HARRISBURG, June 5, 2012 — State Sen. Mike Stack and Rep. Dan Frankel today introduced legislation that would prohibit companies with direct investments in Iran’s energy sector from bidding for state contracts. Senate Bill 1543 and House Bill 2427 would prohibit an individual, financial institution, or company that provides goods and services or a line [...]
HARRISBURG, May 22, 2012 — As Pennsylvania’s transportation infrastructure crisis continues without a long-term funding solution, state Sen. Mike Stack and several of his Democratic colleagues today called for a special session to resolve this statewide issue. Stack will begin circulating a petition in the General Assembly to call on the governor to convene a [...]
Stack: Senate Passage of State Budget Disappointing
HARRISBURG, May 9, 2012 — State Sen. Mike Stack said that today’s passage of a 2012-13 state budget (Senate Bill 1466) was disappointing because it still contains painful cuts to education and child care. “The little guy has lost again under this budget,” Stack said. “While this latest version of the budget makes significant gains [...]
The Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police today in Harrisburg held its annual memorial service for Pennsylvania law enforcement officers who were killed in the line of duty. The service honored four officers — Deputy Sheriff Kyle Pagerly from the Berks County Sheriff’s Department, Officer Robert Lasso of the Freemansburg Borough Police Department, Officer Derek [...]
PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 2012 — State Sen. Mike Stack today said he believes School District of Philadelphia Chief Recovery Officer Thomas Knudsen’s recent comments about the potential fallout of the district’s budget deficit is not helpful toward closing the gap in funding. Stack sent a letter to School Reform Commission Chairman Pedro Ramos expressing his [...]
Stack Offers Assistance for Constituents Seeking Photo ID
PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 2012 — Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law will have a direct impact on citizens who exercise their right to vote starting this November, and state Sen. Mike Stack said today that his offices will assist constituents who need to take the steps to get a photo ID. “While I opposed this legislation, [...]
HARRISBURG, May 1, 2012 — State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, along with her Democratic colleagues in the Senate and House, today denounced the reinstatement of an asset test on Pennsylvania’s 1.8 million Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. Under the Corbett administration’s plan, starting today any SNAP recipient under the age of 60 who has more [...]
PHILADELPHIA, May 1, 2012 — State Sen. Mike Stack said today that a veterans’ services coordinator is now available at his Bustleton Avenue district office to assist former service men and women. Joseph Buckley, a veteran with extensive veteran outreach experience, will be available every Friday morning by appointment at Stack’s district office at 8016 [...]
PHILADELPHIA, April 26, 2012 — As the City of Philadelphia undergoes a property assessment overhaul, residents across some older sections of Northeast Philadelphia could see a spike in their property taxes.
Stack Rails Against ‘Corbett Doesn’t Care’ Agenda
HARRISBURG, April 3, 2012 — As state budget negotiations continue ahead of the June 30 budget deadline, state Sen. Mike Stack said he believes affordable health coverage, public education funding, higher education assistance, and the Homeowners Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program (HEMAP) should be included as a priority. Stack joined his Senate Democratic colleagues today at [...]
