Day: March 12, 2012
Pa. GOP Pondering Forgoing Electoral College
The Pennsylvania House Committee has scheduled a hearing at 11 a.m., today, March 12 regarding HB 1270 which was submitted by Rep. Tom Creighton (R-37) and would change the way Pennsylvania casts its Electoral College votes for president by aligning them with the national popular vote.
Bills Would Strengthen Veterans Preference Laws
Members of the House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee held a public hearing in Harrisburg last week to study two bills to strengthen veterans preference laws in public sector employment, according to state Rep. Jim Cox (R-129)
House Bill 1092 would create the Office of Veterans Advocate to assist veterans who experience problems with veterans preference, civil service appointments and post-deployment civilian employment. House Bill 1152 would reform, strengthen and clarify the use of veterans preference in the public sector.
Late last year, lawmakers passed a veterans preference bill that Gov. Tom Corbett signed into law. Act 76 of 2011 requires at least one member of the State Civil Service Commission be a veteran.