Senate Democratic Wrap-up for the Week of September 25, 2016
The Senate voted 43-2 in favor of House Bill 380, which reduces the amount of time required to establish that a marriage is “irretrievably broken.” This measure reduces from two years to one the amount of time a married couple must be separated before their marriage...Post Session Report :: Monday, September 26, 2016
SB 1155, PN 1998 (Reschenthaler) – SB 1155 amends Title 75 (Vehicles) to create a special registration plate for any person who is a member of the armed forces of the United States, including a member of a reserve component or the National Guard. The Senate concurred...Post Session Report :: Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Executive Nominations The following nominee was approved, 44-0: Bruce R. Beemer, Attorney General of PennsylvaniaState Troopers Raise Retirement Tsunami Warning Flags
Op-ed by state Sen. Jim Brewster
The Pennsylvania State Troopers Association has posted bright flags warning of a potentially devastating trooper retirement tsunami looming just over the horizon. If the storm comes together and the retirement tidal wave hits, it would severely strain police resources, impair our ability to deal with domestic terrorism and dangerously compromise the safety and security of our citizens.
In media reports, the troopers’ association stated that 2,000 Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) troopers will become retirement-eligible within the next three years. These retirements – if they occur in bulk – will swell the current trooper deficit (417 vacancies below the 4,719 authorized complement) and create long-term staffing problems that will reverberate for a decade or more to come.