Archive for September, 2008

Stands beside Corrupt Democrat in Face of Mounting Pressure

A Letter From Tom Manion: Patrick Murphy (D-PA) launched a defense of his financier Charlie Rangel (D-NY) last week, weeks after Rangel admitted wrong-doing and a day after the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Wall Street Journal all called for Rangel to step aside as chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means committee. While the citizens watchdog group CREW added Rangel to their list of the most corrupt members of Congress, Murphy defended Rangel, claiming he “served this institution with honor and integrity” (The Hill, 9/15/08).

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The Pennsylvania State Police have created a new section on their website dedicated to Megan’s Law and related matters. A hearty “Thank You!” to our State Representative, Scott Petri, for alerting us to this new development with a notice on his website..
The Megan’s Law Website at www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/
includes a specific Search Engine with capability of searching by: County, Municipality, City, Zip Code, Name, and Alias.

Additionally the site includes details and links to Pennsylvania State Police Listings about the History of the Law and Federal Facts, Sex Offender Registration Details & Notification, Crimes Code of Pennsylvania, Frequently Asked Questions ,The Megan’s Law Home Page, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Home Page, Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History, SVP Listing, Total Count of Active Registrants, Count of Registrants by Residence/ Employment/ School, by County and Pennsylvania State Police Links.
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Richboro PA — Rep. Scott Petri (R-Bucks) is informing active volunteer emergency responders that they could be eligible for a tax credit worth up to $100 on their 2008 state income tax return.

Act 66 of 2008 provides a credit of up to $100 against the state personal income tax liability of residents who are active members of a volunteer ambulance service or volunteer fire or rescue company.

Eligibility for the new tax incentives will be based upon how active an individual is within his or her company and is open to volunteer firefighters, rescue and emergency medical personnel.
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