Get The Word Out

From Commander KOHLER:

I was at a Federation of Clubs meeting Tuesday Evening. We met with two Pennsylvania House Members and one Senator from our area along with a lobbyist from the Fed.

These three members stated that House Bill 169 has not even been re-introduced yet. This is the Small Games of Chance Bill.

All of those elected officials present said they would vote for it.

One thing they did say was if they add Video Poker to the Bill they would not vote for it, and it will not clear the Senate. Governor Rendell is going around the state trying to get support to pass Video Poker legislation as a tax benefit for Pennsylvania.

Remember this is how these three Republicans stated to 35 Club Representatives so you may want to contact your local State Representatives and let them know the need for House Bill 169 with no changes such as Video Poker.

Meetings or hearings on Scotland School will begin in mid-March. I will put the date out on this blog as soon as I get them.

The House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Courts is having a hearing in Pittsburgh on Friday February 27, 2009 the topic of the hearing is Veterans Courts. The Public hearing on problem solving in Veterans Courts is an issue because Allegheny County is on the verge of forming a Veterans Court. One of the things the court would do is hear cases involving criminal conduct on the part of veterans who may be suffering PTSD. The Allegheny County Veterans Court would be the first such court in Pennsylvania. Our Adjutant will be attending the hearing and will report back here.

Stay tuned.