Collective Bargaining Deals Now Public

Collective Bargaining Deals Now PublicCollective Bargaining Deals Now Public — SB 644 is now Act 15 of 2016. Gov. Wolf signed the bill April 14. It requires the details of collective bargaining agreements of employees under the jurisdiction of the Governor be made public before their finalization.

We suspect the average citizen of the state always thought that was the case. You would have been wrong but now it is.

SB 644 was championed by Sen. Mike Folmer (R-48) and he deserves high praise.

The bill was  passed on a 29-19 party-line vote by the by the Senate last May 6.

It was approved 108-83 by the House on March 21 with Ted Harhai of the 58th District being the only Democrat in favor and only eight Republicans dissenting. The dissenters included Delaware County representatives Nick Miccarelli of the 162nd District and James Santora of the 163rd District.

Hat tip Matt Brouillette of Commonwealth Foundation.

Collective Bargaining Deals Now Public

 

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-16-16

What was Operation Pastorius?What was Operation Pastorius? It was a plan by the Nazis to blow up Horseshoe Curve in Blair County, Pa. during World War II. It also called for blowing up other things as well.

Operation Pastorius — William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-16-16

GV Takes Hi-Q Title

GV Takes Hi-Q Title — Kudos to the Garnet Valley (Pa) Hi-Q team for winning the national championship.

The Jaguars took on in the final Henry M. Jackson High School in Washington and Peshtigo High School in Wisconsin.

The final score was GV 48; Jackson, 46; and Washington, 33.

The event was held via video conference.

GV Takes Hi-Q Title

Verizon Springfield Picket Line

Verizon Springfield Picket LineVerizon Springfield Picket Line — Verizon workers Tim and Kevin man a picket line, today, April 15, on Sproul Road, near the Verizon store in the Springfield (Pa) Shopping Center. About 36,000 Verizon workers have been on strike since Wednesday over concerns about planned cutbacks in the company’s landline business and off-shoring jobs.

 

Verizon Springfield Picket Line

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-15-16

The White Star Line built just three Olympic-class luxury class ocean liners. The RMS Olympic suffered a major collision with the cruiser HMS Hawke months after its maiden voyage in 1911 but survived to have a long career. The RMS Titanic, well, was the RMS Titanic. The RMS Britannic was turned into a hospital ship for World War I. It sank in 1916 after hitting a German mine. Violet Jessop was there for all three disasters -- as a stewardess on the Olympic and Titanic when it sunk, and as a nurse on the Britannic. She died in 1971.The White Star Line built just three Olympic-class luxury class ocean liners. The RMS Olympic suffered a major collision with the cruiser HMS Hawke months after its maiden voyage in 1911 but survived to have a long career. The RMS Titanic, well, was the RMS Titanic. The RMS Britannic was turned into a hospital ship for World War I. It sank in 1916 after hitting a German mine. Violet Jessop was there for all three disasters — as a stewardess on the Olympic and Titanic when it sunk, and as a nurse on the Britannic. She died in 1971.

Violet Jessop William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 4-15-16

WFYL Airs Chesco Controversy

WFYL Airs Chesco Controversy — Donna Ellingsen and Jaime Cox discussed Chester County matters on April 12 on Kim Kennedy’s excellent It’s A New Day program on WFYL 1180 AM.

Other guests included BillLawrencOnline.com, John Haenn of the Delaware County Patriots, and Calvin Tucker of the Philadelphia Black Republican Council. Tucker is on the ballot in Pennsylvania’s 2nd District as a presidential delegate and explained the process at which he will use to make a decision on which candidate to pick as the nominee. WFYL Airs Chesco Controversy

National hosts carried by WFYL include Laura Ingraham, Sam Rohrer, Dana Loesch and Phil Valentine.

Here is the podcast:

WFYL Airs Chesco Controversy

Brouillette Heading Commonwealth Partners

Brouillette Heading Commonwealth Partners — Matt Brouillette has stepped down as president and CEO of Commonwealth Foundation, to head the new Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs. Brouillette Heading Commonwealth Partners

Commonwealth Foundation is an excellent organization dedicated to commonsense government, the expansion of freedom and minimizing poverty. Brouillette had been president and CEO of it for 14 years.

Commonwealth Partners will have a similar agenda but be free of some of the Internal Revenue Services restrictions that had bound the Commonwealth Foundation with regard to political activity.

Brouillette will hold the post of president and CEO starting July 1.

Taking his place at Commonwealth Foundation will be Charles Mitchell who had been the organization’s executive vice president.

Brouillette Heading Commonwealth Partners

 

 

 

 

Meehan Gets Independence Hall Endorsement

Meehan Gets Independence Hall Endorsement — The influential Independence Hall Foundation, a conservative grass roots organization with thousands of followers in the tri-state (DE, NJ, PA) region, is announcing today that its Board of Directors has voted unanimously to endorse Pat Meehan for Congress in the April 26 Pennsylvania Primary.

Meehan Gets Independence Hall Endorsement
Congressman Pat Meehan

“The 20-member Board of the Independence Hall Foundation has chosen to endorse Congressman Meehan (PA-7) because of his conservative record on fiscal, social, and defense issues” said Foundation spokesperson, Teri Adams, of Montgomery County, PA.

“We supported Pat Meehan when he first ran for office in 2010 and we fought hard to flip the seat from D to R as Democrat Joe Sestak had been the seat’s prior occupant.

“We see absolutely no reason to withdraw our support now.

“In fact, we are proud of Congressman Meehan’s efforts to overturn ObamaCare; defund Planned Parenthood; lower taxes; decrease spending; expose corrupt practices of the Veterans Administration; hold the Obama Administration accountable on the Benghazi and Fast and Furious scandals; and support our nation’s military preparedness.

“In January 2015, Congressman Meehan spoke at the Foundation’s Delaware Valley Pro-Blue Rally in support of our region’s law enforcement community.

“While we may not agree with every vote cast by Congressman Meehan, we are more than pleased with his overall record,” said Ms. Adams.

Meehan is being challenged in the April 26 Republican primary by Stan Casacio.

Meehan Gets Independence Hall Endorsement