September 20, 2006: The Senate Public Health and Welfare
Committee held a hearing on Senator Robbins' legislation,
the Home Energy Assistance in Time Of Need -- or HEAT ON --
Act. The hearing featured testimony by Major John Griner
(left), Commander in Chief of the Salvation Army, and Ron
Errett (right), CEO of the Community Action Partnership of
Mercer County testified on the legislation. |
September 6, 2006: Senator Robbins held a press conference
unveiling legislation to further combat methamphetamine in
Pennsylvania by requiring home owners and landlords to
disclose to buyers/renters whether the premises were used as
a meth lab. Joining Robbins were Attorney General Tom
Corbett, State Senator Joe Scarnati (R-25), State Rep. Mike
Gruitza (D-7), Mercer County Commissioner Michele Brooks,
Mercer County District Attorney Jim Epstein, Mercer County
Assistant District Attorney Robert Kochems, Mercer County
Sheriff Bill Romine, Sharpsville Mayor Ken Robertson,
Hermitage Commissioner Bill Moder, Greenville-West Salem
Chief of Police Dennis Stephens, Hermitage Chief of Police
Pat McElhinny, Sharon Chief of Police Tom Berke, Sharpsville
Chief of Police Keith Falasco, Southwest Mercer County Chief
of Police Riley Smoot, Jr., and Titusville Chief of Police
Mike Simmons, who brought this idea to Senator Robbins
attention. |
