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BOSCOLA REMINDS SENIORS TO SUBMIT PROPERTY TAX AND
RENT REBATE APPLICATIONS
Deadline extended to December 31st

BETHLEHEM (JUN 29) – 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, 2009.  The deadline for the program was originally June 30, 2009...READ MORE

PPL MANAGEMENT
THREATENS BOSCOLA IN UPCOMING ELECTION

PA legislature “down to the wire” on rate caps before full de-reg

HARRISBURG (June 7)   --   PPL has 12,000 megawatts of power.  And the Lehigh Valley Fortune 500 corporate giant knows how to wield that power in the halls of the State Capitol.

But, Senator Lisa Boscola is tired of the electric industry’s greedy power plays.

In barely five months, PPL’s electric rate caps will expire.  Under deregulation, PPL projects that “market rates” will be 30% to 40% higher starting January 1, 2010...READ MORE

Pennsylvania Department of Education has released estimates of the 2009-2010 school property tax relief from the state's slots gambling. 

CLICK HERE to view the estimates for those residing in the 18th Senatorial District


IN THE FACE OF SENATOR'S CLASS-ACTION FORMAL COMPLAIN, PUC CLAIMS MISSING DATA WAS JUST AN "OVERSIGHT"

HARRISBURG, May 11- One day after a State Senator filed a class-action formal complaint against the PUC on behalf of 1.4 million PPL electric ratepayers, the commission claims the information that disappeared from last week's official Electric Price Estimates was "an oversight" and they're "working" to correct it.
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SEN. BOSCOLA WILL FILE CLASS-ACTION COMPLAINT AGAINST PA PUC

Mandated data about electric
deregulation disappears

HARRISBURG, May 2 - Senator Lisa M. Boscola said today that she will be filing a class-action formal complaint against the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) on behalf of 1.4 million electric customers in PPL service territory...READ MORE

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Senator Boscola's Formal PUC Complaint



BOSCOLA: NEW PROGRAM HELPS IMPROVE HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY

 
     HARRISBURG, MARCH 16 –
State Sen. Lisa Boscola today said that a new state program is available that will help lower heating and cooling costs.

      The new Keystone HELP Energy Efficiency Loan and Rebate Program gives eligible homeowners the opportunity to apply for a low cost loan or a rebate for certain energy-saving home improvements installed by a Keystone HELP approved contractor... READ MORE

FEDERAL STIMULUS
PLAN SUMMARY

Attached are the latest estimates of Pennsylvania's share of the enacted Federal Stimulus Package. 

Please understand that details continue to emerge and additional information will be posted as it becomes available.

PLAN SUMMARY
FUNDING COMPARISON

Your Guide To The Pennsylvania Economic Recovery Package
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PA Economic Recovery Site
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Monroe Hit Hard by Foreclosures
What programs are available to help residents facing foreclosure?

     Homeowners in Monroe County are struggling to keep their homes, and it isn’t getting any easier. The economy continues its downward spiral, therefore, making it that much harder for individuals to find jobs and even keep the ones they have. A sudden loss of income will make paying the bills and mortgage that much more of a challenge, if not a near impossibility... READ MORE
 

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District Offices

BETHLEHEM OFFICE
Main Street Commons
559 Main Street, Suite 270
Bethlehem, PA 18018
(610) 868-8667
Fax: (610) 861-2184
Toll-free: 1-877-535-1818
Whitehall OFFICE
West Catasauqua Prof. Office Bldg.
2123 N. 1st Avenue, Suite  A-4
Whitehall, PA 18052
(610) 266-2117
Fax: (610) 266-2169
POCONO OFFICE
Dominick A. Lockwood
Business Center
600 Main Street, Suite 112
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
(570) 420-2938
Fax: (570) 420-2941
HARRISBURG OFFICE
Senate Box 203018
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3018
(717) 787-4236
Fax: (717) 783-1257
Senate of PA: 1-800-364-158 (TTY)

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