cover uninsured children during today’s Senate Appropriations Committee budget hearing in Harrisburg. Stack, who serves as the Democratic chairman of the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, said the governor’s budget plan to increase enrollment for the Children’s Health [...]
Stack Praises Attorney General’s Decision to Reject Lottery Privatization Plan
HARRISBURG, February 14, 2013 — State Sen. Mike Stack today applauded Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s decision to reject the governor’s contract to privatize the management of the Pennsylvania Lottery. “The Pennsylvania Lottery is a nation model, providing solid, steady revenue that benefits older Pennsylvanians. It’s a system that works,” said Stack (D-Phila.). “The governor tried [...]
Sen. Stack Welcomes Delegates from the Russian Federation to Capitol
HARRISBURG, Feb. 13, 2013 — State Sen. Mike Stack today welcomed members of the Delegation from the Russian Federation Embassy, including members of the Republic of Bashkortostan Delegation, to the state Capitol. Stack introduced the guests on the Senate floor: Rinat Dosmukhamedov, a minister and counselor at the Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in [...]
