Pennsylvania’s state prison system is up against the wall financially and has instituted a hiring freeze to save money, despite its prisons being staffed at 2008 levels – that could spell danger both inside and outside the prison walls, according to the union representing corrections officers. According to an internal memo obtained by The Patriot-News/PennLive, …
Click to read the letter from the Secretary of Corrections dated May 27th, 2014 regarding the hiring freeze. This freeze “..will last at least until July 1, 2014.” Read the Letter
POINT OF ORDER: ‘Savings’ from latest ‘pension reform’ proposal based on questionable assumptions. POINT OF ORDER A Capitolwire Column By Chris Comisac Bureau Chief Capitolwire HARRISBURG (June 2) – In an effort to save state lawmakers time that could be better spent on addressing how to develop a balanced state budget for the coming fiscal …
The 8th Annual PSCOA Golf Tournament to benefit The Bobby Wilt Foundation will be on Tuesday – August 26, 2014 at The Clubs at Colonial Ridge in Harrisburg, PA. Click here to get more information.
Click here to see the Commonwealth contract proposals.
Friday June 27th, 2014 will be PSCOA’s Night with the Curve at the People’s Natural Gas Field. Click this link to see the flyer. Contact your local official for tickets. The cut-off date for ticket sales is June 13th.