Senator Rhoades Renews Call for Bipartisan Agreement to Complete
Taxpayer-Friendly Budget
 
June 20, 2007 - Senate Education Committee Chairman
Jim Rhoades comments on the results of a school safety and
security planning survey conducted by the state Auditor
General's office
June 12, 2007 - Lawmakers praise COALS program participants
Tim Lambert/Radio Pennsylvania (Harrisburg) -- A number of
volunteers, including some from the midstate, are being honored for their work
to clean up and prevent illegal dumps in Pennsylvania's coal regions. State
Senator John Gordner, whose district includes Columbia, Snyder and
Northumberland counties, praises those involved with the "Clean up Our
Anthracite Lands and Streams" program, known as COALS. He says there are several
examples in his district where high school students and others have worked to
change the mindset that coal mines are a place where folks can take their trash.
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Senator James Rhoades of Schuylkill County points out that in 2005 and 2006,
volunteers picked up more than 300 tons of municipal waste and almost 200 tons
of tires from more than 50 sites through COALS. He adds the hope is that the
program can be expanded to the entire Commonwealth.
June 5, 2007 - Senator Rhoades remarks at a ceremony
honoring participants in the Cleanup Our American Lands &
Streams (COALS) Program.
April 1, 2007 - Senator James Rhoades (R-29), chairman of the Senate
Education Committee talks about the Pennsylvania Articulation Act and what it
means for students who attend colleges and universities in Pennsylvania.
March 28, 2007 - At the conclusion of a Senate Education
Committee public hearing on the federal No Child Left Behind
Law, committee chairman, Senator James Rhoades (R-29) issued
the following statement.
March 21, 2007 - Statement from Senator James J.
Rhoades
March 13, 2007 - The state Senate passed four important measures, all
authored by Senator James J. Rhoades(R-29), designed to assist school districts
fulfill the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Senate Bill 154, Senate Bill 155, Senate Bill 157 and Senate
Bill 158 all passed the Senate by an overwhelming vote.
- SB154
- SB155
- SB157
- SB158
March 5, 2007 - Senator Rhoades expresses concern to Secretary of Education, Dr. Gerald
Zahorchak, about the Governor’s cuts to supplemental funding for growing school districts during
budget hearings today.
Senator Rhoades compares last year's
education budget to this year's education budget proposed by the Governor.
February 27, 2007 - Senator Rhoades comments on the importance of keeping
Pennsylvania medical school students in the state after their graduation during
the State-Related Universities’ Budget Hearing.
February 22, 2007 - Senator Rhoades during the Hearing on
State's Winter Storm
Response
January 23, 2007 - Senator Rhoades questions the process
used to hire a CEO for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control
Board.
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