Roundtable Discussion Planned for Monday Morning in Philly HARRISBURG, July 9, 2009 – Responding to projections that proposed state budget cuts could lead to over 13,000 statewide job losses — 8,299 in the Philadelphia region alone — in hospitals and related health care services, the Senate Democratic Policy Committee will hold a roundtable discussion on [...]

Question Use of Grant Funds and Impact of Tapping Laurel Hill Creek SOMERSET, June 19, 2009 – Concerned over the possible impact of withdrawing thousands of gallons of water daily from the already-endangered Laurel Hill Creek in Jefferson Township, State Senator Richard A. Kasunic and State Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar are questioning whether a water [...]

Nearly 75 percent of hospitals are operating at a deficit HARRISBURG, June 10, 2009 – Witnesses at a state Senate Democratic Policy Committee today said proposed funding cuts to Pennsylvania hospitals would be devastating and force many hospitals to cut medical services, lay off workers and shut down. Senator Richard A. Kasunic (D-Fayette/Somerset), who chairs [...]

HARRISBURG, June 5, 2009 – Senator Richard A. Kasunic today announced that the deadline to apply for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for eligible older adults and residents with disabilities has been extended from June 30 to December 31. The rebate program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians who are age 65 and older; widows and widowers age [...]

HARRISBURG, MAY 6, 2009 – State Senator Richard A. Kasunic (D-Fayette/Somerset) today lashed out against a budget proposal that he said would “cut or eliminate hundreds of crucial government services and programs. The Senate passed Senate Bill 850 by a party line vote of 30 to 20. While agreeing that many spending cuts would be [...]

Uniontown, March 26, 2009 – Reacting to news that inspectors have cited churches and volunteer groups for selling baked goods that are not prepared on site, state Senator Richard A. Kasunic (D-Fayette/Somerset) today said he is introducing a bill that would exempt churches, volunteer fire companies and veterans’ organizations from the law. “While one has [...]

HARRISBURG, March 10, 2009 — State Sen. Richard A. Kasunic has been appointed to serve on the Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Committee. The committee was created by the General Assembly as an oversight committee to review the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (PIAA) compliance with Act 91 of 2000, which deals with state interscholastic athletics and the [...]