RSS News Updates from Senator Lloyd Smucker http://www.senatorsmucker.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 11 May 2012 9:51:00 Fri, 11 May 2012 9:51:00 Pennsylvania should be using available technology to make registering to vote more convenient, according to state Senator Lloyd Smucker.  http://senatorsmucker.com/press/2012/0512/051112.htm Fri, 11 May 2012 9:51:00 Sen. Lloyd Smucker (R-13) supported Senate passage of a budget plan today that restores vital funding for social services and education without raising taxes.  http://senatorsmucker.com/press/2012/0512/050912.htm Wed, 9 May 2012 15:51:00 The open campus initiative being developed by three Lancaster County school districts could receive an important endorsement from the state legislature.  http://senatorsmucker.com/press/2012/0412/040412.htm Wed, 4 Apr 2012 12:51:00 The Senate sent legislation to the governor's desk today that would provide greater oversight of the use of state aircraft, according to Sen. Lloyd Smucker (R-13).  http://senatorsmucker.com/press/2012/0412/040312.htm Tue, 3 Apr 2012 14:53:00 The Senate approved legislation today that would provide an incentive for property owners to renovate or rehabilitate historically significant commercial structures, according to Sen. Lloyd Smucker (R-13). http://senatorsmucker.com/press/2012/0412/040212-sb1150.htm Mon, 2 Apr 2012 16:53:00 The Senate Education Committee will examine proposed legislation to modernize the Professional Educator Discipline Act during a public hearing on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in Hearing Room #1 of the North Office Building at the state Capitol. http://senatorsmucker.com/press/2012/0412/040212.htm Mon, 2 Apr 2012 16:03:00 Voter ID is an issue on which people have strong views, with those contacting me deeply divided in their perspectives on proposed legislation (House Bill 934). http://senatorsmucker.com/press/2012/0312/030512.htm Mon, 5 Mar 2012 18:03:00 Senator Lloyd Smucker - State Budget Reaction http://senatorsmucker.com/press/2012/0212/020712-budget.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 17:36:00 I voted to support House Bill 1950, assessing fees on the gas drilling activity in the Marcellus Shale regions of the state. http://senatorsmucker.com/press/2012/0212/020712-1950.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:36:00 The Senate's Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee held a public hearing into the problems of homeless veterans. http://senatorsmucker.com/press/2012/0212/020712.htm Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:30:00 Senator Smucker Testifies Before Joint Act 47 Hearing http://senatorearll.com/committee/community/2011/120811/smucker.pdf Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:15:00 Firefighter Lieutenant Keith G. Rankin, an experienced volunteer firefighter in Lancaster Township, collapsed and died during a live burn training exercise in late September. http://www.senatorsmucker.com/press/2011/1111/111411.htm Thu, 2 Feb 2012 9:55:00 From the start, my view has been to support education wherever it takes place: public schools, private schools, religious schools, charter schools, home-schools. http://www.senatorsmucker.com/press/2011/1011/102611.htm Thu, 2 Feb 2012 9:50:00 State Senator Lloyd Smucker (R-Lancaster) will host his second annual Kids Expo from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 1, at the McCaskey East High School Gymnasium, located at 1051 Lehigh Avenue in Lancaster, PA. http://www.senatorsmucker.com/press/2011/0911/093011.htm Thu, 2 Feb 2012 9:45:00