HARRISBURG, Aug. 1, 2012 — Exactly one year after the Corbett administration’s Transportation Funding Advisory Commission (TFAC) released its report on Pennsylvania’s underfunded and ailing transportation infrastructure, state Sen. Mike Stack said the governor’s inaction on the report’s findings continues to jeopardize the safety of motorists and pedestrians. Stack sent a letter today urging the [...]
Stack Urges Mayor to Withdraw Appeal of Firefighters’ Contract
PHILADELPHIA, July 30, 2012 — State Sen. Mike Stack today said that Philadelphia’s firefighters and paramedics deserve the mayor’s support and the benefits awarded to them in their new contract. Stack sent a letter today urging Mayor Michael Nutter to withdraw his appeal of the arbitration panel’s recent award decision, which will end a three-year [...]
PHILADELPHIA, July 27, 2012 — As the termination of a contract between two significant health care providers looms, state Sen. Mike Stack is speaking out about the fallout on the many patients who rely on both providers for coverage and care. Aria Health is the largest health care provider in Northeast Philadelphia and Lower Bucks [...]
PHILADELPHIA, July 25, 2012 — State Sens. Mike Stack and Robert Tomlinson have secured $3 million in state funding for an expansion project at Aria Health-Torresdale in Northeast Philadelphia. The lawmakers presented the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) funds to the hospital at a news conference on Wednesday. The Emergency Department construction project at Aria’s [...]
PHILADELPHIA, July 23, 2012 — Following the NCAA’s sanctions against Penn State University, which includes a hefty fine, state Sen. Mike Stack today called for more openness and transparency at colleges and universities that received state support. “As Penn State continues to feel the fallout from the sex abuse scandal, it is crucial that the [...]
PHILADELPHIA, July 20, 2012 — Local lawmakers today said the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s approval of Holy Family University’s plan for the former Liddonfield Homes site a step forward for the Upper Holmesburg community of Northeast Philadelphia. State Sen. Mike Stack, state Rep. Mike McGeehan and City Councilman Bobby Henon applauded PHA’s decision today to select [...]
PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 2012 — State Sen. Mike Stack joined officials from Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple University Health System to mark the merger of the two health systems during a July 11 celebration at the cancer center. Fox Chase, a formerly independent facility located on Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, is now a [...]
HARRISBURG, June 30, 2012 — State Sen. Mike Stack said today that he is disappointed that backdoor legislative maneuvers prevented the state legislature from voting on state budget bills for the four state-related universities that included language that requires transparency on how the universities spend their state allocations. “I have been a long-time advocate of [...]
Stack on Approved State Budget: ‘We Can Do Better’
HARRISBURG, June 29, 2012 — State Sen. Mike Stack said today that the 2012-13 state budget hurts too many Pennsylvanians while giving generous tax breaks to foreign corporations.
State Lawmakers Laud Supreme Court Ruling on Affordable Care Act
HARRISBURG, June 28, 2012 — The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision today to uphold the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have a profoundly positive impact on Pennsylvanians, according to Democratic state lawmakers. As lawmakers continue to examine the entire decision to fully understand the implications for the state, they said the state legislature [...]
