SENATOR BOSCOLA INTRODUCES RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT LEGISLATION IN RESPONSE TO PENDING LEGISLATION IN NEW JERSEY

BETHLEHEM (JUN 23) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola (D-Northampton) introduced legislation today that would require all public officers and public employees to principally reside within the Commonwealth.  Under Boscola’s bill, Senate Bill 1418, Pennsylvania residency would be required of any individual holding employment or a position with the Commonwealth, municipalities, municipal authorities and school districts...READ MORE

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SENATOR BOSCOLA REMINDS SENIORS TO SUBMIT PROPERTY TAX / RENT REBATE APPLICATIONS

Deadline extended to December 31st

BETHLEHEM (JUN 16) – State Senator Lisa M. Boscola today reminds senior citizens, widows and widowers over the age of 50, and permanently disabled individuals over the age of 18 that the deadline to apply for their Pennsylvania Property Tax and Rent Rebate has been extended to December 31, 2010.  The deadline for the program was originally June 30, 2010...READ MORE

SENATOR BOSCOLA ANNOUNCES $18.2 MILLION
IN FUNDING FOR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS

BETHLEHEM (JUN 3) – State Senator Lisa Boscola is pleased to announce today that two Monroe County School Districts have been awarded funding through the federal Qualified School Construction Bond Program (QSCB) which was authorized through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act...READ MORE

BUDGET NEWS:
May 26, 2010 - Senator Boscola called on the legislature to be fiscally responsible and balance its spending priorities with how much revenue the state is receiving...
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