Department of Corrections: Offender trauma study proves useful in corrections field. Text of Oct. 7 press release. Harrisburg – Several hundred Pennsylvania state prison inmates recently participated in a voluntary study by Rutgers University to determine the connection between post-traumatic stress and substance abuse disorders. “The number of offenders with unresolved trauma experienced early in …
By Chris Comisac Deputy Bureau Chief Capitolwire HARRISBURG (Oct. 1) – While labor unions representing state employees and public school employees were diplomatic on Monday when Rep. Glen Grell, R-Cumberland, unveiled his new pension reform proposal, the gloves started to come off on Tuesday. The Keystone Research Center, a Harrisburg-based labor union-affiliated research group, released a report today …
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Rep. Glen Grell to unveil a pension reform proposal on Monday Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com By Jan Murphy | jmurphy@pennlive.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on September 27, 2013 at 1:49 PM, updated September 27, 2013 at 10:39 PM Rep. Glen Grell plans to unveil on Monday his plan for reforming the two …
Pennsylvania State Education Association: Facts say that Gov. Corbett’s pension plan costs taxpayers $40 billion more. Text of Sept. 23 press release. HARRISBURG – Gov. Tom Corbett’s pension plan will cost taxpayers approximately $40 billion more over the next 30 years, based on analyses and reviews conducted by three actuarial firms. Mike Crossey, president of …
We’ll keep an eye on SB 703 and SB 704 as they could become vehicles for more extensive pension changes. Senate Finance WEDNESDAY – 10/2/13 10:00 a.m., Room 8E-A, East Wing To consider: SB 703 Blake, John Amends the act entitled “an act relating to police & firemen’s pension funds in cities of the second …