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Briggs And Dean Focusing On Gun Safety

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Yesterday in King of Prussia, Rep. Tim Briggs (D,HD-149) hosted a House Democratic Policy Committee public hearing on gun safety legislation. Briggs is seeking support for H.B.-525 (An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in minors, providing for the offense of access to firearms by minors; and imposing penalties.), H.B. 673 ( … [Read more...] about Briggs And Dean Focusing On Gun Safety

Are You Qualified To Be A Volunteer Fireman In Lower Merion-Narberth?

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Lower Merion Fire Chief Charles "Chas" McGarvey - "Each company has its own training policies...technically in the State of Pennsylvania there's no training required to be a volunteer fire fighter" Belmont Hills Fire CompanyBryn Mawr Fire CompanyGladwyne Fire CompanyNarberth Volunteer Fire CompanyMerion Fire Company of ArdmorePenn Wynne/Overbrook Hills Fire CompanyUnion … [Read more...] about Are You Qualified To Be A Volunteer Fireman In Lower Merion-Narberth?

Board Prez Melissa Gilbert Weighs In On School Funding

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To The Editor [Main Line Times], from Melissa Gilbert, Lower Merion School Board President We were honored to welcome State Senator Hughes last week in his effort to highlight the funding discrepancy for public education in Pennsylvania. The Senator marched from Overbrook High School to Lower Merion High School - just four miles apart on a map but worlds away in terms of … [Read more...] about Board Prez Melissa Gilbert Weighs In On School Funding

Madeleine Dean – 4th Most Bi-Partisan Freshman Democrat In The House

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According to Quorum’s data, freshman U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-4th District, is among the most bipartisan Democratic members of the class of 2019, with 28 percent of her bills co-sponsored for the opposing party. In a large class of newcomers, she’s the only Pennsylvania House freshman to bear that distinction, the Quorum data shows. Read more PennCapital-Star … [Read more...] about Madeleine Dean – 4th Most Bi-Partisan Freshman Democrat In The House